city twentynine palms california channels digital 23 uhf virtual 31 uhf subchannels kvmd digital broadcasts affiliations independent owner kvmd tv llc . ronald ulloa first air date december 1 1997 sister station s kxla kjla former channel number s analog 31 uhf 1997 2003 transmitter power 150 kw erp height 784 m facility id 16729 transmitter coordinates 34 2 16.8 n 116 48 49.9 w 34.038000 n 116.813861 w 34.038000 ; 116.813861 website www.kvmdtv.com kvmd is an independent television station licensed to twentynine palms california usa . the broadcast signal covers most of the inland empire on digital uhf channel 23 . kvmd dt is also available on directv and dish network on channel 31 its former analog channel . the station is also seen throughout the los angeles media market on various cable tv systems . the station broadcasts digitally on nine subchannels . kvmd is dedicated to providing free over the air programming to minority groups in southern california . currently programming is offered in spanish . mandarin chinese vietnamese english and armenian . kvmd s owner ronald ulloa is also president and majority owner of kxla . kvmd is simulcast on ksmv ld digital channel 23 mapped to virtual channel 31 . 1 kvmd s transmitter is located atop snow peak in the san bernardino mountains north of banning california . kvmd alike kpxn kzsw kvvb lp and kilm are one of five independent tv stations based in the inland empire region of southern california including the high desert . kvmd has subchannels in other languages serving the region s asian american community . contents 1 history 2 directv carriage 3 digital channels 4 references 5 external links history edit on december 1 1997 on analog channel 31 kvmd signed on . while its analog signal was rather weak and could not generally be received beyond twentynine palms and yucca valley it sought and obtained carriage on many cable television systems throughout southern california as well as satellite tv due to its fortuitous location in the outskirts of the los angeles dma and federal communications commission fcc must carry rules . kvmd started out broadcasting ethnic programming in japanese english subtitled korean mandarin cantonese vietnamese tagalog persian armenian arabic french italian and spanish . on july 29 2002 its digital signal went on the air on channel 23 . this signal is much stronger potentially reaching 80 times as many viewers over the air as its analog signal and reaching most of the inland empire . it also reaches a good portion of los angeles orange and part of san diego counties . on june 1 2003 kvmd became the first station in the country to shut off its analog channel and go digital only in support of the government mandated digital transition . on june 1 2008 kvmd started to air artn armenian programming every night . directv carriage edit kvmd ceased programming on directv s local standard definition coverage on december 19 2007 but returned on october 31 2008 . digital channels edit channel programming 23.1 31.1 main kvmd programming armenian russian television network armenian 31.2 university of guadalajara spanish cultural educational xhudg tdt 31.3 mbs mdn tv korean 31.4 gdtv world american edition cantonese mandarin 31.5 creation tv usa cantonese mandarin 31.6 cable response tv 31.7 cable response tv 31.8 wcetv cctv 4 mandarin 31.9 cctv news english 31.10 cable response references edit rabbitears.info external links edit official site query the fcc s tv station database for kvmd query the fcc s tv station database for ksmv ld biafn s media web database information on kvmd tv l.a. dtv spat could be a test case multichannel news december 16 2002 2006 fcc petition requesting mandatory carriage under must carry rules v t e television stations in southern california including los angeles orange county and portions of the inland empire english language stations major channels in bold kcbs tv 2.1 cbs 2.2 decades knbc 4.1 nbc 4.2 cozi tv ktla 5.1 cw 5.2 antenna tv 5.3 this tv ksfv ca 6.1 hsn kabc tv 7.1 abc 7.2 lwn 7.3 laff kfla ld 8.1 rtv 8.2 cstv 8.3 tuff tv 8.4 vmas kcal tv 9.1 ind kiio ld 10.1 ind. 10.2 infomercials kttv 11.1 fox ktbv ld 12.1 cornerstone tv 12.2 3abn dare to dream 12.3 gbn 12.4 3abn 12.5 al karma tv 12.6 cnl kcop tv 13.1 mntv 13.2 buzzr 13.3 movies 13.4 h & i knet cd 25.1 metv kvhd ld 26.1 evine live kpxn tv 30.1 ion 30.2 qubo 30.3 ion life 30.4 ion shop 30.5 qvc over the air 30.6 hsn kmex tv 34.3 bounce ktav ld 35.2 guideus tv 35.4 sbn 35.5 ctvn 35.6 peace tv khiz ld 39.1 the country network 39.2 jtv ktbn tv 40.1 tbn 40.2 church 40.3 juce tv smile 40.5 salsa kftr dt 46.2 gettv 46.3 escape 46.4 grit kdoc tv 56.1 ind 56.3 metv 56.4 comet tv 56.8 works kilm 64.1 sbn kedd ld 69.1 hsn public television kvcr dt 24.1 pbs 24.2 fnx 24.3 kvcr desert cities 24.4 create kcet 28.1 public ind 28.2 link tv 28.3 v me spanish 28.4 nhk world koce tv 50.1 pbs hd 50.2 pbs plus 50.3 daystar 50.4 world klcs 58.1 pbs 58.2 kids 58.3 create 58.4 fnx ethnic stations v t e foreign language television stations in the greater los angeles area spanish kvtu lp 3 kcio lp 33 galavision kwhy tv 22.1 mundomax 22.2 ind 22.3 rel 22.4 rel 22.5 majestad 22.6 jres knet cd 25.3 kdoc 56.2 esne kvhd ld 26.2 rel khtv cd 27.1 nbc universo kcet 28.3 v me p blico kwju cd 32 almavision kmex dt 34.1 uni ktav ld 35.1 35.3 35.8 alma 35.7 rel k36jh 36 vida ktbn tv 40.4 enlace kxla 44.11 crtv kftr dt 46.1 unim s kvea 52.1 tel 52.2 exitos kaza tv 54.1 aza 54.2 azteca novelas kjla 57.1 latv krca 62.1 estrellatv 62.4 inmigrante tv armenian kiio ld 10.3 and 10.4 armenian language programming ksci 18.5 usarmenia 18.6 aabc tv 18.7 shant tv usa 18.9 horizon armenian tv 18.10 best tv 18.12 amga knla cd 20.6 pan armenian music tv 20.7 pan armenian tv 20.8 armenia 1 kxla 44.10 amga chinese cantonese kxla 44.4 skylink 2 mandarin ksci 18.8 mactv kxla 44.3 skylink 3 44.6 icn 44.7 ntdtv 44.9 g & e kjla 57.9 zwtv krca 62.2 httv 62.6 stv usa kilm 64.2 sinotv farsi kxla 44.1 iranian community network japanese ksci 18.2 utb korean ksci 18.3 mbc d 18.4 cgntv 18.11 mbc america kxla 44.2 kbs 44.5 arirang vietnamese knla cd 20.4 knet cd 25.5 vietvhd 25.6 s tv kdoc tv 56.5 kvla 56.6 stv 56.7 vietv kjla 57.2 vietface tv 57.3 vnatv 57.4 set 57.5 sgtv 57.6 vbs 57.7 stv 57.8 ibc 57.10 ent 57.11 vietsun multilingual ksci 18.1 ind knla cd 20.1 crossings tv kskj cd 45 translator of ksci 18 outlying areas kvtu lp 3 rel agoura hills kuhd lp 6 rel ventura kzno lp 6 independent community big bear lake k12po 12 ind kusi tv temecula kimg ld 19.1 silent ventura kvme tv 20.1 metv krvd ld 23.1 pbs koce tv banning kero tv 23.1 abc 23.2 azteca 23.3 metv bakersfield available in high desert region kblm lp 25 spanish ind riverside perris k27ds abc kesq yucca valley kzsw lp 27 ind temecula kvkv lp 29 rel victorville kbak tv 29.1 cbs 29.3 grit 58.2 fox bakersfield available in high desert region kvmd 31.1 ind 31.2 xhudg tdt 31.3 filam tv filipino 31.4 guangdong tv 31.5 skylink 1 31.6 rel 31.7 tbwtv 31.8 wcetv 31.9 cctv news twentynine palms kcio ld 33.1 ind lancaster kvvb lp 33 ind victorville k55cw 34 ind victorville k36jh 36 vida barstow k41cb 41 pbs koce tv lucerne valley kijr lp 47 rel lucerne valley kuhd ld 51.1 ind camarillo local cable channels fox sports west and prime ticket la cityview 35 time warner cable sportsnet and time warner cable deportes sportsnet la defunct stations kkog tv 16 ind ventura oxnard kpal lp 38 a1 palmdale keef tv 68 ind kvst 68 ind public access ictn inland community television network la cadena deportiva orange county newschannel sportschannel los angeles atsc m h mobile dtv knbc 4.1 nbc kttv 11.1 fox via kcop tv kpxn tv 30.1 ion kmex dt 34.1 uni kftr dt 46.1 unim s via kmex dt kvea 52.1 tel adjacent areas phoenix las vegas california television bakersfield chico redding eureka fresno las vegas nv los angeles medford or monterey inland empire palm springs reno nv sacramento san diego san francisco santa barbara el centro ca 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channel v taiwan kbtv cd sacramento kcns san francisco kiku honolulu kjla los angeles kmtp tv san francisco krca los angeles ksci kuan lp los angeles san diego ktsf san francisco kvmd los angeles kxla los angeles ntdtv new york los angeles phoenix north america chinese channel sinovision new york star chinese channel star legend movies tai seng sat tv tai seng entertainment tvb jadeworld usa wcetv sky link tv usa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kvmd & oldid 744563126 categories television stations in los angelestelevision channels and stations established in 1997spanish language television stations in californiavietnamese language television stations in californiahidden categories broadcast infoboxes with deprecated parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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