Broadcast area | Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico |
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Frequency | 540 kHz |
Branding | K New Mexico |
Programming | |
Format | New Mexico music |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sangre De Cristo Broadcasting Co, Inc. |
KBQL, KMDS, KMDZ, KNMM | |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 58915 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 20 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°34′25″N 105°10′17″W / 35.57361°N 105.17139°W |
Translator(s) | 99.9 MHz K260DJ (Las Vegas) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | SDCradio.com |
KNMX (540 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serving the Santa Fe area. The station is owned by Sangre De Cristo Broadcasting Co, Inc.[2] It broadcasts a Spanish language radio format of New Mexico music with some Regional Mexican and Ranchera music.
By day, KNMX is powered at 5,000 watts. But because 540 AM is a Mexican and Canadian clear-channel frequency, KNMX must reduce nighttime power to only 20 watts to prevent skywave interference to the dominant Class A stations on this frequency. It uses a directional antenna at all times.[3] Programming is also heard on FM translator 99.9 MHz K260DJ.[4]