Satellite Stations
KOAT-TV formerly operated three satellite stations, which rebroadcast its signal and add local content for other parts of the broadcast market:
| Station | City of license | Channels (Digital) |
Channels (Virtual) |
First air date | Last air date | Former callsigns | ERP (Digital) |
HAAT (Digital) |
Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
| KOCT | Carlsbad | 19 (UHF) | 6 | August 24, 1956 | July 18, 2012 | KAVE-TV (1956–1987) KVIO-TV (1987–1993) |
15 kW | 333 m | 53908 | 32°47′38″N 104°12′29″W / 32.79389°N 104.20806°W / 32.79389; -104.20806 (KOCT) |
| KOFT1 | Farmington | 8 (VHF) | 3 | 2002 | November 2007 | 40 kW | 165.9 m | 53904 | 36°40′17″N 108°13′52.7″W / 36.67139°N 108.231306°W / 36.67139; -108.231306 (KOFT) | |
| KOVT | Silver City | 10 (VHF) | 10 | September 19872 | July 18, 2012 | KWNM-TV (1987–1992) | 3.2 kW | 485 m | 53911 | 32°51′46″N 108°14′28″W / 32.86278°N 108.24111°W / 32.86278; -108.24111 (KOVT) |
Notes:
- 1. KOFT never operated its analog signal; its digital station was operated via Special Temporary Authorization.
- 2. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KOVT signed on September 9, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on September 10.
KOCT, formerly KAVE-TV and KVIO-TV, became part of the KOAT-TV operation in 1993 after previously serving as a satellite of El Paso ABC affiliate KVIA-TV. The Carlsbad station began in 1956 as KAVE-TV, a CBS/NTA Film Network affiliate with studio and transmitter facilities on Church Street in Carlsbad. In 1966, when Roswell, New Mexico station KBIM-TV became the CBS affiliate for southeastern New Mexico, KAVE became a satellite station of then-ABC affiliate KMOM-TV in Monahans, Texas (now NBC affiliate KWES-TV, Midland-Odessa, Texas) and then of KVIA-TV in El Paso in 1976.
Hearst-Argyle surrendered the license of KOFT to the FCC on November 13, 2007, though its license was not canceled until May 5, 2010. Hearst then informed the FCC on July 18, 2012 that it would discontinue the operations of KOCT and KOVT; their licenses were canceled on August 1. The move was made to eliminate the need to maintain the KOCT and KOVT public files in their respective cities due to FCC regulations which went into effect on that date; both stations were promptly replaced with KOAT translator stations on the same channels to continue providing service to both cities.
In addition, there are several low-powered repeaters that carry KOAT's programming throughout New Mexico, northeastern Arizona and southern Colorado.
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