KXNU-LD

{{Short description|LPTV station in Laredo, Texas}}

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{{Infobox television station

| callsign = KXNU-LD

| city = Laredo, Texas

| logo = KXNU logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| location = {{ubl|Laredo, Texas|Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas}}

| country = United States–Mexico

| branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo Laredo}}|{{lang|es|Telenoticias Laredo}} (newscasts)}}

| digital = 10 (VHF)

| virtual = 10

| affiliations = Telemundo

| owner = Gray Media

| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, LLC

| founded = August 25, 2009

| airdate = {{start date and age|2011|7|12|p=y}}

| callsign_meaning =

| sister_stations = KGNS-TV, KYLX-LD

| former_callsigns = K10QK-D (2011–2018)

| erp = 3 kW

| haat = {{convert|277.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 181808

| class = LD

| coordinates = {{coord|27|40|22|N|99|39|52|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=KYLX-LD}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|http://www.telemundolaredo.tv/}}

}}

KXNU-LD (channel 10) is a low-power television station in Laredo, Texas, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Media alongside dual NBC/ABC affiliate KGNS-TV (channel 8) and dual CBS/CW+ affiliate KYLX-LD (channel 13). The three stations share studios on Loop 20 (near SH 359) in Laredo; KXNU-LD's transmitter is located on Shea Street north of downtown.

History

The station's history traces back to 2008, when KGNS launched a third digital subchannel, affiliated with Telemundo. The station went on the air on July 12, 2011, as K10QK-D, owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and simulcasting KGNS-TV's third subchannel. It was sold to Gray Television on December 31, 2013, along with KGNS-TV. On October 4, 2018, the station's call sign was changed to KXNU-LD.

Newscasts

Newscasts on the station have existed since 2010, having branded as {{lang|es|Telenoticias Laredo}} ever since then. In 2015, the newscasts switched to a set of Gray Television graphics and the "Telemundo News" theme from Cacharros Musik. On September 7, 2020, the newscasts switched to a newer set of Gray Television graphics and both "U-Phonix" and "Third Coast" from Stephen Arnold Music.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

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! Programming

scope = "row" | 10.1

| 720p || rowspan="2"|16:9 || Telemun || Telemundo

scope = "row" | 10.2

| 480p || KYLX-LP || CBS

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