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.
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Branding | KDMD Channel 33 Telemundo Alaska (on DT2) MeTV Alaska (on DT3) |
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First air date | October 1, 1989 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 33 (UHF, 1989–2009) |
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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 |
Translator(s) | KDNJ-LD 25 (UHF) Anchorage |
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Website | www |
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:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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33.1 | 480i | 16:9 | Ion | Ion Television |
33.2 | 1080i | Tmundo | Telemundo | |
33.3 | 480i | MeTV | MeTV | |
33.4 | GRIT | Grit | ||
33.5 | NEWSnet | NEWSnet | ||
33.6 | 4:3 | COURTTV | Court TV | |
33.7 | LAFF | Laff | ||
33.8 | MOVIES | Movies! | ||
33.9 | Catchy! | Catchy Comedy | ||
See also
References
- "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 26 December 2020.