KNVO (TV)
{{Short description|Television station in McAllen, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KNVO
| city = McAllen, Texas
| logo = KNVO logo.png
| logo_size = 220px
| branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Univision 48 Valle del Rio Grande}} (general)|{{lang|es|Noticias 48}} (newscasts)}}
| digital = 17 (UHF)
| virtual = 48
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|48.1: Univision|48.2: UniMás|for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1992|10|12|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| location = McAllen–Harlingen–Brownsville, Texas
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = "K" (Que) Nuevo (Spanish for "how new")
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KNVO (1989–1991)|KMZS (1991–1992)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 48 (UHF, 1992–2009)|Digital: 49 (UHF, until 2020)}}
| owner = Entravision Communications
| licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC
| sister_stations = {{ubl|TV: KFXV, KCWT-CD, KMBH-LD, KTFV-CD, KXFX-CD|Radio: KFRQ, KKPS, KNVO-FM, KVLY}}
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 1,000 kW
| haat = {{convert|285.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class =
| facility_id = 69692
| coordinates = {{coord|26|5|19|N|98|3|45|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KNVO}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website = {{URL|https://noticiasya.com/el-valle/}}
}}
KNVO (channel 48) is a television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside Fox affiliate KFXV, channel 60 (and translators KMBH-LD and KXFX-CD), primary CW+ affiliate and secondary PBS member KCWT-CD (channel 21), and Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD (channel 32). The stations share studios on North Jackson Road in McAllen;{{Cite web|url=http://www.entravision.com/en/all-stations/|title=All Stations |publisher=Entravision Communications}} 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.{{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=40122| title=Application Search Details| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} Originally, the station was approved to broadcast on UHF channel 48 with 4,071 kW effective radiated power,{{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=40122&File_number=BPCT-19820315KI| title=Public Notice Comment| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} but was later changed to 3,162 kW on April 16, 1992.{{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=168443| title=Application Search Details| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}}{{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=168443&File_number=BMPCT-19920107KG| title=Public Notice Comment| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} The station made its debut on October 12, 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_s4fsLYg5c|title=KNVO 20th Anniversary|website=YouTube}} During the station's first years on the air, KNVO quickly became the highest-rated station in the market.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tab.org/convention-and-trade-show/larry-safir|title=Larry Safir|publisher=Texas Association of Broadcasters}}
In 1996, LS Broadcasting, Ltd., Mundo Vision Broadcasting Company and Larry Safir sold KNVO to Entravision Communications for $24.8 million.[http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-08-12.pdf Broadcasting & Cable], August 12, 1996 (page 54){{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=229090&File_number=BTCCT-19960716IA| title=Public Notice Comment| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} The sale was completed on January 24, 1997.
On October 11, 2001, the Federal Communications Commission granted a permit to construct the station's digital facilities (requested in 1999).{{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=556760| title=Application Search Details| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} The station completed construction of its full-power digital facilities in June 2006, and was granted a license on June 26, 2007.{{cite web| url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1135600| title=Application Search Details| publisher=Federal Communications Commission}}
News operation
KNVO's newscast debuted in 1999. The station presently broadcasts seven hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with one hour each on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays). In September 2010, KNVO started broadcasting local news in high definition.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/45661/entravision-launching-hd-news-in-texas|title=Entravision Launching HD News in Texas|website=TVNewsCheck}}
As of 2012, KNVO was the second highest-rated newscast in the market, behind ABC affiliate KRGV-TV (channel 5).{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/market-eye-boomtown-border/43703|title=Market Eye: Boomtown on the Border|website=Broadcasting & Cable}}
In early December 2015, Entravision canceled the morning newscasts at all of its stations in the United States, including KNVO's {{lang|es|Alegre Despertar}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediamoves.com/2015/12/entravision-cancels-morning-newscasts-nationwide.html|title=Entravision cancels morning newscasts nationwide|website=Media Moves}}
Technical information
=Subchannels=
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KNVO[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNVO#station RabbitEars TV Query for KNVO] ! scope = "col" | Channel ! scope = "col" | Res. ! scope = "col" | Aspect ! scope = "col" | Short name ! scope = "col" | Programming | ||
| scope = "row" | 48.1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | 48.2 | 480i | UniMas | UniMás (KTFV-CD) |
| scope = "row" | 48.3
| rowspan=3|480i || LATV || LATV | ||
| scope = "row" | 48.4
| 4:3 || ION || Ion Television | ||
| scope = "row" | 48.5
| 16:9 || CourtTV || Court TV |
{{legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station}}
=Analog-to-digital conversion=
KNVO shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 48, on June 12, 2009,{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1314840&Form_id=910&Facility_id=69692|title=Analog Termination Information Update|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} the official date on 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,{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }} using virtual channel 48.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://noticiasya.com/el-valle/}}
{{Rio Grande Valley TV}}
{{Univision Texas}}
{{Other Texas Stations}}
{{Entravision Communications}}
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Category:1992 establishments in Texas
Category:Entravision Communications stations
Category:Ion Television affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1992