KCHF (channel 11) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, serving the

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area and most of the state. It is owned by the estate of Belarmino "Blackie" Gonzalez (1933–2008) and his

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ministry, Son Broadcasting. KCHF's studios are located on 4th Street in northwestern Albuquerque, and its transmitter is located near Los Alamos. KCHF's main channel is relayed on the fifth digital subchannel of

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(channel 21.5) in Albuquerque to provide improved reception in areas of the city where the main signal from Los Alamos is hard to receive, and on

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K24ML-D (channel 24) in

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and K29ME-D (channel 29) in

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History

The original construction permit for KCHF was granted on January 19, 1983. The station signed on in January 1984 and was granted a license to cover on June 29, 1984. It claims to be the first VHF Christian television station in the United States. During the analog era, KCHF was one of a few Christian television stations in the United States to operate on the VHF band (

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is another example). KCHF's digital transmitter was licensed on January 26, 2006.

Programming

Some of the programs produced by KCHF include ''Restoring God's People'', ''Healing is for You'', ''A Healthier You'' and ''God Answers Prayer''. ''God Answers Prayer'' is a weekday, studio-based talk show with a live call-in segment. A "best of" show, with highlights of the past week, is seen on Sundays. As part of its compliance with the federal

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, KCHF broadcasts over eight hours of E/I-compliant children's programming each week, mostly aimed at children under 10, including a five-hour block on Saturday mornings.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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: KCHF carried the country music channel

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on channel 11.3 beginning June 30, 2014. In early June 2016, Heartland was dropped for QVC with Antenna TV moving from 11.4 to 11.2 and WeatherNation moving from 11.2 to 11.6.

Translators

Analog-to-digital conversion

KCHF shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 11, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 10. Through the use of

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, digital television receivers display the station's

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as its former VHF analog channel 11.

References

External links

Official website
{{New Mexico English TV Television channels and stations established in 1984 CHF Religious television stations in the United States Buzzr affiliates Retro TV affiliates 1984 establishments in New Mexico Mass media in Santa Fe, New Mexico