KVMD

KVMD
Twentynine Palms–Los Angeles, California; United States;
City	Twentynine Palms, California
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF); Virtual: 31;
Programming
Affiliations	31.1: Merit Street Media; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	KVMD TV, LLC; (Ronald Ulloa); ; (KVMD Licensee Co., LLC);
Sister stations	KXLA, KJLA
History
First air date	December 1, 1997
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 31 (UHF, 1997–2003)
Former affiliations	America One (1997–2003); Independent (2003–2008); Armenian-Russian Television Network (2008–2017); Almavision (2017–2018); LATV (2018–2021; now part-time on KXLA-DT1); NTD Television (2021–2023); Infomercials (2023–2024);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16729
ERP	150 kW
HAAT	784 m (2,572 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°2′16.8″N 116°48′49.9″W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	kvmdtv.com

KVMD (channel 31) is a television station in Twentynine Palms, California, United States, airing programming from Merit Street Media. Station owner Ronald Ulloa is also president and majority owner of Rancho Palos Verdes–licensed independent station KXLA (channel 44). KVMD's studios are located on Corinth Avenue (near Interstate 405) in West Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Snow Peak in the San Bernardino Mountains, north of Banning, California; its broadcast signal covers most of the area within the Inland Empire.

KVMD's signal is relayed by two low-power translators: KSMV-LD in Los Angeles and KIMG-LD in Ventura, both of which also broadcast on digital channel 23 and virtual channel 31. The station is carried throughout the Los Angeles media market on various cable television systems. KVMD-DT is also available on DirecTV and Dish Network on channel 31, its former analog channel.

The station broadcasts digitally on 19 subchannels. KVMD is dedicated to providing free over-the-air programming to minority groups in southern California. Currently, programming is offered in English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese and Armenian.

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