KOB-TV, LLC

KOB-TV Channel 4, New Mexico's first television station, initially began as the mere vision of Tom Pepperday, owner of KOB Radio.'(KOB-TV is no longer affiliated with the radio stations.)'In 1943 Pepperday applied for and was denied a television license.'He reapplied in 1948 and his persistence paid off.'He was granted a license and in the process made history.'KOB-TV became the first television station between the Mississippi River and the West Coast.