KWBQ: Santa Fe/Albuquerque, New Mexico KRWB: Roswell, New Mexico United States |
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Branding | New Mexico's CW |
Slogan |
Dare to Defy See funny, CW! |
Channels |
Digital: KWBQ: 29 (UHF) KRWB: 21 (UHF) Virtual: KWBQ: 19 () KRWB: 21 (PSIP) |
Subchannels | 19.1/21.1 The CW 19.2/21.2 Grit 19.3/21.3 Laff 19.4/21.4 Ion |
Affiliations | The CW (2006–present) |
Owner | Tamer Media, LLC (KASY-TV Licensee LLC) |
Operator | Nexstar Media Group |
Founded |
KWBQ: April 11, 1997 KRWB: February 4, 2003 |
First air date |
KWBQ: March 5, 1999 KRWB: February 18, 2003 |
Call letters' meaning |
KWBQ: The WB (former affiliation) AlbuQuerque KRWB: Roswell's WB |
Sister station(s) |
KRQE KASY-TV |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: KWBQ: 19 (UHF, 1999–2009) KRWB: 21 (UHF, 2003–2009) |
Former affiliations | The WB (1999–2006) |
Transmitter power |
KWBQ: 245 kW KRWB: 1000 kW |
Height |
KWBQ: 1,289 m (4,229 ft) KRWB: 128 m (420 ft) |
Facility ID |
KWBQ: 76268 KRWB: 84157 |
Transmitter coordinates |
KWBQ: 35°12′44″N 106°26′59″W / 35.21222°N 106.44972°W KRWB: 33°6′1.3″N 104°15′17″W / 33.100361°N 104.25472°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
/ KRWB-TV Profile / KRWB-TV CDBS |
Website | kwbq.com/ |
KWBQ is the CW-affiliated television station serving Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Licensed to Santa Fe, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 (virtual channel 19.1 via ) from a transmitter atop Sandia Crest. KRWB-TV rebroadcasts KWBQ's signal across southeasten New Mexico and is licensed to Roswell. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 21 from a transmitter in rural southeastern Chaves County.
Owned by Tamer Media, KWBQ is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate KASY-TV and both stations share studios on Washington Street in northeastern Albuquerque. Nexstar Media Group provides technical, engineering and accounting services for KWBQ through a shared services agreement, though the station is otherwise operated separately from KRQE as Tamer handles master control, programming, advertising sales and retransmission consent negotiations. Syndicated programs seen on KWBQ include The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, Seinfeld and The Office. Following the cancelation of The Daily Buzz in April 2015, KWBQ began to air local news from KRQE from 7-9 a.m. The station can also be seen on Comcast Xfinity channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 214.