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Overview
Licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, KWBQ carries The CW programming for viewers in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM market.
Channel and license details
- Call sign
- KWBQ
- Network
- The CW (subchannels: Grit, Laff, Ion Television, Rewind TV)
- Virtual channel
- 19
- RF channel
- 29
- City of license
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- TV market
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
- Licensee
- Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
- On the air since
- 2003
- Call sign since
- April 1998
- Studio address
- 13 Broadcast Plaza SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 76268
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.krqe.com
On screen it is channel 19, though KWBQ actually transmits on RF channel 29. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. Its subchannels carry Grit, Laff, Ion Television and Rewind TV. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
KWBQ channel lineup
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 19.1 | The CW |
| 19.2 | Grit |
| 19.3 | Laff |
| 19.4 | Ion Television |
| 19.5 | Rewind TV |
According to FCC records, the licensee is Mission Broadcasting, Inc. It first signed on in 2003. It has used the KWBQ call letters since April 1998.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 13 Broadcast Plaza SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104. Its website is www.krqe.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, KWBQ listed educational programs including Jack Hanna's Into the Wild and Ocean Mysteries.
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KWBQ at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 19 (RF 29)
- Licensed to
- Santa Fe, NM
- Subchannels
- Grit, Laff, Ion Television, Rewind TV
- TV market
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
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