Is KRQE (CBS 13) on NextGen TV?
CBS · channel 13 · Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque-Santa Fe market)
Yes. KRQE still broadcasts its regular signal from its own transmitter, so nothing changed for your TV. A NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) version also airs from KASY-TV's transmitter (since December 13, 2022).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KRQE at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 13
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 13 · VHF-high
- Network
- CBS
- City of license
- Albuquerque, NM
- TV market
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe (#47)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via KASY-TV
- NextGen TV since
- December 13, 2022
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 48575
How KRQE shares transmitters
During the switch, stations in a market pair up: one transmitter (the “lighthouse”) goes NextGen-only and carries everyone’s 3.0 versions, while its own old-format programming moves to a partner. Your TV shows the same channel numbers either way.
- KRQE’s NextGen TV version airs from KASY-TV (MyNet 50) (RF 36).
Questions about KRQE
Is KRQE broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. KRQE still broadcasts its regular signal from its own transmitter, so nothing changed for your TV. A NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) version also airs from KASY-TV's transmitter (since December 13, 2022).
Will KRQE stop working on my TV?
Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations in the 55 largest markets end old-format signals in February 2028. The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get channel 13?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. KRQE transmits on real (RF) channel 13, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Albuquerque-Santa Fe
- KYNM-CD (30)
- KTEL-CD (TBD 47)
- KASA-TV (Telemundo 2)
- KENW (PBS 3)
- KOB (NBC 4)
- KNME-TV (PBS 5)
- KREZ-TV (CBS 6)
- KOAT-TV (ABC 7) · 3.0
- KOBR (NBC 8)
- KNMD-TV (PBS 9) · 3.0
- KBIM-TV (CBS 10)
- KCHF (11)
- KOBF (NBC 12)
- KLUZ-TV (Univision 14)
- KWBQ (CW 19) · 3.0
- KRMU (PBS 20)
- KRWB-TV (CW 21)
- KNAT-TV (TBN 23)
- KTEL-TV (NBC 25)
- KRPV-DT (27)
- KUPT (Telexitos 29)
- KAZQ (ETV 32)
- KRTN-TV (TBD 33)
- KTFQ-TV (UniMás 41)
- KASY-TV (MyNet 50) · 3.0
- KKAC (Story Television)
- KKAD (StartTV)
- KKAB (West)
Full Albuquerque-Santa Fe station list and shutoff timeline →