KCHF

KCHF
CitySanta Fe, New Mexico
Channels
BrandingKCHF TV 11
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Belarmino Gonzalez
  • (Son Broadcasting, Inc.)
KNMQ-LD, KYNM-CD
History
First air date
January 21, 1984 (1984-01-21)
Former channel numbers
Analog: 11 (VHF, 1984–2009)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
60793
ERP22 kW
HAAT1,252 m (4,108 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°12′53.51″N 106°27′3.94″W / 35.2148639°N 106.4510944°W / 35.2148639; -106.4510944
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kchftv.org

KCHF (channel 11) is a religious independent television station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, serving the Albuquerque area and most of the state. It is owned by the estate of Belarmino "Blackie" Gonzalez and his non-profit ministry, Son Broadcasting. KCHF's studios are located on 4th Street in northwestern Albuquerque, and its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest.

KCHF is relayed on translators K24ML-D (channel 24) in Taos, New Mexico, and K29ME-D (channel 29) in Antonito, Colorado.

History

The original construction permit for KCHF was granted on January 19, 1983. The station signed on in January 1984 and was granted a license to cover on June 29, 1984, from a transmitter near Los Alamos, New Mexico. It claims to be the first VHF Christian television station in the United States. During the analog era, KCHF was one of a few Christian television stations in the United States to operate on the VHF band (KJNP-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska, is another example).

KCHF's digital transmitter was licensed on January 26, 2006. The transmitter was relocated to Sandia Crest in December 2024.

Programming

Some of the programs produced by KCHF include Restoring God's People, Healing is for You, A Healthier You and God Answers Prayer.

God Answers Prayer is a daily studio-based talk show with a live call-in segment. A "best of" show, with highlights of the past week, is seen on Sundays.

As part of its compliance with the federal Children's Television Act, KCHF broadcasts over eight hours of E/I-compliant children's programming each week, mostly aimed at children under 10, including a five-hour block on Saturday mornings.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KCHF
Subchannel Res.Tooltip Display resolution Short name Programming
11.1 720pKCHF-TVMain KCHF programming
11.2 480iQVCQVC
11.3 QVC-2QVC2
11.4 BuzzrBuzzr (4:3)
11.5 ShopLCShop LC
11.6 NMax2Newsmax2

KCHF carried the country music channel Heartland on channel 11.3 beginning June 30, 2014. In early June 2016, Heartland was dropped for QVC with Antenna TV moving from 11.4 to 11.2 and WeatherNation moving from 11.2 to 11.6.

Translators

Analog-to-digital conversion

KCHF shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 11, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 10, using virtual channel 11.

KNMQ-LD and KYNM-CD

KCHF also operates two low-power stations in Albuquerque. KNMQ-LD broadcasts on channel 20 and KYNM-CD, a Class A station, on channel 21. Both are licensed to RJ Enterprise Investments, LLC, a sister company of Son Broadcasting.

Subchannels of KNMQ-LD
Subchannel Res.Tooltip Display resolution Short name Programming
20.1 480iKNMQHeartland
20.2 ShopTVInfomercials
20.3 BingeTVBinge TV
20.4 OANOne America News Network
20.5 AceTVAce TV
20.6 TheWalkThe Walk TV (religious)
20.7 WeatherWeatherNation TV
20.8 JTVJewelry TV (4:3)
Subchannels of KYNM-CD
Subchannel Res.Tooltip Display resolution Short name Programming
21.1 720pFamTVThe Family Channel
21.2 480iJTVJewelry TV (4:3)
21.3 NTDNTD America (4:3)
21.4 HeartHeartland (4:3)
21.5 720pKCHF-TVSimulcast of KCHF-TV
21.6 480iComfyTVEnlace (Spanish religious) (4:3)
21.8 ShopTV2Infomercials (4:3)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCHF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 3 "Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Christian TV Pioneer, 'Blackie' Gonzalez, Passes Away - Christian Newswire" (Press release).
  4. ↑ "License To Cover for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KCHF". RabbitEars. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Luken Welcomes KCHF As Heartland Affiliate In Albuquerque–Santa Fe". Luken Communications. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ "KNMQ-LD". fccdata.org. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ "KYNM-CD". fccdata.org. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNMQ". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KYNM". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 16, 2026.