KWBQ

KWBQ

Santa Fe–Albuquerque, New Mexico United States
City	Santa Fe, New Mexico
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 19
Branding	New Mexico's CW
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: The CW for others, see § KWBQ subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
Operator	Nexstar Media Group
Sister stations	KRQE, KASY-TV
History
Founded	April 11, 1997
First air date	March 5, 1999 (25 years ago) (1999-03-05)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 19 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Former affiliations	The WB (1999–2006)
Call sign meaning	"The WB Albuquerque"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	76268
ERP	245 kW
HAAT	1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°12′49.8″N 106°27′3.3″W / 35.213833°N 106.450917°W / 35.213833; -106.450917
Translator(s)	K24CT-D (24, Alamogordo)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.krqe.com/new-mexicos-cw/
Satellite station
KRWB-TV
Roswell, New Mexico
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Programming
Affiliations	21.1: The CW 21.2: MyNetworkTV
History
Founded	February 4, 2003
First air date	February 18, 2003 (21 years ago) (2003-02-18)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 21 (UHF, 2003–2009)
Former affiliations	The WB (2003–2006)
Call sign meaning	Roswell's WB
Technical information[2]
Facility ID	84157
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	128 m (420 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°6′1″N 104°15′18″W / 33.10028°N 104.25500°W / 33.10028; -104.25500 (KRWB-TV)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KWBQ (channel 19) is a television station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, serving the Albuquerque area as a de facto owned-and-operated station of The CW. The station's transmitter is located atop Sandia Crest. KWBQ is owned by Mission Broadcasting alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate KASY-TV (channel 50). The two stations share studios with dual CBS/Fox affiliate KRQE (channel 13) on Broadcast Plaza in Albuquerque. Nexstar Media Group, which owns KRQE and holds a majority stake in The CW, provides master control, technical, engineering and accounting services for KWBQ and KASY-TV through a shared services agreement (SSA), though the two stations are otherwise operated separately from KRQE as Mission handles programming, advertising sales and retransmission consent negotiations.

KRWB-TV (channel 21) in Roswell operates as a satellite of KWBQ, extending its signal across southeastern New Mexico. This station's transmitter is located near Hagerman. KRWB is a straight simulcast of KWBQ; on-air references to KRWB are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming. Besides the transmitter, KRWB does not maintain any physical presence in Roswell. Unlike its parent station, KRWB does not carry any of KWBQ's subchannels, but does carry KASY-TV on its second subchannel.