KDMD (TV)

KDMD (channel 33) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with Ion Television and MeTV. The station is owned by Bridge Media Networks alongside KLDY-LD (channel 31), and maintains studios on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage; its transmitter is located in Eagle River.

KDMD

Anchorage, Alaska United States
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 33
Branding	KDMD 33 Anchorage MeTV Anchorage (33.3)
Programming
Affiliations	33.1: Ion Television 33.3: MeTV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Bridge Media Networks (Bridge News LLC)
Sister stations	KLDY-LD, KTNL-TV
History
First air date	October 1, 1989 (1989-10-01)
Former channel numbers	Analog: 33 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1989–1998) HSN (secondary, 2000s) Telemundo (33.2, 2007–2025)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25221
ERP	34.28 kW
HAAT	300.2 m (985 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	61°20′8.8″N 149°30′56.2″W
Translator(s)	K25QK-D Anchorage
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kdmd.tv

History

The station debuted on the air on October 1, 1989, with a mix of religious, classic TV and paid programming before joining Pax TV (the original name for Ion) in 1998. Today, it airs Ion and a variety of local programming. From 2002 to 2006, KDMD carried Seattle Mariners baseball via the Mariners Television Network.

In June 2007, the station began broadcasting Telemundo on a digital subchannel, making it the first Spanish-language broadcast station in Alaska. This affiliation ended in 2025.

On December 11, 2023, it was announced that Ketchikan TV would sell KDMD, sister station KTNL-TV in Sitka, and three low-power stations to Bridge News LLC, backed by entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava, for $2.4 million. The sale was completed on March 12, 2024.

KDMD-DT3

KDMD-DT3 (branded MeTV Alaska) is the MeTV-affiliated third digital subchannel of KDMD, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 33.3. In addition to MeTV programming, the subchannel broadcasts a mix of local Alaskan programming daily from both professional and amateur video producers. Until 2010, KDMD-DT3 operated as a separate station on analog UHF channel 38 under the calls KACN-LP. On April 24, 2014, KDMD-DT3 became a MeTV affiliate.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KDMD

Channel	Res.	Short name	Programming
33.1	480i	KDMD	Ion Television
33.2		Bridge1	Infomercials
33.3		MeTV	MeTV
33.4		Grit	Grit
33.5		Bridge2	Infomercials
33.6		CourtTV	Court TV
33.7		Laff	Laff
33.8		Movies	Movies! (4:3)
33.9		Catchy	Catchy Comedy (4:3)
33.10		ZLiving	Z Living (4:3)
33.11		Buzzr	Buzzr
33.12		AWSN	All Women's Sports Network
33.13		OAN	One America Plus
33.14		DrOz	Oz TV

  Subchannel broadcast with MPEG-4 video

See also

• KUBD-LP

External links

• Station website