Media in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque Studios, a production hub owned by Netflix

Albuquerque is the primary media hub of the US state of New Mexico, which includes Santa Fe and Las Cruces.[1][2] The vistas and adobe architecture of New Mexico are a major backdrop of Western fiction and the Western genre.[3][4]

Some media conglomerates which operate in the city include Netflix (via its Albuquerque Studios),[5] NBCUniversal,[6] The Walt Disney Company,[7] and Warner Bros. Discovery.[8][9]

The Albuquerque Journal is to the largest daily newspaper by circulation in the state. Magazines and news publications in the city include Albuquerque the Magazine,[10] Albuquerque Business First,[11] the University of New Mexico's Daily Lobo,[12] Outside, and New Mexico Magazine.[13]

Broadcast networks in the city include ABC (KOAT-TV), CBS/Fox (KRQE), NBC (KOB), Telemundo (KASA-TV), Trinity Broadcasting Network (KNAT-TV), and Univision (KLUZ-TV). Public Broadcasting has a NM PBS presence through sister stations KNME-TV and KNMD-TV. The public radio station KANW plays some NPR programmingas well as New Mexico music.[14]

The following is a list of media operations within the greater Albuquerque metropolitan area, and some media in broader Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas and neighboring El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, which also target Albuquerque.

  1. ^ Sandberg, Bryn (November 23, 2020). "Netflix to Expand New Mexico Production Hub With $1 Billion Investment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Baysinger, Tim (June 14, 2019). "NBCUniversal to Build Production Studio in Albuquerque, Invest $500 Million Over 10 Years". TheWrap. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cowboy Culture - New Mexico Culture - Wild West Era". Visit Albuquerque. October 13, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "15 Must See Adobe Structures of New Mexico". New Mexico Tourism & Travel. January 1, 1970. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Bishop, Bryan (October 8, 2018). "Netflix buys up New Mexico studio facility for massive new production hub". The Verge. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Padilla, Anna (June 24, 2021). "NBCUniversal New Mexico production studio to bring hundreds of jobs". KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Arts, Adrian Gomez / Journal (May 15, 2022). "'Big Sky' renewed for third season; 'Roswell, New Mexico' to end with fourth season". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Dingmann, Tracy (October 27, 2021). "What's Up, Doc?". New Mexico Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Kasule, Melissa (February 22, 2022). "Warner Bros.' Coyote vs Acme set to shoot in New Mexico". KFTV. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Whitt, Rachel (July 31, 2020). "Anderson alums brewing new life into Nob Hill". UNM Newsroom. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. ^ United States. Congress (2012). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 5919. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Davidson, R. (2020). Joaquín Ortega: Forging Pan-Americanism at the University of New Mexico. Contextos Series. University of New Mexico Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-8263-6203-2. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  13. ^ Vitu, Teya (February 10, 2020). "'I was just in awe': New Mexico Magazine publisher jumps right in, embraces new frontier". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Koskoff, E. (2017). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The United States and Canada. Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 1252. ISBN 978-1-351-54414-6. Retrieved June 1, 2022.