KTEL-CD
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Albuquerque / Carlsbad, New Mexico United States |
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| Branding | MeTV Albuquerque |
| Channels |
Analog: See table Digital: See table |
| Translators | K28IR Las Vegas K30HS Taos |
| Affiliations | MeTV (2017–present) |
| Owner | Ramar Communications Inc. |
| First air date | see table below |
| Call letters' meaning | TELemundo (former affiliation) |
| Sister station(s) | KASA-TV, KRTN-LD, KUPT-LD |
| Former callsigns |
KTEL-CD: K56FB (1992-2007) K47JZ (2007) KTEL-LP (2007-2015) KTEL-CA (2015) KTEL-TV: KAXN (1997) KUPC (1997-2000) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 56 (UHF, 1994–2007) 47 (UHF, 2007–2015) |
| Former affiliations | Telemundo (1997–2017) |
| Transmitter power | see table below |
| Height | see table below |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | see table below |
| Transmitter coordinates | see table below |
KTEL-CD is a low-power Class A television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 15 as an affiliate of MeTV. Founded November 28, 1994, the station is owned by Ramar Communications.
KTEL-TV is the full-powered satellite station based in Carlsbad, New Mexico broadcasting on digital channel 25. This station is available statewide on Dish Network and DirecTV on channel 25.
Ramar also owns KRTN-LD channel 39 a low-powered digital station licensed in Albuquerque, but also owns KRTN-TV in Durango, Colorado. Both stations are affiliated with the MeTV network.
In July 2016, Ramar purchased KASA-TV from Media General for $2.5 million. On January 18, 2017 Ramar moved Telemundo to channel 2.1 which gives the network a full-powered signal in Albuquerque and makes it more competitive with Univision affiliate KLUZ. While KTEL-TV will remain a satellite of KASA, it is currently to be announced what will air on KTEL-CD after this occurs, although Ramar has begun to show MeTV on channel 15.1 from the KASA signal. However Telemundo is still airing on KTEL-CD now mapped as 15.3.
KTEL-CD is now broadcasting on channel 15.1 as a digital station. KTEL-TV broadcasts in digital.
In addition, KTEL-CD programming is broadcast on the following low-power repeater stations in New Mexico:
KTEL-CD signed on in late 1997 on UHF channel 15 as an affiliate of Telemundo. Telemundo had previously aired in Albuquerque on K59DB (now KTVS-LD) channel 59 since about 1988. It moved to UHF channel 53 in early 1999 just before full-powered station KAPX (now KTFQ) signed on channel 14. The station transmitted on UHF channel 53 from 1999-2007. KTEL-LP changed frequencies and broadcasts to channel 47 since channel 53 was part of the UHF band (Ch. 52-69) that the FCC had auctioned off from television broadcasts following the digital TV transition. Transmission on channel 53 ceased in early December 2007. The station call letters had not changed. KTEL-LP changed its call sign to KTEL-CA on March 19, 2015, and again on May 7, 2015 to the current KTEL-CD.
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