KNVO (TV)

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KNVO
KNVO logo.png
McAllen/Harlingen/Brownsville, Texas
United States
CityMcAllen, Texas
ChannelsDigital: 17 (UHF)
Virtual: 48
BrandingUnivision 48 Valle del Rio Grande (general)
Noticias 48 (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations48.1: Univision
48.2: UniMás
48.3: LATV
48.4: Ion Television
48.5: Court TV
Ownership
OwnerEntravision Communications
(Entravision Holdings, LLC)
TV: KFXV, KCWT-CD, KMBH-LD, KTFV-CD, KXFX-CD, XHRIO-TDT
Radio: KFRQ, KKPS, KNVO-FM, KVLY
History
First air date
October 12, 1992 (29 years ago) (1992-10-12)
Former call signs
KNVO (1989–1991)
KMZS (1991–1992)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
48 (UHF, 1992–2009)
Digital:
49 (UHF, until 2020)
Call sign meaning
K (Que) NueVO
(Spanish for "how new")
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69692
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT285.6 m (937 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°5′19″N 98°3′45″W / 26.08861°N 98.06250°W / 26.08861; -98.06250 (KNVO)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitenoticiasya.com/el-valle/

KNVO, virtual channel 48 (UHF digital channel 17), is a Univision-affiliated television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States and serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area. The station is owned by Entravision Communications, as part of a duopoly with Harlingen-licensed Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate KFXV (channel 60); it is also sister to three low-power stations licensed to McAllen: KMBH-LD, channel 67 (and its Brownsville-licensed translator KXFX-CD), Class A primary CW+ affiliate and secondary PBS member KCWT-CD (channel 21), and Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD (channel 32, which KNVO simulcasts on its second digital subchannel). Entravision also operates Mexican station (and also a CW+ affiliate) XHRIO-TDT with company TVNorte. All of the stations share studios on North Jackson Road in McAllen;[1] KNVO's transmitter is located on Farm to Market Road 493, near Donna, Texas.

History[]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted an original construction permit on October 9, 1983, to build a television station licensed in McAllen.[2] Originally, the station was approved to broadcast on UHF channel 48 with 4,071 kW effective radiated power,[3] but was later changed to 3,162 kW on April 16, 1992.[4][5] The station made its debut on October 12, 1992.[6] During the station's first years on the air, KNVO quickly became 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]

On 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 signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[12]
48.1 1080i 16:9 Univisn Main KNVO programming / Univision
48.2 480i UniMas Simulcast of KTFV-CD / UniMás
48.3 LATV LATV
48.4 4:3 ION Ion Television
48.5 16:9 CourtTV Court TV

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[]

The station's former news logo.

KNVO's newscast debuted in 1999.[6] The station presently broadcasts 7 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 1 hour on weekdays, and 1 hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). 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 (channel 5).[16]

In early December 2015, Entravision canceled the morning newscasts in all of its stations in the United States (included local program Alegre Despertar).[17]

References[]

  1. ^ All Stations - Entravision Communications
  2. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ a b KNVO 20th Anniversary - Youtube
  7. ^ a b Larry Safir - Texas Association of Broadcasters
  8. ^ Broadcasting & Cable, August 12, 1996 (page 54)
  9. ^ a b "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
  10. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  11. ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
  12. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNVO
  13. ^ Analog Termination Information Update - Federal Communications Commission
  14. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  15. ^ Entravision Launching HD News in Texas - TVNewsCheck
  16. ^ Market Eye: Boomtown on the Border - Broadcasting & Cable
  17. ^ Entravision cancels morning newscasts nationwide - Media Moves

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