KCWT-CD

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KCWT-CD
KSFE-LP Logo.png
McAllen, Texas
United States
ChannelsDigital: 23 (UHF)
Virtual: 21
BrandingRio Grande Valley's CW 21
PBS Rio Grande Valley (CD4)
Programming
Affiliations21.1: CW+
21.2: Bounce TV
21.3: Laff
21.4: PBS
Ownership
OwnerEntravision Communications
(Entravision Holdings, LLC)
KNVO, KMBH-LD, KTFV-CD, KXFX-CD, KFXV
History
FoundedAugust 11, 1997
First air date
May 21, 1998; 23 years ago (1998-05-21)
Former call signs
K30FF (1997–2000)
KFTN-LP/CA (2000–2012)
KCWT-CA (2012–2014)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
30 (UHF, 1998–2014)
Spanish Independent (1998–2002)
Telefutura (via KXFX-CD and KTFV-CD, 2002–2011)
Call sign meaning
The CW Texas
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID40058
ERP5 kW
HAAT875 m (2,871 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°8′28″N 97°50′4″W / 26.14111°N 97.83444°W / 26.14111; -97.83444
Translator(s)KMBH-LD 67.2 (20.2 UHF) McAllen, TX
XHRIO-TDT 15 (26 UHF) Matamoros, MX
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.yourcwriograndevalley.com

KCWT-CD, virtual channel 21 (UHF digital channel 23), is a low-power, Class A CW+-affiliated television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States. The station also carries non-commercial PBS programming on its fourth subchannel. Owned by Entravision Communications, it is sister to McAllen-licensed Univision affiliate KNVO (channel 48) and, as well as two other McAllen-licensed low-power stations: Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate KMBH-LD, channel 67 (and its translators, Brownsville-licensed Class A KXFX-CD and Harlingen-licensed full-power KFXV, channel 60) and Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD (channel 32). KCWT-CD, KNVO, KFXV, KMBH-LD, and KTFV-CD share studios on North Jackson Road in McAllen; KCWT-CD's transmitter is located in La Feria, Texas.

Previously, KCWT was a low-powered translator of KXFX-CA and KTFV-CA.

History[]

Until 2014, KCWT broadcast on analog channel 30. KCWT launched a digital feed on RF channel 23 that March;[1] however, through the use of PSIP, the station maps to virtual channel 21, as nearby Mexican station XHAB-TDT in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, whose digital broadcasts use RF channel 30, also mapped to virtual channel 30 rather than its analog channel 7 due to Mexico not fully following the PSIP standard. (Channel 23 is itself unavailable to KCWT as a virtual channel, as it is used in the Rio Grande Valley by KVEO-TV.[2] Furthermore, XHAB-TDT has since changed its PSIP to channel 8.) Even before then, KCWT, as had previous CW affiliate KSFE-LD (channel 67, now Fox affiliate KMBH-LD), has long branded as "CW 21" in reflection of its channel 21 slot on area cable systems.

After sister station XHRIO-TV (channel 15) ceased operations on December 31, 2021, KCWT became the sole CW+ affiliate in the Rio Grande Valley.

Digital television[]

Digital channels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[3]
21.1 1080i 16:9 KCWT-DT Main KCWT-CD programming / Rio Grande Valley CW 21
21.2 480i Bounce Bounce TV
21.3 Laff Laff
21.4 1080i PBS PBS

References[]

  1. ^ "Application for Class A Television Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Hashemzadeh, Hossein (September 30, 2013). "Re: KCWT-CA, La Feria, TX…" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for KCWT". RabbitEars.

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