KOAT-TV, also known as KOAT Action 7 News, is an ABC-affiliated television station based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Owned by Hearst Television, it has been serving the Albuquerque–Santa Fe market since its inception in 1953. The station broadcasts on digital channel 7 (VHF) and operates from its studios located on Carlisle Boulevard in Northeast Albuquerque, with its transmitter situated on Sandia Crest .