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KOB (channel 4) is the NBC-affiliated television station serving Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and the entire state of New Mexico, United States . The station was founded by Albuquerque Journal owner and publisher Tom Pepperday and first signed on the air on November 29, 1948, making it the oldest television station in New Mexico and the third-oldest between the Mississippi River and the West Coast . It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, a family-owned media company based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, which purchased the station from Time-Life in 1957 . As a dedicated source for online television, KOB's studios are located on Broadcast Plaza just west of downtown Albuquerque, and its transmitter is situated on Sandia Crest, east of the city, broadcasting on UHF digital channel 26 with virtual channel 4.1 . The station has been a primary NBC affiliate since its debut, owing to its radio sister's long affiliation with the NBC Radio Network, and its call letters KOB are derived from the former sister stations KKOB-AM-FM .

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of the full NBC network schedule, including prime time series such as The Voice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Saturday Night Live. The station produces extensive local newscasts under the branding KOB Eyewitness News 4, broadcasting 32.5 hours of locally produced newscasts each week, with 5.5 hours each weekday, three hours on Saturdays, and two hours on Sundays . During the school year, KOB broadcasts a weekly 15-minute sportscast, New Mexico Gameday, dedicated to high school sports across the state . The station's digital signal is multiplexed across multiple subchannels, with 4.1 carrying NBC programming, 4.2 broadcasting Heroes & Icons, 4.3 airing MeTV, 4.4 broadcasting Catchy Comedy, 4.5 carrying Ion Plus, 4.6 airing Scripps News, and 4.7 broadcasting Start TV . Weekly educational and informational programming required by the FCC has historically come from NASA TV on weekend mornings .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Albuquerque news and NBC programming, KOB is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television on UHF channel 26 (virtual channel 4.1) . The station is carried on major satellite providers including DirecTV and Dish Network, with Dish carrying the station on its Spot B8 beam at 119.0 degrees West in MPEG-4 SD format with Nagravision encryption . The station is accessible as tv online via streaming services including DirecTV Stream, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, and YouTube TV, as well as through the official KOB 4 mobile application available for iOS and Android devices, which provides live streaming of local newscasts, breaking news updates, weather alerts, and severe weather coverage from the KOB 4 weather team . The station's slogan, "KOB stands 4 New Mexico," reflects its commitment to serving viewers across the Albuquerque-Santa Fe media market, including Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Los Alamos, Taos, Las Vegas (New Mexico), and other communities throughout the Land of Enchantment .

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