KDMD (TV)

KDMD
Anchorage, Alaska United States

Branding	KDMD Channel 33 Telemundo Alaska (on DT2) KACN TV (on DT3)
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 33 (PSIP)
Subchannels	33.1 Ion Television 33.2 Telemundo 33.3 MeTV 33.4 TBN 33.5 Movies!
Translators	KLDY-LD 41 (UHF) Anchorage K45HQ-D 45 (UHF) Anchorage
Owner	Ketchikan Television LLC
First air date	October 1, 1989 (1989-10-01)
Sister station(s)	KDMD-LP, KUBD-LP
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Former affiliations	Secondary: HSN (2000s)
Transmitter power	17.2 kW
Height	300.2 m
Facility ID	25221
Transmitter coordinates	61°20′8.9″N 149°30′55.9″W / 61.335806°N 149.515528°W / 61.335806; -149.515528 (KDMD)
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.kdmd.tv

KDMD is an Ion Television-affiliated television station located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Owned by Ketchikan Television LLC, the station broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 (or virtual channel 33 via PSIP)from a transmitter located in Eagle River. KDMD maintains studios on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage.

History

The station debuted on the air on October 1, 1989 with a mix of religious, classic TV and infomercial programming before joining Pax TV (the original name for Ion) in 1998. Today it airs Ion Television 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.

Station Presentation

Former PAX logo
KDMD's alternate Ion logo

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
33.1	480i	4:3	ION	Ion Television
33.2			TELEMUNDO	Telemundo
33.3			Me-TV	Me-TV
33.4			TBN	Trinity Broadcasting Network
33.5		16:9	MOVIES!	Movies!

References

↑ Rabbitears: KDMD

External links

Television stations viewable in Anchorage, Alaska

Local stations	KTUU (2.1 NBC HD, 2.2 Justice Network SD) KTBY (4.1 Fox HD) KYES (5.1 MNTV, 5.2 Antenna TV, 5.3 This TV, 5.4 France 24, 5.50 KEUL Music, 5.51 Music, 5.52 Testing) KNIK-LP 6 (Ind./Radio) KAKM (7.1 PBS HD, 7.2 Create, 7.3 360 North) KTVA (11.1 CBS HD) KYUR (13.1 ABC, 13.2 CW) KDMD (33.1 Ion, 33.2 TEL, 33.3 KACN-LP, 33.4 TBN) KCFT-CD (35.1 FamilyNet, 35.2 KATB-FM, 35.3 KAFC-FM, 35.4 Alaska Sports Channel) KACN-LP 38 (Me-TV/IND) K54IT 54 (INSP) K56HV 56 (MTV2)

Alaska broadcast television areas by city Alaskan Bush Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau

Other Television Stations in the state of Alaska

KJNP (4.1 TBN, 4.2 Worship, North Pole) KDMD-LP 32 (ION, Fairbanks) KDMD (33.1 ION, 33.2 Telemundo, 33.3 KACN-LP, 33.4 TBN, Anchorage)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Alaska

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