KNMX

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title: "KNMX" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-new-mexico", "radio-stations-established-in-1979", "1979-establishments-in-new-mexico"] description: "Radio station in Las Vegas–Santa Fe, New Mexico" topic_path: "geography/mexico" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNMX" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Las Vegas–Santa Fe, New Mexico ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	KNMX
logo	File:KNMX 540 logo.png
city	Las Vegas, New Mexico
area	Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico
branding	K New Mexico
frequency	540 kHz
translator
format	New Mexico music
power	5,000 watts day
20 watts night
class	D
facility_id	58915
coordinates
owner	Sangre De Cristo Broadcasting Co, Inc.
sister_stations	KBQL, KMDS, KMDZ, KNMM
website	SDCradio.com
licensing_authority	FCC
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| name = KNMX | logo = File:KNMX 540 logo.png | city = Las Vegas, New Mexico | area = Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico | branding = K New Mexico | frequency = 540 kHz | repeater = | translator = | airdate = | format = New Mexico music | power = 5,000 watts day 20 watts night | erp = | haat = | class = D | facility_id = 58915 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = | owner = Sangre De Cristo Broadcasting Co, Inc. | licensee = | sister_stations = KBQL, KMDS, KMDZ, KNMM | webcast = | website = SDCradio.com | affiliations = | licensing_authority= FCC

KNMX (540 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serving the Santa Fe area. The station is owned by Sangre De Cristo Broadcasting Co, Inc. It broadcasts a Spanish language radio format of New Mexico music with some Regional Mexican and Ranchera music.

By day, KNMX is powered at 5,000 watts. But because 540 AM is a Mexican and Canadian clear-channel frequency, KNMX must reduce nighttime power to only 20 watts to prevent skywave interference to the dominant Class A stations on this frequency. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on FM translator 99.9 MHz K260DJ.

History

On April 11, 1979, San Miguel Broadcasting Company, Inc., filed a construction permit to build a new radio station at 540 kHz in Las Vegas. The Federal Communications Commission approved the construction permit in December, and the station began broadcasting in October 1980. It was the area's first Spanish-language radio outlet, though it took three years for KNMX to turn a profit.

San Miguel owned the station until 1993, when it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Sangre de Cristo acquired KNMX in 1996 for $235,000, after the station had been placed in trusteeship.

References

References

1. "KNMX Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
2. [https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Knmx&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KNMX]
3. [https://radio-locator.com/info/K260DJ-FX Radio-Locator.com/K260DJ]
4. "History Cards for KNMX". [[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards.
5. Storey, Robert. (July 16, 1983). "Spanish-language radio station in unique position". Santa Fe New Mexican.
6. (November 30, 1993). "Bankruptcies". Santa Fe New Mexican.
7. (July 19, 1996). "Transactions". Radio & Records.

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