KAZQ

KAZQ (channel 32) is a non-commercial religious independent television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest northeast of Albuquerque. Owned by Alpha Omega Broadcasting, KAZQ is sister to low-power station KTVS-LD (channel 36). Collectively branded as the AO Broadcasting Network, the two stations share studios on Montgomery Boulevard Northeast in Albuquerque.

KAZQ

Albuquerque, New Mexico United States
City	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF) Virtual: 32
Branding	AO Broadcasting Network
Programming
Affiliations	32.1: Non-commercial religious independent for others, see § KAZQ subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Omega Broadcasting of Albuquerque, Inc.
Sister stations	KTVS-LD
History
Founded	June 30, 1986
First air date	October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 32 (UHF, 1987–2009)
Former affiliations	GOD TV (32.2, 2007–2017)
Call sign meaning	"AZ" (Alpha Omega) Albuquerque (See article overview)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1151
ERP	65.6 kW
HAAT	1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°12′51.1″N 106°27′3″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kazq32.org
Sister station
KTVS-LD
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 36
Programming
Affiliations	36.1: Independent 36.2: Almavision
History
Founded	October 31, 1986
First air date	May 31, 1989 (1989-05-31)
Former call signs	K59DB (1986–2003) KTVS-LP (2003–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 59 (UHF, 1989–2001), 36 (UHF, 2001–2009) Digital: 36 (UHF, 2009–2018)
Technical information
Facility ID	13791
Class	LD
ERP	8 kW
HAAT	1,207.8 m (3,963 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°12′51.1″N 106°27′3″W
Links
Public license information	LMS

History

KAZQ was issued an original construction permit on June 30, 1986, began operation on October 12, 1987, and was licensed by the FCC on March 29, 1988. Initially, it aired only Christian programming, but later added family-friendly secular programs to its schedule. KAZQ has been under the same ownership since the station was founded and is one of three full-service Christian television stations in the market — the others are KNAT-TV (channel 23) and KCHF (channel 11).

Programming

KAZQ broadcasts on a reserved educational channel and cannot air any advertising or infomercials, although it airs several hours a day of family entertainment. Some of the programs on KAZQ include Life Today with James Robison, This Is Your Day with Benny Hinn, The 700 Club and The New Jim Bakker Show.

Alpha Omega Broadcasting also owns low-power station KTVS-LD (channel 36), which features more secular programming.

Technical information

The stations' signals are multiplexed:

KAZQ subchannels

Subchannels of KAZQ

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
32.1	720p	16:9	KAZQ-D1	Main KAZQ programming
32.2	480i	4:3	Victory	Victory Channel
32.3			SBN	Sonlife
32.3			GEB	GEB America
32.5			Daystar	Daystar

KTVS-LD subchannels

Subchannels of KTVS-LD

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
36.1	720p	16:9	KTVS-LD	Independent
36.2	480i	4:3	36-2	Almavision

Analog-to-digital conversion

In 1997, the FCC allotted UHF channel 17 for KAZQ's digital television station. KAZQ applied for a construction permit in May 2000; it was granted February 12, 2001, allowing the station to begin building its digital facilities. Special Temporary Authorization granted in March 2003 allowed KAZQ-DT to go on the air at reduced power while continuing to build full-power facilities. The station obtained its DTV license on January 6, 2006. KAZQ has elected to remain on channel 17 after the end of the DTV transition on June 12, 2009. Digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 32.

External links

• Official website