KNVO (TV)
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McAllen/Harlingen/Brownsville, Texas United States | |
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City | McAllen, Texas |
Channels | Digital: 17 (UHF) Virtual: 48 |
Branding | Univision 48 Valle del Rio Grande (general) Noticias 48 (newscasts) |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 48.1: Univision 48.2: UniMás 48.3: LATV 48.4: Ion Television 48.5: Court TV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Entravision 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 |
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 ID | 69692 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 285.6 m (937 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°5′19″N 98°3′45″W / 26.08861°N 98.06250°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | noticiasya |
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] |
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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[]
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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[]
- ^ All Stations - Entravision Communications
- ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b KNVO 20th Anniversary - Youtube
- ^ a b Larry Safir - Texas Association of Broadcasters
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable, August 12, 1996 (page 54)
- ^ a b "Public Notice Comment". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNVO
- ^ Analog Termination Information Update - Federal Communications Commission
- ^ "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.
- ^ Entravision Launching HD News in Texas - TVNewsCheck
- ^ Market Eye: Boomtown on the Border - Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Entravision cancels morning newscasts nationwide - Media Moves
External links[]
- Television channels and stations established in 1992
- 1992 establishments in Texas
- Univision network affiliates
- UniMás network affiliates
- LATV affiliates
- Ion Television affiliates
- Television stations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
- Spanish-language television stations in Texas
- Entravision Communications stations