Lottery Televised Drawings Moving To KOB-TV And Affiliated Stations

Powerball Drawings to Air Again...

ALBUQUERQUE - Nightly drawing results of New Mexico Lottery games are moving to new television stations. With the start of the Lottery’s fiscal year tomorrow (July 1), drawings will air on KOB-TV (Channel 4), New Mexico’s primary NBC television affiliate. Albuquerque-based KOB also operates stations KOBR (Channel 8) in Roswell and KOBF (Channel 12) in Farmington, with additional coverage available on numerous local translators and cable systems in New Mexico, southern Colorado, and eastern Arizona, along with KOB’s digital channels. KOB and its affiliated stations are owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.

KOB, KOBF and KOBR will broadcast the nightly drawing results of New Mexico’s in-state games, Roadrunner Cash, 4 This Way! and Pick 3. Results will air at approximately 10:20 pm Mondays through Saturdays. The agreement includes the broadcast of Powerball drawings, the multi-million dollar multi-state lotto game in which New Mexico has participated since October 1996. Powerball drawings air at 8:59 pm Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

“We anticipate a smooth transition for the viewing public,” said Lottery CEO Tom Shaheen. “We’re looking forward to a new partnership that will also include expanded public affairs programming about the Lottery Success Scholarship.”

“We are very excited to become the official Lottery television station Friday, July 1,” said Susan Connor, Station Manager at KOB-TV. “This is a true partnership, and together we are bringing New Mexico the Powerball Drawings ‘LIVE’ again starting Saturday at 8:59 pm.”

The contract is for three years, with up to three one-year extensions. As part of the agreement, KOB will receive 54 percent of the Lottery’s television advertising buy. Earlier this year, 11 New Mexico television stations and cable systems were invited to bid on the Lottery’s new drawing contract. New Mexico’s three major network affiliates all responded. KRQE, Albuquerque’s CBS affiliate and its co-owned stations, KBIM/Roswell and KREZ/Durango-Farmington, have broadcast in-state drawing results since late 2000.

All publications, stations and news services that currently receive New Mexico Lottery drawing results will continue to get them without any interruption.