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Closed Captioning

Closed Captioning Certification under FCC Rule 79.1

KNME-TV/New Mexico PBS asserts that the video programming we provide satisfies the caption quality standards of FCC Rule 79.1(j)(2).

All programming provided by New Mexico PBS complies with the closed captioning requirements established by the Federal Communications Commission as embodied in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1, including regulations concerning closed captioning quality. Programming provided by KNME-TV/New Mexico PBS complies with these regulations by satisfying the caption quality standards set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2) or being subject to one or more of the captioning exemptions set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(d), including programming that is interstitial material, promotional announcements, and public service announcements that are 10 minutes or less in duration; and/or programming that consists primarily of non-vocal music.