KXOF-CD
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Laredo, Texas United States | |
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Channels | Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 31 |
Branding | Fox South Texas (general) Fox News South Texas (news) |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 31.1: Fox 31.2: Grit 31.3: Laff |
Ownership | |
Owner | Entravision Communications (Entravision Holdings, LLC) |
KLDO-TV KETF-CD | |
History | |
Founded | February 18, 1997 |
First air date | July 28, 1997 |
Former call signs | K15EZ (1997–June 1999) K25GN (June–October 1999) KZLD-LP (October 1999–2005) KETF-CA (2005–2011) KETF-CD (2011–2018) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 15 (UHF, 1997–1999) 25 (UHF, 1999–2009) |
Former affiliations | Enlace (1997–1999) Pax (1999–2005) Telefutura/UniMás (2005–2018) MyNetworkTV (secondary, 2018–2021) |
Call sign meaning | "XOF" is "Fox" spelled backwards (former callsign of KETF-CD; callsign predates founding of XOF Productions by 12 years) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 32177 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 15 kW |
HAAT | 162.3 m (532 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°31′13″N 99°31′20″W / 27.52028°N 99.52222°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | www |
KXOF-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 31, is a low-powered, Class A Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Laredo, Texas, United States. Owned by Entravision Communications, it is a sister station to Univision affiliate KLDO-TV (channel 27) and Class A UniMás affiliate KETF-CD (channel 39). The three stations share studios on Bob Bullock Loop in Laredo; KXOF-CD's transmitter is located on Shea Street north of downtown. The station operated late night programming from MyNetworkTV until 2021 autumn season, in favor of KGBT-TV in Harlingen.
KXOF-CD and Harlingen-based KFXV (channel 60), which serves the Rio Grande Valley to the southeast, use the same newscast called Fox News South Texas which is divided into two segments; Laredo news (originating from KXOF) and Rio Grande Valley news (originating from KFXV).
History[]
The station began as K15EZ on channel 15 on July 28, 1997, moving to channel 25 on August 6, 1999 as K25GN. From 1999 to 2005, the station was KZLD-LP. Entravision bought the station in 2005, simultaneously switching the station to a Spanish-language Telefutura network as KETF-CA. In 2009, KETF-CA went off the air due to XHBR transmitting digitally on channel 25.1. In June of that year, KETF-CA applied for a permit to start transmitting digitally on channel 31.1. In January 2010, the permit was granted.[1] The station changed its call sign to KETF-CD on January 3, 2011.
KETF-CD and its sister station KXOF-CD swapped call signs on December 13, 2018.[2][3][4][5]
Subchannels[]
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[6] |
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31.1 | 720p | 16:9 | FOX | Main KXOF-CD programming / Fox |
31.2 | 480i | Grit | Grit | |
31.3 | Laff | Laff |
References[]
- ^ "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KXOF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KETF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KETF-CD
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXOF-CD
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXOF-CD
External links[]
Coordinates: 27°30′01″N 99°26′56″W / 27.5004°N 99.4490°W
- Fox network affiliates
- MyNetworkTV affiliates
- Television stations in Laredo, Texas
- Television stations in Nuevo Laredo
- Television channels and stations established in 1999
- Low-power television stations in the United States
- Entravision Communications stations
- 1999 establishments in Texas
- Texas television station stubs