KQMM-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 29, is a low-power, Class A Sonlife-affiliated television station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States. The station is owned by Caballero Television.

KQMM-CD
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsSonlife
Ownership
OwnerCaballero Television
History
FoundedNovember 6, 1990
Former call signs
K14IG (1990–2000)
KQMM-LP (2000–2003)
KQMM-CA (2003–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
14 (UHF, 1990–2011)
Mas Musica (until 2006)
Tr3́s (2006–2015)
3ABN Latino (2015-?)
Call sign meaning
KQ Mas Musica (former affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID167844
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
Links
Public license information

History

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On November 6, 1990, KQMM signed on as K14IG, and was later granted class A status in 2003.

On September 25, 2006, KQMM switched to the new MTV Tr3s network (now simply known as Tr3́s since July 2010), which was created as a result of Viacom's acquisition of Mas Musica.

On July 31, 2007, KQMM-CA was granted a construction permit to operate a digital companion channel on UHF channel 29. The digital station, KQMM-LD, went on the air on May 5, 2008.

On September 28, 2011, the station transferred their class A license to the digital channel, changing the call sign to KQMM-CD. On October 4, 2011, the station's analog license was cancelled and the KQMM-CA call sign was deleted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

On August 3, 2015, KQMM-CD dropped the MTV Tres affiliation and started broadcasting Spanish religious programming from 3ABN Latino.

Digital channels

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The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[2]
29.1 480i 4:3 KQMM-CD Main KQMM-CD programming / Sonlife
29.2 Infomercials
29.3
29.4
29.5 3ABN

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQMM-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KQMM-CD". www.rabbitears.info.
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