Albuquerque is the primary media hub of the US state of New Mexico, which includes Santa Fe and Las Cruces.[1][2] The vistas and adobe architecture of New Mexico are a major backdrop of Western fiction and the Western genre.[3][4] The media of Albuquerque and New Mexico has international influence, including important production studios, newspapers, magazines, radio and television studios.[5][6]
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and broader New Mexico work with the largest media markets in the world, from national New York and Los Angeles,[5] to international India and Japan.[7][8][9][10][11] Which often leverage New Mexico's location as a central hub for North America, New Mexico has a large English and Spanish speaking population which are two of the major languages in the Americas.[6] Some of the city's media conglomerates include Netflix's Albuquerque Studios,[12] NBCUniversal,[13] The Walt Disney Company,[14] and Warner Bros. Discovery.[15][16] Leveraging the talent of theatrical troupes and creative studios; Blackout Theatre,[17][18] Cliffdweller Studios,[19][20] and Heaven Sent Gaming.[21][22]
Albuquerque is home to the largest daily newspaper with the largest circulation in New Mexico: Albuquerque Journal, which is considered the "newspaper of record" for New Mexico alongside The Santa Fe New Mexican. Major magazines and other news publications in the city include Albuquerque the Magazine,[23] Albuquerque Business First,[24] and University of New Mexico has their Daily lobo publication.[25] Su Casa Magazine and Outside have a national reach, and New Mexico Magazine is widely circulated in the city.[26]
Major American broadcast networks, ABC, CBS/Fox, NBC, Telemundo, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and Univision, all have channels and studios in the city. Public Broadcasting has a NM PBS presence through sister stations KNME-TV and KNMD-TV. The public radio station KANW plays some NPR programming, but is mainly known for playing the New Mexico music genre.[27] Native American and Hispanic outlets are well-represented in the region due to the demographics of the city,[28] programs like National Native News and Spanish-language programming are regular in the region. Albuquerque's Christian media is accepted with its media culture, with New Mexican churches and Christians having established radio programs, sermon broadcasts, and other creative outlets.[29][30][31]
The following is a list of media operations within the greater Albuquerque metropolitan area, and some media in broader Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas and neighboring El Paso–Las Cruces, Texas–New Mexico combined statistical area, which also target Albuquerque.