KNVO (TV)
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Rio Grande Valley, Texas United States |
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City of license | McAllen, Texas |
Branding | Univision Valle del Rio Grande (general) Noticias Valle del Río Grande (newscasts) |
Channels | Digital: 49 (UHF) Virtual: 48 (PSIP) |
Subchannels | (see article) |
Affiliations | Univision |
Owner | Entravision Communications (Entravision Holdings, LLC) |
First air date | October 12, 1992 |
Call letters' meaning | K (Que) NueVO (Spanish for "how new") |
Sister station(s) | KCWT-CD, KFRQ, KFXV-LD, KXFX-CD, KKPS, KNVO-FM, KTFV-CD, KVLY, XHRIO-TDT |
Former callsigns | KNVO (1989-1991) KMZS (1991-1992) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 48 (UHF, 1992-2009) |
Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
Height | 285.6 metres (937 feet) |
Facility ID | 69692 |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
Website | www.knvotv48.com |
KNVO, virtual channel 48 (UHF digital channel 49), is a Univision-affiliated television station located in McAllen, Texas. Owned by Entravision Communications (minority owned by Univision's parent, Univision Communications)., the station is operated as part of a quadropoly with Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliates KFXV-LD and KXFX-CD, The CW Plus affiliate KCWT-CD and UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD; Entravision also operates mexican MundoMax affiliate XHRIO-TDT.
The five stations share studio facilities located in Entravision Building, located at North Jackson Road, in McAllen;[1] KNVO maintains transmitter facilities located on Farm to Market Road 493, near Donna.
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History
The Federal Communications Commission granted an original construction permit on October 9, 1983, to build a television station licensed in McAllen.[2] Originally, the station was approved for 4071 kW to broadcast on UHF channel 48,[3] but was later changed to 3162 kW on April 16, 1992.[4][5] The station made its debut on October 12, 1992.[6] During station's first years on the air, KNVO quickly becomes the highest-rated station in the market.[7]
In 1996, LS Broadcasting, LTD., Mundo Vision Broadcasting Company and Larry Safir (the owners of the station) station sold the licensee of KNVO to Entravision Communications for $24,8 million.[7][8][9] Sale was completed on January 24, 1997.[9]
In October 11, 2001, the Federal Communications Commission granted a permit to construct the station's digital facilities (requested in 1999).[10] The station completed construction of its full-power digital facilities in June 2006, and was granted a license on June 26, 2007.[11]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[12] |
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48.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KNVO-DT | Main KNVO programming / Univision |
48.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KNVO-2 | Simulcast of KTFV-CD / UniMás |
48.3 | KNVO-3 | LATV | ||
48.4 | KNVO-4 | Simulcast of KCWT-CD / The CW Plus |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KNVO shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 48, on June 12, 2009,[13] the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49.[14] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 48.
News operation
KNVO presently broadcasts 7 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 1 hour on weekdays, and 1 hour each on Saturdays and Sundays).
The newscast debuted in 1999.[6]
In September 2010, KNVO started broadcasting Local News in High Definition.[15]
As of 2012, KNVO was the second highest-rated newscast in the market, behind ABC affiliate KRGV-TV.[16]
In early December 2015, Entravision cancelled the morning newscasts in all of its stations in the United States (included local program Alegre Despertar).[17]
References
- ↑ All Stations - Entravision Communications
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 KNVO 20th Anniversary - Youtube
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Larry Safir - Texas Association of Broadcasters
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable, August 12, 1996 (page 54)
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- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KNVO
- ↑ Analog Termination Information Update - Federal Communications Commission
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- ↑ Entravision Launching HD News in Texas - TVNewsCheck
- ↑ Market Eye: Boomtown on the Border - Broadcasting & Cable
- ↑ Entravision cancels morning newscasts nationwide - Media Moves
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Official website not in Wikidata
- The CW affiliates
- Television channels and stations established in 1992
- Media in McAllen, Texas
- Univision network affiliates
- UniMás network affiliates
- Television stations in Texas
- Spanish-language television stations in Texas
- Entravision Communications stations