KNME
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KNME is a television station based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
. It is a PBS
station, and broadcasts on digital channel 35 (virtual Ch. 5
) that produces documentaries, shorts and weekly television series.
(http://www.knmetv.org/about_us/westlink.php3), which shares programming with other public television stations and several commercial clients. Satellite interviews from New Mexico on news networks like CNN
often originate at KNME.
From 1995-2010, KNME operated TALNET (an acronym for Teach and Learn Network.), an educational cable channel for Albuquerque. It broadcast a mix of PBS and Annenberg media programming and local school board meetings on Comcast cable channel 96 in Albuquerque.
There are two program streams from KNME
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. It is a PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
station, and broadcasts on digital channel 35 (virtual Ch. 5
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
) that produces documentaries, shorts and weekly television series.
Television programs produced by KNME
KNME produces several television programs, including:- ¡Colores! - a documentary series devoted to the art, culture, and history of New Mexico.
- New Mexico in Focus - a weekly public affairs newsmagazine
- Mark Kistler's Imagination StationMark Kistler's Imagination StationMark Kistler's Imagination Station is a public television series where Mark Kistler taught children – and adults – to draw using techniques such as perspective and shading. The program was originally presented by TV station KIXE in the Redding and Chico areas of the U.S. state of California.Mark...
, a kids educational program which teaches kids to draw, and other fun arts and cultures(originally produced by KIXE-TVKIXE-TVKIXE-TV, channel 9, is the digital-only Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station in the Sacramento Valley of California. The station broadcasts to ten California counties, including: Shasta County, Modoc County, and Colusa County. The IX in KIXE is for the Roman numeral...
).
WestLink
KNME also operates the satellite service WestLinkWestlink
Westlink or West-link could refer to:*Westlink M7, an urban freeway connecting the northern and southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia.*Westlink, the A12 dual-carriageway through Belfast, Northern Ireland....
(http://www.knmetv.org/about_us/westlink.php3), which shares programming with other public television stations and several commercial clients. Satellite interviews from New Mexico on news networks like CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
often originate at KNME.
TALNET
Digital television
KNME was the first television station in New Mexico to broadcast digitally. It began broadcasting its digital signal on UHF channel 35 in late 2001.There are two program streams from KNME
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | Main KNME Programming / PBS (HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... ) |
| 5.2 | V-Me V-me V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S... |