KRQE

==KGGM-TV==
===1953–1959===
Originally signed on the air on October 4, 1953 as KGGM-TV, owned by the Hebenstreit family's New Mexico Broadcasting Company along with KGGM radio (610 AM, now KNML).
===1959–1967===
===1967–1969===
===1969–1976===
KBIM-TV began broadcasting as a CBS affiliate on February 24, 1966. The New Mexico Broadcasting Company acquired KBIM in 1989, which had until that time operated independently as a CBS affiliate, for $5 million. The purchase created financial strains on the Hebenstreits, who opted to sell their remaining shares to Lee in 1991.
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===1976–1979===
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===1979–1980===
===1980–1988===
After having sold off KGGM radio in 1973, the Hebenstreits sold 42% of KGGM-TV to Lee Enterprises in 1985. The New Mexico Broadcasting Company acquired semi-satellite KBIM-TV in Roswell, which had until that time operated independently as a CBS affiliate, for $5 million in 1989. The purchase created financial strains on the Hebenstreits, who opted to sell their remaining shares to Lee in 1991.
===1988–1990===
===1990–1992===
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==KRQE==
===1992–1993===
Citing the station's perceived reputation as a perennial third-place news outlet, Lee changed the call letters—at Andrew Hebenstreit's suggestion—to KRQE on September 7, 1992. However, the name "New Mexico Broadcasting Company" continued on the station's license well into the 21st century.
===1993–1998===
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====1997–1998====
KRQE Q13 News 530 open 1998.jpg|Q13 News open (1998)
===1998–2000===
In 1998, Lee rebranded the combination of KRQE, KBIM-TV, and KREZ-TV in Durango, Colorado (which it had purchased), as "CBS Southwest" and revamped the Roswell and Durango stations' news services to produce inserts into KRQE's early evening newscasts.
Lee would eventually exit broadcasting and sold KRQE, along with most of the rest of its group, to Emmis Communications in 2000. In 2005, Emmis, in its own exit from television, sold the station to LIN TV Corporation in a group deal that included sister stations WLUK-TV in Green Bay, WALA-TV and WBPG in Mobile–Pensacola, and WTHI-TV in Terre Haute.
===2000–present===
The "CBS Southwest" branding went nowhere, largely because the other stations in the market have long branded themselves by their call letters (even after acquiring or starting their own satellite stations), and in 2000 the station changed its branding to "KRQE News 13."
====2000–2010====
KRQE 10p open 2000.jpg|KRQE News 13 10pm open (2000-2006)
KRQE EYT 2000.jpg|"Earning Your Trust" promo (2000-2006)
====2010–2018====
On August 8, 2010, KRQE became the first and only station in New Mexico to broadcast their newscasts in true high definition (KRQE newscasts on Fox New Mexico are also in high definition). A new set and new graphics debuted on the first HD broadcast.
On March 21, 2014, it was announced that Media General would acquire LIN. The merger was completed on December 19. Just over a year later, on January 27, 2016, it was announced that the Nexstar Broadcasting Group would buy Media General for $4.6 billion. After selling KASA to Ramar Communications (and subsequently moving its Fox affiliation to KRQE's DT2 subchannel), KRQE became part of "Nexstar Media Group." The sale was completed on January 17, 2017.
KRQE 2.svg|KRQE-DT2 (2017–present)
====2018–present====
On October 24, 2018, KRQE debuted a new state of the art digital set, and also updated its logo, including a CBS logo at the bottom of their current logo.
KRQE News 13 3D.png|3D logo
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KRQE web header.svg|Web header
KRQE News 13 10pm open (2018).png|KRQE News 13 at 10 open (2018-present)
KRQE News 13 on Fox NM at 9 open (2018-).png|KRQE News 13 on Fox New Mexico at 9:00 open (2018-present)
KRQE-DT2 station ID (Mar 2022).png|KRQE-DT2 station ID (March 2022)
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KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (A).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #1
KRQE-DT2 Christmas Promo 2019 (II) (A, II).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #1 (II) (Christmas variant II)
KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (B).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #2
KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (C).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #3
KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (D).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #4
KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (E).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #5
KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (F).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #6
KRQE-DT2 Christmas Promo 2019 (F, II).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #6 (II) (Christmas variant)
KRQE-DT2 Promo 2019 (G).png|KRQE-DT2 Station ID #7
==External links==
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