KAIC

KAIC is an NBC affiliate serving Albuquerque, NM, and the Albuquerque market. Broadcasting on channel 3, KAIC is owned and operated by Oakhurst Broadcasting. Launched in 1948, KAIC is the oldest station in the market. It carried both the NBC and CBS affiliation until KJVF signed on in 1954. In addition to running the NBC schedule, KIAC also airs syndicated programming, including Access Hollywood, Tic Tac Dough, and Whew!. KAIC also operates three subchannels: 3.2 (for Trio Sports Network), 3.3 (for Cozi TV), and 3.4 (for Grit).

History
KAJC started operations on November 29, 1948, after Albuquerque Journal owner and publisher Tom Pepperday won a television license on his second try. Pepperday had previously applied for one in 1943. It is the oldest television station in New Mexico, as well as the third-oldest television station between the Mississippi River and the West Coast. Initially, channel 5 ran programming from all four networks—NBC, ABC, CBS and DuMont Television Network. However, it has always been a primary NBC affiliate.

Later, in May 1952, KAJC was purchased by magazine publisher Time-Life (now Time Warner's Time Inc. subsidiary) and former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Wayne Coy. It was Time-Life’s first television asset. In 1954, KJVF (channel 8) signed on and took CBS.

Stanley E. Hubbard, founder of Hubbard Broadcasting, bought KAJC from Time-Life in 1957. After 50 years of ownership, Hubbard Broadcasting announce they've sold the station to Oakhurst Broadcasting. The sale was final in early 2008.