KDMD (TV)

KDMD
Anchorage, Alaska; United States
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF); Virtual: 33
Branding	KDMD Channel 33; Telemundo Alaska (on DT2); KACN TV (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	33.1: Ion (1998–present); 33.2: Telemundo; 33.3: MeTV; 33.4: Grit; 33.5: Laff; 33.6: Court TV; 33.7: Buzzr; 33.8: Movies!; 33.9: Decades;
Ownership
Owner	Ketchikan Television ; (Ketchikan TV, LLC)
History
First air date	October 1, 1989 (32 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Former affiliations	Analog/DT1:; Independent (1989–1998); HSN (secondary, 2000s); DT5:; Movies! (until 2018); DT6:; Infomercials (until 2021);
Technical information
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 / 61.335778°N 149.515611°W
Translator(s)	KDNJ-LD 25 (UHF) Anchorage
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Website	www.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.

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 32.3 (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	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[3]
33.1	480i	16:9	Ion	Ion Television
33.2	1080i		Tmundo	Telemundo
33.3	480i		MeTv	MeTV
33.4			Grit	Grit
33.5			Laff	Laff
33.6		4:3		Court TV
33.7				Buzzr
33.8				Movies!
33.9				Decades

References[]

^ "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.

External links[]

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[tvnc-kacnmetv-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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