KOAT-TV
ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KOAT-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with ABC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios on Carlisle Boulevard in Northeast Albuquerque, and its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, northeast of Albuquerque. 27 repeaters carry its broadcast signal to much of New Mexico as well as southwestern Colorado and northeastern Arizona.
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City | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Branding | KOAT 7; KOAT Action 7 News (call letters are pronounced individually) |
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First air date | October 2, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-10-02) |
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Call sign meaning | from former radio sister KOAT (AM) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53928 |
ERP | 26.5 kW |
HAAT | 1,292 m (4,239 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′53″N 106°27′3″W |
Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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Website | www |
KOAT-TV was the second station to broadcast in Albuquerque, signing on in October 1953 as one of two new TV stations in the city in the same month. It suffered financial difficulty twice in its first four years of operation, though ownership by Clinton D. McKinnon and the Steinman Stations group steadied operations. KOAT-TV's newscasts have generally led the Albuquerque–Santa Fe market in viewership since the mid-1970s.