KRWG-TV
Encyclopedia
KRWG-TV, digital channel 23 (virtual channel 22), is a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) member Public television station serving both southeastern New Mexico
and nearby El Paso, Texas
. The station, which is run by New Mexico State University
, signed on the air on June 29, 1973 and is licensed to the Regents of New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico
. Its "News22" is one of the few student-produced broadcasts among United States journalism schools. The station airs on cable channel 4 and HD channel 886. KRWG on channel 4 is not to be confused with the actual TV station KDBC-TV
which airs on channel 4 terrestrially but instead it is carried on cable channel 3.
RWG in the call letters are the initials for Ralph Willis Goddard an educator and pioneer broadcaster in Las Cruces. Goddard was an instructor at the college and founded KOB AM the radio station that would later be KKOB Albuquerque, NM. The call letters KRWG were chosen for the FM station that started in 1964 and this TV station that began broadcasting on June 29, 1973.
KRWG-TV is rebroadcast on a network of translators in Silver City, Lordsburg, Cliff-Gila, Truth or Consequences, and other southwestern New Mexico cities.
The station is currently considering using one of the subchannels to broadcast Worldview
, a 24-hour digital newschannel.
to display KRWG-TV's virtual channel
as 22.
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....
(PBS) member Public television station serving both southeastern New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
and nearby El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. The station, which is run by New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
, signed on the air on June 29, 1973 and is licensed to the Regents of New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, also known as "The City of the Crosses", is the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 97,618 in 2010 according to the 2010 Census, making it the second largest city in the state....
. Its "News22" is one of the few student-produced broadcasts among United States journalism schools. The station airs on cable channel 4 and HD channel 886. KRWG on channel 4 is not to be confused with the actual TV station KDBC-TV
KDBC-TV
KDBC-TV is the CBS affiliate in El Paso, Texas. The station is owned by the Titan TV Broadcast Group. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 18. Its new digital subchannel carries My Network TV...
which airs on channel 4 terrestrially but instead it is carried on cable channel 3.
RWG in the call letters are the initials for Ralph Willis Goddard an educator and pioneer broadcaster in Las Cruces. Goddard was an instructor at the college and founded KOB AM the radio station that would later be KKOB Albuquerque, NM. The call letters KRWG were chosen for the FM station that started in 1964 and this TV station that began broadcasting on June 29, 1973.
KRWG-TV is rebroadcast on a network of translators in Silver City, Lordsburg, Cliff-Gila, Truth or Consequences, and other southwestern New Mexico cities.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:| Subchannel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 22.1 | Main KRWG-TV programming / PBS HD |
| 22.2 | SD simulcast of 22.1 |
| 22.3 | 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... |
The station is currently considering using one of the subchannels to broadcast Worldview
MHz Worldview
MHz WorldView is an independent, non-commercial Public television network that broadcasts newscasts and other programs from around the world. It is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation who also run MHz Networks....
, a 24-hour digital newschannel.
Analog shutdown
On June 10, 2009 KRWG turned off their analog signal, two days before the DTV Transition. Additionally, KRWG-TV will remain on its current digital tier channel 23, using PSIPProgram and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display KRWG-TV's virtual channel
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....
as 22.