KDMD (TV)

KDMD (channel 33) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with Ion Television and Telemundo. The station is owned by Bridge News LLC, and maintains studios on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage; its transmitter is located in Eagle River.

KDMD

Anchorage, Alaska United States
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 33
Branding	KDMD 33 Anchorage Telemundo Alaska (DT2) MeTV Anchorage (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	33.1: Ion 33.2: Telemundo for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Bridge News LLC[1]
Sister stations	KTNL-TV
History
First air date	October 1, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-10-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1989–1998) HSN (secondary, 2000s)
Technical information[2]
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
Translator(s)	KDNJ-LD 25 Anchorage
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kdmd.tv

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. From 2002 to 2006, KDMD carried 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.

On December 11, 2023, it was announced that Ketchikan TV would sell KDMD, sister station KTNL-TV in Sitka, and three low-power stations to Bridge News LLC, backed by entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava, for $2.4 million.^[1] The sale was completed on March 12, 2024.^[3]

KDMD-DT3

KDMD-DT3 (branded MeTV Alaska) is the MeTV-affiliated third digital subchannel of KDMD, broadcasting in standard definition on 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, KDMD-DT3 became a MeTV affiliate.^[4][5]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KDMD^[6]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
33.1	480i	16:9	ION	Ion Television
33.2	1080i		Tmundo	Telemundo
33.3	480i		MeTV	MeTV
33.4			GRIT	Grit
33.5			NEWSNet	NewsNet
33.6			COURTTV	Court TV
33.7			LAFF	Laff
33.8			MOVIES	Movies!
33.9			CATCHY	Catchy Comedy

See also

• KUBD-LP