KDMD (TV)

KDMD
Anchorage, Alaska; United States;
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF); Virtual: 33;
Branding	KDMD Channel 33; Telemundo Alaska (on DT2); MeTV Alaska (on DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	33.1: Ion; 33.2: Telemundo; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Ketchikan Television; (sale to Bridge News pending); ; (Ketchikan TV, LLC);
Sister stations	KTNL-TV
History
First air date	October 1, 1989
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1989–1998); HSN (secondary, 2000s);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25221
ERP	34.28 kW
HAAT	300.2 m (985 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	61°20′8.8″N 149°30′56.2″W / 61.335778°N 149.515611°W
Translator(s)	KDNJ-LD 25 (UHF) Anchorage
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kdmd.tv

KDMD (channel 33) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with Ion Television and Telemundo. The station is owned by Ketchikan Television, and maintains studios on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage; its transmitter is located in Eagle River.

History

The station debuted on the air on October 1, 1989, with a mix of religious, classic TV and paid programming before joining Pax TV (the original name for Ion) in 1998. Today, it airs Ion and a variety of local programming. From 2002 to 2006, KDMD carried Seattle Mariners baseball via the Mariners Television Network.

In June 2007, the station began broadcasting Telemundo on a digital subchannel, making it the first Spanish-language broadcast station in Alaska.

On December 11, 2023, it was announced that Ketchikan TV would sell KDMD, sister station KTNL-TV in Sitka, and three low-power stations to Bridge News LLC, backed by entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava, for $2.4 million.^[1]

KDMD-DT3

KDMD-DT3 (branded on-air as MeTV Alaska) is the MeTV-affiliated third digital subchannel of KDMD, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 33.3. In addition to MeTV programming, the subchannel broadcasts a mix of local Alaskan programming daily from both professional and amateur video producers. Until 2010, KDMD-DT3 operated as a separate station on analog UHF channel 38 under the calls KACN-LP. On April 24, 2014, KDMD-DT3 became a MeTV affiliate.^[3]^[4]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KDMD^[5]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
33.1	480i	16:9	Ion	Ion Television
33.2	1080i		Tmundo	Telemundo
33.3	480i		MeTV	MeTV
33.4			GRIT	Grit
33.5			LAFF	Laff
33.6			COURTTV	Court TV
33.7			BUZZR	Buzzr
33.8			MOVIES	Movies!
33.9			DECADES	Catchy Comedy

References

1 2 "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
↑ "Facility Technical Data for KDMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "Me-TV Adds Affils In Anchorage, Bangor". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
↑ Rabbitears: KDMD/KACN
↑ KDMD ANCHORAGE, AK RabbitEars.info (Print Page for Technical Data). Retrieved December 26, 2020.

External links

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[kdmdsold-1] 1 2 "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for KDMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[tvnc-kacnmetv-3] "Me-TV Adds Affils In Anchorage, Bangor". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.

[4] Rabbitears: KDMD/KACN

[5] KDMD ANCHORAGE, AK RabbitEars.info (Print Page for Technical Data). Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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