KOBR

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KOBR

Satellite of KOB, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Roswell–Carlsbad, New Mexico United States
City	Roswell, New Mexico
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	KOBR 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting (KOB-TV, LLC)
History
First air date	June 24, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-06-24)
Former call signs	KSWS-TV (1953–1985)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 38 (UHF, until 2009)
Former affiliations	All secondary: DuMont (1953–1955) CBS (1953–1956) ABC (1953–1966) PBS (1983–c. 1984)
Call sign meaning	"KOB Roswell"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62272
ERP	40 kW
HAAT	533 m (1,749 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°22′31″N 103°46′12″W / 33.37528°N 103.77000°W / 33.37528; -103.77000
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kob.com

KOBR (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Roswell, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is a satellite of Albuquerque-based KOB (channel 4) which is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. KOBR's transmitter is located near Caprock, New Mexico.

KOBF (channel 12) in Farmington also serves as a satellite of KOB. These satellite operations provide additional news bureaus for KOB and sell advertising time to local sponsors.