11 Facts About KRQE

1.

KRQE is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with CBS and Fox.

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2.

The stations share studios on Broadcast Plaza in Albuquerque, while KRQE's transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, east of Albuquerque.

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3.

In January 1995, KRQE became a secondary affiliate of both UPN and The WB, running their programming on weekend overnights.

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4.

KRQE-DT2, branded on-air as Fox New Mexico, is the Fox-affiliated second digital subchannel of KRQE, broadcasting in 720p high definition on channel 13.

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5.

On January 18,2017, KRQE-DT2 took over the Fox network affiliation for the Albuquerque market.

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6.

KRQE held this position for nearly four years until January 7,2021, when Sinclair Broadcast Group moved the intellectual property of Sinclair-controlled WTTE in Columbus, Ohio to a digital subchannel of ABC affiliate WSYX as part of the Columbus market's adoption of ATSC 3.

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Ordinarily, KRQE produces eight hours of local news on weekdays and four hours each weekend day that airs between KRQE and Fox New Mexico, for a total of 48 hours a week.

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8.

Since September 15,2006, KRQE produces an hour-long, 9 p m newscast for Fox New Mexico on 13.

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9.

On October 24,2018, KRQE debuted a new state of the art digital set, and updated its logo, including a CBS logo at the bottom of their current logo.

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10.

On February 2,2016, KRQE added GetTV, a channel that features classic movies from the 1930s to 1960s from Sony Pictures Entertainment, as a subchannel.

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11.

KRQE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, 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.

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