KRTN-LD

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KRTN-LD
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Branding	Me-TV Albuquerque
Channels	Digital: 39 (UHF)
Affiliations	33.1 Me-TV 33.2 Jewelry TV 47.1 Telemundo(KTEL-LD)
Owner	Ramar Communications
First air date	1994
Call letters' meaning	Retro Television Network (former affiliation)
Sister station(s)	KTEL-LP
Former callsigns	K56FB (1994-2007) KFAC-LP (2007-2009)
Former channel number(s)	56 (1994-2007)
Former affiliations	The Box (1994-2000) MTV2 (2001-2002) Telemundo, via KTEL-LP (2002-2004) Jewelry Television (2004-2009)
Transmitter power	8.4 kW
Facility ID	55059

KRTN-LD is a low-powered digital television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by Ramar Communications broadcasting on UHF digital channel 39.

KRTN-LD airs classic TV programming from the Me-TV (Memorable Entertainment Television) network displayed as channel 33.1. Digital channel 33.2 airs shopping programming from Jewelry TV.

KRTN-LD also broadcasts digital programming for KTEL-LP analog channel 47 the local Telemundo affiliate. It is displayed as channel 47.1.

KRTN-TV

KRTN-TV is the full powered satellite station based in Durango, Colorado that broadcasts on channel 33. This station is also seen statewide on Dish Network and DirecTV channel 33.

Station	City of license	Channels	First air date	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
KRTN-TV	Durango, Colorado	33 (UHF)	March 29, 2001	50 kW	122 m	82613	37°15′47″N 107°53′47.7″W / 37.26306°N 107.896583°W / 37.26306; -107.896583 (KTLL-TV)

Many local commercials on this station are from businesses in Durango and Albuquerque.

History

The low-powered station in Albuquerque signed on in the Summer of 1994 as K56FB on UHF channel 56. It aired programming from The Box a music video network programmed by viewer request. The Box was purchased by Viacom the parent company of MTV in 2000 and on January 1, 2001 Viacom merged The Box into a "relaunched" version of MTV2. MTV2 aired on channel 56 for about a year and a half but ended in 2002 as MTV2 dropped broadcast affiliates after contracts expired. After re-broadcasting sister station KTEL-LP for about two years the station carried shopping programming from Jewelry Television in 2004.

The analog station moved to channel 39 from channel 56 in Fall 2007 with power upgrades which gives the channel a much better signal than it had on channel 56.

KRTN-TV was previously KTLL-TV which had been the Telemundo satellite for Durango beginning in 2001.

Classic TV programming

In November 2008, the station signed with the Retro Television Network which would air reruns of classic TV shows. RTV was also to be carried on sister station KRTN-TV (formerly KTLL) channel 33.1 in the four corners area.^[1] In September 2009 the stations changed their call-letters to KRTN-TV and KRTN-LD matching the planned affiliations. However RTV had never signed on.

In August 2011 the station added Me-TV a similarly formatted network from Weigel Broadcasting in Chicago which airs popular shows such as M*A*S*H, Hogan's Heroes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Cheers.^[2]

Digital TV

KRTN-LD began running in digital in late May 2009, rebroadcasting KTEL-LP analog on KRTN-LD on digital channel 39 (displayed as 47.1). KTEL-LP channel 47 is still broadcasting in analog. Beginning in late 2011 KTEL programming was shown in HD.

This station runs at 8.4 KW ERP.

Channel	Name	Video	Aspect	Programming
33.1	KRTN SD	480i	4:3	Me TV
33.2	JEWL TV	480i	16:9	Jewelry TV
47.1	KTEL HD	720p	16:9	Telemundo

References

KRTN-LD 33 can now be seen on Directv channel 33 and Dishnetwork Channel 33.

External links

v t e Television in Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico and Durango, Colorado

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Albuquerque/ Santa Fe	KASA (2.1 FOX) KOB (4.1 NBC, 4.2 This TV) KNME (5.1 PBS, 5.2 V-me) KOAT (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Estrella TV) KNMD (9.1 World, 9.2 Create ) KCHF (11.1 Rel., 11.2 WN) KRQE (13.1 CBS) KTFQ-DT (14.1 UniMás) KWBQ (19.1 CW) KNAT (23.1 TBN, 23.2 Church, 23.3 JCTV, 23.4 Enlace, 23.5 Smile) KAZQ (32.1 Rel., 32.2 God TV, 32.3 SonLife, 32.4 AFA TV) KLUZ (41.1 UNI, 41.2 LATV, 41.3 HSN) KASY (50.1 MNTV)

Low-powered television	KQDF-LP 25 (AZA) KYNM-LD (30.1/LP Analog Local/MFTV, 30.2 Tuff TV, 30.3 My Family TV, 30.4 PBJ, 30.5 QVC Over Air, 30.6 WN) KRTN-LD (33.1 Me-TV, 47.1 TMD) KTVS-LD (36.1 Rel., 36.2 Almavision) K38IM 38 (3ABN) KNMQ-LD (43.1 TBA) KTEL-LP 47 (TMD) KTFA-LP 48 (HSN)

Outlying Areas	KOBR 8 (NBC) KRMU 20.1 (PBS/RMPBS) KRWB (21.1 The CW) KRPV-DT 27 (GLC) KUPT 29 (MNT) K47DR 47 (TBN)

Adjacent locals	KENW 3 (PBS) KVIH 12 (ABC) KRWG 22 (PBS) KTDO 48 (TMD)

New Mexico Broadcast television areas by city Albuquerque/Santa Fe Amarillo, TX El Paso, TX Odessa/Midland, TX Colorado Broadcast television areas by city Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM Colorado Springs/Pueblo Denver Grand Junction/Montrose Arizona Broadcast television areas by city Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM Phoenix / Flagstaff Tucson / Nogales Yuma/El Centro, CA

v t e Other English-language television stations in the state of New Mexico

KOB 4.2 (This TV) KCHF 11 (Rel.) KNAT 23 (TBN) KYNM 30.2 (Tuff TV) 30.3 (My Family TV) 30.4 (PBJ) KAZQ 32 (Rel.) KRTN-LD 33.1 (Me-TV) KTVS-LD 36 (Rel.) K38IM 38 (3ABN)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox ION MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in New Mexico See also Religious and Spanish TV stations

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