KNME-TV
 | |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico United States | |
|---|---|
| Branding | New Mexico PBS |
| Channels |
Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 5 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels |
5.1 PBS 5.2 PBS Kids 5.3 FNX |
| Affiliations | PBS (1970–present) |
| Owner |
University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Public Schools (The Regents of the University of New Mexico & the Board of Education of the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| First air date | May 1, 1958 |
| Call letters' meaning | New Mexico Education |
| Sister station(s) | KNMD-TV |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1958–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Analog/DT1: NET (1958–1970) DT2: V-me (2007–2017) |
| Transmitter power | 250 kW |
| Height | 1,287 m (4,222 ft) |
| Facility ID | 55528 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′49.8″N 106°27′3.3″W / 35.213833°N 106.450917°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website |
www |
KNME-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 35), branded on-air as New Mexico PBS, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The station is jointly owned by the University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Public Schools. KNME-TV's studios are located on the North Campus of UNM, and its transmitter is located atop Sandia Crest.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | NMPBS | Main KNME programming / PBS |
| 5.2 | 480i | NMPBS-K | PBS Kids | |
| 5.3 | 4:3 | FNX | First Nations Experience |
On January 18, 2017, PBS Kids replaced the Spanish-language V-me network which had aired on channel 5.2 for about ten years with V-me planning to transition to a commercial cable channel in 2017.[2] The channel however had never caught on with Spanish speaking audiences. Since Fall 2016 KNME carries First Nations Experience (FNX) a channel devoted to Native American programming.
Analog-to-digital conversion
KNME-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 5, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 35.[3] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 5.
Television programs produced by New Mexico PBS
New Mexico PBS produces several television programs, including:
- ¡Colores! - a weekly art series with stories devoted to the creative spirit.
- New Mexico in Focus - a weekly, prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest.
- Public Square - community engagement through meaningful dialogue.
WestLink
KNME also operates the satellite service WestLink[4], 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 New Mexico PBS. Shows distributed on WestLink include Democracy Now! and Creative Living with Sheryl Borden. [5]
TALNET
From 1995 to 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.
References
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KNME
- ↑ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/new-mexico-pbs-turns-spanish-language-network/162251
- ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑
- ↑ Westlink Program Offers