Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

is the primary media hub of the US state of

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

, which includes Santa Fe and Las Cruces. The vistas and

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architecture of New Mexico are a major backdrop of

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and the

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. The media of Albuquerque and New Mexico has international influence, including important production studios, newspapers, magazines, radio and television studios. Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and broader New Mexico work with the largest media markets in the world, from national

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and

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, to international

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and

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. Which often leverage New Mexico's location as a central hub for

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, New Mexico has a large English and Spanish speaking population which are two of the major languages in

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. Some of the city's media conglomerates include

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Albuquerque Studios Netflix Albuquerque Studios is a film studio located in the Mesa del Sol development of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The premises include eight sound stages, production offices, and a backlot. The studios served as headquarters for the ''Breaking Bad' ...

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, and

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. Leveraging the talent of

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s and creative

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s; Blackout Theatre, Cliffdweller Studios, and Heaven Sent Gaming. Albuquerque is home to the largest daily newspaper with the largest circulation in New Mexico: ''

Albuquerque Journal The ''Albuquerque Journal'' is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of New Mexico. History The ''Golden Gate'' newspaper was founded in June 1880. In the fall of 1880, the owner of the ''Golden Gate'' died and Journal Publishing Company was c ...

'', which is considered the "newspaper of record" for New Mexico alongside ''

The Santa Fe New Mexican ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' or simply ''The New Mexican'' is a daily newspaper published in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dubbed "the West's oldest newspaper," its first issue was printed on November 28, 1849. Background The downtown offices for ''T ...

''. Major magazines and other news publications in the city include ''

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'', ''

Albuquerque Business First American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes The Business Journals, which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States, Hemmings Motor News ...

'', and

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

has their ''Daily lobo'' publication. ''Su Casa Magazine'' and ''

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'' have a national reach, and ''

New Mexico Magazine ''New Mexico Magazine'' was launched in 1923, and is the first state magazine founded in the United States. It is published monthly in print, online, and via an iOS app. Additionally, the magazine also maintains a store, selling New Mexico-relate ...

'' is widely circulated in the city. Major American broadcast networks,

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, CBS/Fox,

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Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...

Trinity Broadcasting Network The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN was headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, until March 3, 2017, when it sold its ...

, and

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

, all have channels and studios in the city.

Public Broadcasting Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing ...

has a NM PBS presence through sister stations

KNME-TV KNME-TV, virtual channel 5 ( UHF digital channel 35), branded on-air as NM PBS, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Jointly owned by the University of New Mexico a ...

and

KNMD-TV KNMD-TV, virtual channel 5 ( VHF digital channel 8), is an ATSC 3.0 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station serving Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States that is licensed to the capital city of Santa Fe. Owned by the Unive ...

. The public radio station

KANW KANW (89.1 FM) is a non-commercial public radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. KANW is owned and operated by the Albuquerque Public Schools. On weekdays it airs New Mexico music and local public radio programming afternoons and nights, w ...

plays some

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programming, but is mainly known for playing the

New Mexico music New Mexico music ( es, música nuevo mexicana) is a genre of music that originated in the US state of New Mexico, it derives from Pueblo music in the 13th century, and with the folk music of Hispanos during the 16th to 19th centuries in Santa ...

genre. Native American and Hispanic outlets are well-represented in the region due to the demographics of the city, programs like National Native News and Spanish-language programming are regular in the region. Albuquerque's

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is accepted with its media culture, with New Mexican churches and Christians having established radio programs, sermon broadcasts, and other creative outlets. The following is a list of media operations within the greater

Albuquerque metropolitan area The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Tiguex (named after the Southern Tiwa language, Southern Tiwa), is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque. The ...

, and some media in broader Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas and neighboring El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, which also target Albuquerque.

Studios

affiliate

KOAT-TV 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 ...

Hearst Television Hearst Television, Inc. (formerly Hearst-Argyle Television) is a broadcasting company in the United States owned by Hearst Communications. From 1998 to mid-2009, the company traded its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ...

owns and operates the station and produces local news as ''Action 7 News'', and they produce online program ''Very Local''. *

: One of the main production hubs for

. The studios have been used for numerous major productions including ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

'', '' The Avengers'', ''

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'', and ''

Stranger Things ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Prod ...

season 4 Season 4 may refer to: * "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock'' See also * * Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004 * ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...

. * Blackout Theatre:

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and drama team known for creating numerous drama and comedy productions. One such example is the character "Lynette LaBurqueña", played by Lauren Poole, is an homage to central New Mexico's Burqueña archetype. Lynette has been featured as an educational device about the New Mexican English accent at

, and in commercials such as the

New Mexico State Fair The New Mexico State Fair is an annual state fair held in September at Expo New Mexico (formerly the New Mexico State Fairgrounds) in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. The event features concerts, competitions, rodeos, carnival rides, g ...

. *

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and

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affiliate

KRQE KRQE (channel 13) is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with CBS and Fox. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is sister to Santa Fe–licensed ''de facto'' CW owned-and-operated station KWBQ (channel 19) an ...

: Production studio for ''KRQE News 13'' and the ''New Mexico Living'' programming blocks. * Cliffdweller Studios: A film production studio active in

Rio Rancho Rio Rancho ( es, Río Rancho) is the most populous and only city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County. It is ...

and Albuquerque, best known for their ''

New Mexico True Television New Mexico True Television is an American educational and travel television series hosted by Michael Newman. The host travels to various parts of the state of New Mexico and shows the histories of attractions, people, and locations; all while he gi ...

'' travel series and a

morning show Breakfast television (Europe, Canada, and Australia) or morning show (United States) is a type of news or infotainment television programme that broadcasts live in the morning (typically scheduled between 5:00 and 10:00a.m., or if it is a lo ...

called ''Good Day New Mexico''. Their primary host Michael Newman and their productions have won three regional Emmy Awards. * Heaven Sent Gaming:

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studio, founded by married

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s Mario and Isabel Lucero. Their several publications include an original

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such as the comic strip ''Reverie'', as well as a New Mexico Cultural Encyclopedia & Lexicon. *

Hubbard Broadcasting Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is an American television and radio broadcasting corporation based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded by Stanley E. Hubbard. The corporation has broadcast outlets scattered across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, ...

station

KOB (TV) KOB (channel 4) is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, whose sister station, sister cable channel Reelz is also based in Albuquerque (KOB and Reelz, however, m ...

, and their nationwide

Reelz Reelz (formerly known as Reelz Channel) is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. The network's programming was formerly devoted to entertainment-oriented programming focusing on the Hollywood ...

digital cable and satellite television network: KOB and Reelz operate independently from one another and have separate facilities, as KOB is affiliated with

as well. KOB was the primary production studio for the internationally syndicated ''

Val De La O Show The ''Val De La O Show'' was an American television music variety show hosted by Valentino De La O. The series was produced by NBC-affiliate KOB. The show was nationally and internationally syndicated in the United States and Mexico, and several ...

'' variety show during the 1960s-1980s, it was the first "to pioneer a Spanish-language show on TV" and brought international attention to the

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, and

Texas country music Texas country music (more popularly known just as Texas country or Texas music) is a rapidly growing subgenre of country music from Texas. Texas country is a unique style of Western music and is often associated with other distinct neighboring s ...

genres. Reelz has created programs such as '' The Kennedys'', and documentaries hosted by Natalie Morales,

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, and

Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Geraldo'' from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the liv ...

. *

: They are currently investing in the Albuquerque area, with a major production studio facility in the metro for their major films and television shows. The television show ''

MacGruber ''MacGruber'' was a recurring sketch on the NBC television series ''Saturday Night Live'', first appearing on the show in January 2007. The sketch is a parody of the 1985–1992 adventure series ''MacGyver''. The sketch stars Will Forte as spec ...

'' is produced in Albuquerque, as their studio opened in 2021. NBC is affiliated with Hubbard Broadcasting's KOB as well. *

station

KASA-TV KASA-TV (channel 2), branded on-air as , is a television station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, serving the Albuquerque area and most of the state as an owned-and-operated station of the Spanish-language Telemundo network. KASA ...

: News studio for ''Noticias Telemundo Nuevo México''. along with KOB and NBC they help to produce Spanish language news for the station. *

station

KNAT-TV KNAT-TV (channel 23) is a religious television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, owned and operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). The station's studios are located on Coors Boulevard in northwestern Albuquerque, and ...

: Produces numerous

televangelism Televangelism ( tele- "distance" and "evangelism," meaning "ministry," sometimes called teleministry) is the use of media, specifically radio and television, to communicate Christianity. Televangelists are ministers, whether official or self-proc ...

shows for TBN, including ''Joy In Our Town'' and various Christian sermons. *

station

KLUZ-TV KLUZ-TV (channel 14) is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to most of the state. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA ...

and their affiliate

KTFQ-TV KTFQ-TV (channel 41) is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network to most of the state. It is owned by Entravision Communications, which provides certain services to Univisi ...

: Production studio for the ''Noticias Nuevo México'' news program.

Publications

Newspapers

* ''

'': local business news, resources and more; printed weekly, daily morning and afternoon digital editions. * ''

'': the largest newspaper in

; contains state and local news. * ''CNM Chronicle'':

Central New Mexico Community College Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), formerly Technical Vocational Institute (TVI), is a public community college based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1964, CNM offers associate degrees, professional certificates, and training opt ...

's student-run newspaper. * ''Corrales Comment'': a tiny newspaper covering some events in

Corrales, New Mexico Corrales is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. First farmed by Tiquex Pueblo people, chosen due to its proximity to the Rio Grande, as documented by Hispano farmers of Nuevo México in the late 1500s. Despite being a part ...

, with one writer, editor and publisher. * ''Daily Lobo'': independent student newspaper of the

. *''The Paper'':

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independent newspaper printed weekly, daily digital editions, and online site. * ''

Valencia County News-Bulletin The ''Valencia County News-Bulletin'' is a weekly newspaper in Belen, New Mexico, that was established in 1910 by Number 9 Media, a subsidiary of the '' Albuquerque Journal''.Jerry L. Williams, ''New Mexico in maps'', Albuquerque, New Mexico: Univ ...

'': weekly paper serving Belen, Bosque Farms, Los Lunas, Peralta, Rio Communities and all of

Valencia County, New Mexico Valencia County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 76,569. The county seat is Los Lunas. Valencia County is included in the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was a si ...

Magazines

* ''ABQ Arts & Entertainment'': a free monthly magazine covering art, theater, music, dance and film. * ''

'': a monthly magazine chronicling life in Albuquerque. * ''Around 505'': celebrates the unique lifestyle in the metropolitan

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; covers upcoming performances from ballet to

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rock,

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tips, and a product showcase; free on the stands. * '' Local Flavor'': a free, monthly magazine covering food and wine in northern New Mexico. * ''New Mexico Kids!'': a free family magazine packed with information for parents, grandparents, educators and young people; includes a comprehensive calendar of events, directories of schools, camps and afterschool activities, regular columns, and feature stories; distributed to more than 300 locations in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Los Alamos; six issues are published each year. * ''New Mexico MarketPlace'':

's oldest and largest monthly shopper publication; distributed free of charge by direct mail to 175,000 recipient single-family households throughout the Albuquerque metro area. * ''Su Casa Magazine'': New Mexico's most trusted Home Building & Remodeling publication is distributed to Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Las Cruces, El Paso and surrounding areas. This 26-year-old publication features editorial about local builders, remodelers, interior design and decor, landscaping, food and travel.

Television

Full-powered stations ATSC 3.0 Religious stations Low-powered stations

Broadcast radio

A number of

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s are broadcast from and/or are licensed to Albuquerque, including the following:

AM stations

* 610

KNML KNML ("610 AM, The Sports Animal") is a sports talk formatted radio station owned by Cumulus Media and licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its studios are located in Downtown Albuquerque and it utilizes daytime and nighttime transmitters that ar ...

Albuquerque (

Sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

) * 700

KDAZ KDAZ (700 AM) is a commercial radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It airs a combination of syndicated talk radio shows and Christian radio programming. It is owned by Pan American Broadcasting Co., Inc. Weekdays, most of the shows heard o ...

Albuquerque (

Conservative talk Conservative talk radio is a talk radio format in the United States and other countries devoted to expressing conservative viewpoints of issues, as opposed to progressive talk radio. The definition of conservative talk is generally broad enough ...

) * 770 KKOB Albuquerque (

Talk Talk may refer to: Communication * Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people * Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people * Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct ...

) * 810 KSWV Santa Fe (

Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

) * 840 KJFA Belen ( Hispanic rhythmic) * 920

KSVA KSVA is a Christian radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, named after the original Sandia View Academy campus it was founded on, broadcasting on 920 kHz AM. The station is an owned-and-operated affiliate of LifeTalk Radio. H ...

Albuquerque (

LifeTalk Radio LifeTalk Radio is a network of over 200 radio stations featuring Christian music, Christian talk and teaching, and other religious programming.Jack Nash,New Christian Radio Launched in Louisville, ''Southern Tidings'', May 1996. pp. 10-11. Acces ...

) * 1000 KKIM Albuquerque (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

) * 1050

KTBL KTBL (1050 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio station City of license, licensed to the village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, and serves the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and its studios are loca ...

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, known locally simply as "Los Ranchos" or "The Village," is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The population was 6,024 at the time of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census. ...

(

Active rock Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...

) * 1080 KEMR Moriarty (

Oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as we ...

) * 1100 KRKE Peralta (80s Hits) * 1150

KNMM KNMM (1150 AM and 102.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting Co., Inc. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, the station serves the Albuquerque area. The station switched to 60s and 70s classic hits format, ...

Albuquerque (

) * 1190 KXKS Albuquerque (

) * 1240 KDSK Los Ranchos de Albuquerque (

) * 1310

KKNS KKNS (1310 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Corrales, New Mexico, serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It is owned by The Navajo Nation and broadcasts talk and music programs in English and in the Navajo language. By day, i ...

Corrales (

KTNN KTNN is a Navajo language AM (medium-wave) radio station broadcasting on 660 AM from Window Rock, Arizona, the seat of the government of the Navajo Nation. It broadcasts Navajo tribal music and audio from Navajo ceremonial ('' powwow'') dances a ...

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) * 1350 KABQ Albuquerque (

) * 1450 KRZY Albuquerque (

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

) * 1510

KOAZ KOAZ (1510 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to Vanguard Media LLC. at Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. It is operating at "Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico, Isleta" with 5,000 watts daytime and 25 watts nighttime, from . The station serves th ...

Isleta Pueblo of Isleta ( tix, Shiewhibak , kjq, Dîiw'a'ane ; nv, Naatoohó ) is an unincorporated community and Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, originally established in the . The Southern Tiwa name of the pueblo ...

(

Smooth jazz Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s. History Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 19 ...

) * 1550

KQNM KQNM (1550 AM) is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. KQNM is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc. and airs a Catholic radio ministry featuring network talk programs and broadcasts of the mass. KQNM broadcasts at 10,000 watts by day. But ...

Albuquerque (

Relevant Radio Relevant Radio (corporate name Relevant Radio, Inc.) is a radio network in the United States, mainly broadcasting talk radio and religious programming involving the Catholic Church. It is the largest Catholic radio network by owned station base. R ...

) * 1600

KIVA A kiva is a space used by Puebloans for rites and political meetings, many of them associated with the kachina belief system. Among the modern Hopi and most other Pueblo peoples, "kiva" means a large room that is circular and underground, ...

Albuquerque (

)

FM stations

Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (

public radio Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing ...

campus A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...

educational Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

) broadcast. * 88.3

KLYT KLYT (88.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format, branded as "The Light." The principal station is in Albuquerque, with two FM translators and two repeaters around New Mexico. The sta ...

Albuquerque (

)* * 88.7

KXNM KXNM is a non-commercial community radio station licensed to Encino, New Mexico and serving mainly Torrance County and other communities in Central New Mexico known as the Estancia Valley. KXNM's studios are located in the town of McIntosh, New Me ...

Encino (KANW relay)* * 89.1

Albuquerque (

talk Talk may refer to: Communication * Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people * Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people * Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct ...

)* * 89.9

KUNM KUNM is a public radio station broadcasting on FM 89.9 MHz from high atop Sandia Crest, with broadcasts originating from the third floor of Oñate Hall, on the campus of the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As of ...

Albuquerque (

variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

)* * 90.3 KANM Grants (News and Talk NPR/BBC)* * 90.7 KQLV Santa Fe ( K-Love)* * 91.1 KEZF

Grants Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom *Castle Grant United States * Grant, Alabama *Grant, Inyo County, C ...

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Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

)* * 91.5

KFLQ KFLQ (91.5 FM) is a Christian radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Family Life Radio network. History The All-Indian Pueblo Council filed for a noncommercial radio station in Albuquerque in December 1973, later c ...

Albuquerque (

Family Life Radio Family Life Radio is a network of Christian radio stations in the United States, broadcasting Contemporary Christian music, as well as some Christian talk and teaching. Christian Talk and Teaching shows heard on Family Life Radio include: ''I ...

)* * 92.3

KRST KRST (92.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a country music radio format. The radio studios and offices are located in Downtown Albuquerque. KRST has an effective radiat ...

Albuquerque (

Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...

) * 92.7

KDSK-FM KDSK-FM (92.7 MHz) is a radio station based in Grants, New Mexico, (population about 10,000), the county seat of Cibola County in western New Mexico. KD Radio Incorporated (KD Radio) purchased KDSK-FM in January 2001. Having had much success wi ...

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) * 93.3

KOBQ KOBQ (93.3 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial FM broadcasting, FM radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a Contemporary hit radio, Top 40/CHR radio format, branded as "93-3 The Q - Albuqu ...

Albuquerque (

Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...

) * 94.1

KZRR KZRR (94.1 FM, "94 Rock") is a commercial radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque- Santa Fe, New Mexico, area. KZRR airs an mainstream rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The radio studios and ...

Albuquerque (

) * 95.1

KABQ-FM KABQ-FM (95.1 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Corrales, New Mexico, United States, broadcasting to the Albuquerque area. It broadcasts at full power from a tower atop Nine Mile Hill west of Albuquerque, with studios located in Nor ...

Corrales (

Rhythmic oldies Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic a ...

) * 95.5 KHFM Santa Fe ( Classical)* * 96.3

KKOB-FM KKOB-FM (96.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Cumulus Media and it simulcasts a news/talk radio format with co-owned KKOB. The studios and offices are on 4th Street NW in downtown Albuquerque. K ...

Albuquerque (

) * 96.7 KSFE Grants (

EDM EDM or E-DM may refer to: Music * Electronic dance music * Early Day Miners, American band Science and technology * Electric dipole moment * Electrical discharge machining * Electronic distance measurement *Entry, Descent, and landing demonstrat ...

) * 97.3

KKSS KKSS (97.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and broadcasting to the Santa Fe and Albuquerque metropolitan area. KKSS airs an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary radio format branded as "Kiss 97.3". Owned b ...

Santa Fe (

Rhythmic contemporary Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses ...

) * 97.7

KLVO KLVO (97.7 MHz) is an FM radio station serving Central New Mexico. It is licensed to Belen, New Mexico, and is owned by American General Media. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque, and its transmitter is located west of Los Lu ...

Belen (

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico ...

) * 98.5

KABG KABG (98.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and serving the Santa Fe and Albuquerque radio markets. It is owned by American General Media and airs a classic hits radio format, playing Top 40 hits mostly from ...

Los Alamos (

) * 99.5

KMGA KMGA (99.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format. For much of November and December it switches to Christmas music. Th ...

Albuquerque (

Adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

) * 99.9 KMGG-LP Albuquerque (

LPFM Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" (more commonly " ...

urban contemporary Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, hip hop, urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format. The term was coined by New York radio DJ Frankie Crocker in the early to mid-1970s as a synonym for Black music. Urban contem ...

)* * 100.3

KPEK KPEK (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. KPEK airs a hot adult contemporary music format branded as "The Peak". Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications), its studios are locat ...

Albuquerque (

Hot AC Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet s ...

) * 101.3 KYLZ Albuquerque ( Hip-Hop) * 101.7

KQTM KQTM (101.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "The Team") is a radio station serving the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area. They are owned by Team Broadcasting and its city of license is Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The station broadcasts with an effective radiated p ...

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) * 102.1 KQUQ-LP Albuquerque (

)* * 102.5

KIOT KIOT (102.5 FM, "Coyote 102.5") is an American radio station licensed to Los Lunas, New Mexico, and serving the Albuquerque and Santa Fe radio markets broadcasting a classic rock format with music from the late 1960s through the early 2000s. The ...

Los Lunas Los Lunas is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population is 14,835 inside the village limits due to the new housing developments at El Cerro de Los Lunas (Huning Ranch). It is the county ...

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Classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

) * 103.3

KDRF KDRF (103.3 MHz) is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by Cumulus Media and has an adult hits format as "Ed FM" and uses the slogan "playing stuff we like". Its studios are located in Downtown Albuquerque and the transmitte ...

Albuquerque ( Adult hits) * 104.1

KTEG KTEG (104.1 FM broadcasting, FM, "The Edge") is a radio station broadcasting an alternative rock radio format, format. Licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, it serves the Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico metropolitan area. The station ...

Santa Fe (

Modern rock Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music. Radio format Mod ...

) * 104.7 KKTH Bosque Farms (

) * 105.1 KKRG Santa Fe (

) * 105.5

KQRI KQRI (105.5 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Bosque Farms, New Mexico. It covers the Albuquerque metropolitan area and Valencia County. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation broadcasting its "Air 1" Christian Wor ...

Bosque Farms (

Air1 Air1 is an American Christian radio network. Owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), it primarily broadcasts contemporary worship music, and is a sister to the EMF's K-Love network. History In 1986, KLRD began broadcasting Christia ...

)* * 105.9 KRZY Santa Fe (

Grupero Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. The music has roots in the rock groups of the 1960s, but today generally consis ...

Cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

) * 106.3 KXOT Los Lunas (

) * 106.7

KVCN KVCN (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and serving Northern New Mexico, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque. It broadcasts a Conservative Christian radio format featuring programming from its owner's network, VC ...

Los Alamos (

VCY America VCY America, is a traditional, evangelical, conservative Christian ministry based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The VCY America Radio Network maintains a format of Christian talk and teaching, as well as traditional Christian music through its broadc ...

)* * 107.1

KYFV KYFV (107.1 FM) is a non-commercial radio station located in Armijo, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area. It is owned by and affiliated with the Bible Broadcasting Network featuring bible teachings and traditional hymns ...

Armijo (

Bible Broadcasting Network The Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) is a listener-supported global Conservative Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was founded in 1971 by Lowell Davey, who was the network's president until his de ...

)* * 107.9

KBQI KBQI (107.9 FM, "Big I 107.9") is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico which carries a country music format, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque, and the transmitter tower is located atop Sandia C ...

Albuquerque (

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Translators

* 92.9 K225CH Rio Rancho (Oldies, KDSK) * 93.7 K229CL Albuquerque (80s Hits, KRKE) * 94.5 K233CG Sandia (Active rock,

) * 95.9 K240BL Albuquerque (Sports talk,

) * 96.9 K245CD Albuquerque (Conservative talk,

) * 98.1

K251AU K251AU is an FM translator radio station that serves the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. It broadcasts at 98.1 MHz with a 165 watt signal from atop Sandia Crest, sending a somewhat strong signal into much of the city. Its studios are located ...

Albuquerque (Classic country, KBQI HD2) * 98.9 K255AU Corrales (Catholic radio,

) * 100.9

K265CA K265CA (100.9 FM Broadcasting, FM) is a commercial FM translator radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque metropolitan area, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Commu ...

Albuquerque (Urban Contemporary, KZRR HD2) * 102.1 K271CP Albuquerque (Classic hits,

) * 102.9 K275AO Albuquerque (Hispanic rhythmic, KJFA) * 103.7 K279BP Albuquerque (Smooth jazz,

) * 104.3 K282CD Los Lunas (

) * 107.5 K298BY Albuquerque (News and talk, KANW HD2)*

Defunct publications

* ''

Albuquerque Tribune ''The Albuquerque Tribune'' was an afternoon newspaper in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1922 by Carl Magee, Carlton Cole Magee as ''Magee's Independent''. It was published in the afternoon and evening Monday through Saturday. Scott Ware s ...

'': (1922-2008) An afternoon general newspaper, and former competitor to the ''Albuquerque Journal''. * ''Bosque Beast'': (2012-2016) Covered animals and pet owners; published six times a year; free to every

residence A residence is a place (normally a building) used as a home or dwelling, where people reside. Residence may more specifically refer to: * Domicile (law), a legal term for residence * Habitual residence, a civil law term dealing with the status ...

and business in Corrales; delivered free to pickup locations around Albuquerque and

Sandoval County Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo, New Mexico, Bernali ...

. *''

Local iQ ''Local iQ'' was a free arts, culture, and entertainment biweekly magazine published in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It featured information about various artists, celebrities, and entertainers within New Mexico's largest city, and was distributed to ...

'': (2006-2014) Albuquerque lifestyle magazine; contains hyper-local information including arts and entertainment, food, wine, music, film, books, theater, travel, comedy, retail and art, among many other topics; printed bi-weekly; free on the stands. * ''

Weekly Alibi ''Weekly Alibi'', commonly referred to as ''The Alibi'', was a free weekly news, arts, culture, and entertainment newspaper and website in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The main features were the website's award-winning news section, featuring cultura ...

'': (1992-2020) an alternative weekly newspaper published in Albuquerque, featuring news, film, music, art, food, entertainment,

blogs A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...

personals A personal advertisement, sometimes called a contact ad, is a form of classified advertising in which a person seeks to find another person for friendship, romance, marriage, or sexual activity. In British English, it is commonly known as an adve ...

and event

calendars A calendar is a system of organizing days. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months and years. A date is the designation of a single and specific day within such a system. A calendar is also a physi ...

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