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.

KDMD

Channels
BrandingKDMD Channel 33
Telemundo Alaska (on DT2)
MeTV Alaska (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Ketchikan Television
  • (Ketchikan TV, LLC)
History
First air date
October 1, 1989 (1989-10-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25221
ERP34.28 kW
HAAT300.2 m (985 ft)
Transmitter coordinates61°20′8.8″N 149°30′56.2″W
Translator(s)KDNJ-LD 25 (UHF) Anchorage
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kdmd.tv

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.

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, KACN became a MeTV affiliate.[2][3]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KDMD[4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
33.1 480i16:9IonIon Television
33.2 1080iTmundoTelemundo
33.3 480iMeTVMeTV
33.4 GRITGrit
33.5 NEWSnetNEWSnet
33.6 4:3COURTTVCourt TV
33.7 LAFFLaff
33.8 MOVIESMovies!
33.9 Catchy!Catchy Comedy


See also

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