KDMD (channel 33) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with Ion Television and MeTV. The station is owned by Bridge Media Networks alongside KLDY-LD (channel 31), and maintains studios on East 66th Avenue near the Seward Highway in Anchorage; its transmitter is located in Eagle River.
History The station debuted on the air on October 1, 1989, with a mix of religious, classic TV and paid programming before joining Pax TV (the original name for Ion) in 1998. Today, it airs Ion and a variety of local programming. From 2002 to 2006, KDMD carried Seattle Mariners baseball via the Mariners Television Network.
In June 2007, the station began broadcasting Telemundo on a digital subchannel, making it the first Spanish-language broadcast station in Alaska. This affiliation ended in 2025.
On December 11, 2023, it was announced that Ketchikan TV would sell KDMD, sister station KTNL-TV in Sitka, and three low-power stations to Bridge News LLC, backed by entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava, for $2.4 million. The sale was completed on March 12, 2024.
KDMD-DT3 KDMD-DT3 (branded MeTV Alaska) is the MeTV-affiliated third digital subchannel of KDMD, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 33.3. In addition to MeTV programming, the subchannel broadcasts a mix of local Alaskan programming daily from both professional and amateur video producers. Until 2010, KDMD-DT3 operated as a separate station on analog UHF channel 38 under the calls KACN-LP. On April 24, 2014, KDMD-DT3 became a MeTV affiliate.Rabbitears: KDMD/KACN
Subchannels The station's signal is multiplexed: +Subchannels of KDMD Channel Res. Short name Programming 33.1 480i KDMD Ion Television 33.2 Bridge1 Infomercials 33.3 MeTV MeTV 33.4 Grit Grit 33.5 Bridge2 Infomercials 33.6 CourtTV Court TV 33.7 Laff Laff 33.8 Movies Movies! (4:3) 33.9 Catchy Catchy Comedy (4:3) 33.10ZLiving Z Living (4:3) 33.11Buzzr Buzzr 33.12AWSN All Women's Sports Network 33.13OAN One America Plus 33.14DrOz Oz TV
See also KUBD-LP
References
External links Station website