KRQE | Logopedia

KGGM-TV[]

1953–1959[]

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Originally signed on the air on October 4, 1953 as KGGM-TV, owned by the Hebenstreit family's New Mexico Broadcasting Company along with KGGM radio (610 AM, now KNML).

1959–1967[]

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1967–1969[]

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1969–1976[]

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KBIM-TV began broadcasting as a CBS affiliate on February 24, 1966. The New Mexico Broadcasting Company acquired KBIM in 1989, which had until that time operated independently as a CBS affiliate, for $5 million. The purchase created financial strains on the Hebenstreits, who opted to sell their remaining shares to Lee in 1991.

1976–1979[]

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1979–1980[]

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1980–1982[]

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1982–1988[]

After having sold off KGGM radio in 1973, the Hebenstreits sold 42% of KGGM-TV to Lee Enterprises in 1985. The New Mexico Broadcasting Company acquired semi-satellite KBIM-TV in Roswell, which had until that time operated independently as a CBS affiliate, for $5 million in 1989. The purchase created financial strains on the Hebenstreits, who opted to sell their remaining shares to Lee in 1991.

1988–1992[]

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KRQE[]

1992–1993[]

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Citing the station's perceived reputation as a perennial third-place news outlet, Lee changed the call letters—at Andrew Hebenstreit's suggestion—to KRQE on September 7, 1992. However, the name "New Mexico Broadcasting Company" continued on the station's license well into the 21st century.

1993–1998[]

1997–1998[]

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1998–2000[]

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In 1998, Lee rebranded the combination of KRQE, KBIM-TV, and KREZ-TV in Durango, Colorado (which it had purchased), as "CBS Southwest" and revamped the Roswell and Durango stations' news services to produce inserts into KRQE's early evening newscasts.

Lee would eventually exit broadcasting and sold KRQE, along with most of the rest of its group, to Emmis Communications in 2000. In 2005, Emmis, in its own exit from television, sold the station to LIN TV Corporation in a group deal that included sister stations WLUK-TV in Green Bay, WALA-TV and WBPG in Mobile–Pensacola, and WTHI-TV in Terre Haute.

2000–present[]

Designer:

Giant Octopus (2000–2018)
Linear Drift (2018–present)

Typography:

Helvetica Neue

Launched:

2000

The "CBS Southwest" branding went nowhere, largely because the other stations in the market have long branded themselves by their call letters (even after acquiring or starting their own satellite stations), and in 2000 the station changed its branding to "KRQE News 13."

2000–2010[]

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2010–2018[]

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On August 8, 2010, KRQE became the first and only station in New Mexico to broadcast their newscasts in true high definition (KRQE newscasts on Fox New Mexico are also in high definition). A new set and new graphics debuted on the first HD broadcast.

On March 21, 2014, it was announced that Media General would acquire LIN. The merger was completed on December 19. Just over a year later, on January 27, 2016, it was announced that the Nexstar Broadcasting Group would buy Media General for $4.6 billion. After selling KASA to Ramar Communications (and subsequently moving its Fox affiliation to KRQE's DT2 subchannel), KRQE became part of "Nexstar Media Group." The sale was completed on January 17, 2017.

2018–present[]

On October 24, 2018, KRQE debuted a new state of the art digital set, and also updated its logo, including a CBS logo at the bottom of their current logo.

KRQE-TV news opens-3

External links[]

Official website

V • T • E

Nexstar Media Group

Predecessors:

Other assets:
The Hill | Nexstar Advertising | WGN

¹Owns a 75% stake of the network, the other 12.5% stake is co-owned between Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery.
²Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, in which Nexstar owns 31% while Warner Bros. Discovery owns the remaining 69%.
³Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.
⁴Nexstar operates this station owned by Cunningham Broadcasting.
⁵Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting through an SSA.
⁶Nexstar operates this station owned by Vaughan Media.
⁷Predecessor company of LIN Media.
⁸Nexstar operates this station owned by Londen Media Group.

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1953–1959	1959–1967	1967–1969	1969–1976	1976–1979	1979–1980


1980–1982	1982-1988	1988–1992	1992–1993	1993–1998	1997–1998


1998–2000	2000–2010	2010–2018	2018–present