KDMD (TV)

KDMD, virtual and UHF digital channel 33, is a dual Ion Television/Telemundo-affiliated station licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The station is owned by Ketchikan Television. KDMD's studios are located on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage, and its transmitter is located in Eagle River.

KDMD

Anchorage, Alaska
United States
ChannelsDigital: 33 (UHF)
Virtual: 33
BrandingKDMD Channel 33
Telemundo Alaska (on DT2)
KACN TV (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerKetchikan 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
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
Profile
LMS
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. KDMD used to carry 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 "KACN-TV") is the MeTV-affiliated third digital subchannel of KDMD, broadcasting in standard definition on UHF channel 33.5 (or virtual 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.[1][2]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[3]
33.1480i16:9IonIon Television
33.21080iTmundoTelemundo
33.3480iMeTvMeTV
33.4GritGrit
33.5LaffLaff
33.64:3Court TV
33.7Buzzr
33.8Movies!
33.9Decades

See also

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


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