KCHF
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KCHF digital channel 10 (virtual channel 11) is an independent
, Christian
television station
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
, USA
, serving the Albuquerque
DMA from its transmitter location near Los Alamos
. The station is owned by Son Broadcasting, a non-profit organization
, and broadcasts Christian
programming with no secular entertainment or infomercials. It is currently the only Christian television station operating on the VHF band.
programming commonly offered by Christian television stations. Some of their locally-produced programs include:
KCHF broadcasts "God Answers Prayer" both as a studio talk show and as a live call-in show on weekdays, and a "best of" show on Sundays.
The station meets the requirement for educational programming for children. It broadcasts over eight hours E/I
-rated programming each week, mostly aimed at children under 10, including a five-hour block on Saturday mornings.
Independent station
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, Christian
Christian
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television station
Television channel
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in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, USA
United States
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, serving the Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
DMA from its transmitter location near Los Alamos
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, built upon four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and the adjoining White Rock Canyon. The population of the CDP was 12,019 at the 2010 Census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while...
. The station is owned by Son Broadcasting, a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
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, and broadcasts Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
programming with no secular entertainment or infomercials. It is currently the only Christian television station operating on the VHF band.
History
The original construction permit for KCHF was granted on January 19, 1983. The station signed on in January 1984 and was granted their initial license on June 29, 1984. KCHF has always operated as a Christian station, as its owners have committed the station to serve the Christian community. KCHF-DT was licensed as a full digital television facility on January 26, 2006 and will serve as the broadcast facility after the digital television conversion is complete.Programming
As an independent station with no network commitments, KCHF produces several programs in-house, in addition to the nationally-syndicatedTelevision syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming commonly offered by Christian television stations. Some of their locally-produced programs include:
- Restoring God's People
- Healing Is For You
- A Healthier You
- God Answers Prayer
KCHF broadcasts "God Answers Prayer" both as a studio talk show and as a live call-in show on weekdays, and a "best of" show on Sundays.
The station meets the requirement for educational programming for children. It broadcasts over eight hours E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
-rated programming each week, mostly aimed at children under 10, including a five-hour block on Saturday mornings.