KNVO (TV)

KNVO, virtual channel 48 (UHF digital channel 17), is a Univision-affiliated television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States and serving the 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.

KNVO
McAllen/Harlingen/Brownsville, Texas
United States
CityMcAllen, Texas
BrandingUnivision 48 Valle del Rio Grande (general)
Noticias 48 (newscasts)
ChannelsDigital: 17 (UHF)
Virtual: 48 (PSIP)
Affiliations48.1: Univision
48.2: UniMás
48.3: LATV
48.4: Ion Television
48.5: Court TV
OwnerEntravision Communications
LicenseeEntravision Holdings, LLC
First air dateOctober 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
Call sign meaningK (Que) NueVO
(Spanish for "how new")
Sister station(s)TV: KFXV, KCWT-CD, KMBH-LD, KTFV-CD, KXFX-CD, XHRIO-TDT
Radio: KFRQ, KKPS, KNVO-FM, KVLY
Former call signsKNVO (1989–1991)
KMZS (1991–1992)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
48 (UHF, 1992–2009)
Digital:
49 (UHF, until 2020)
Transmitter power1,000 kW
Height285.6 m (937 ft)
Facility ID69692
Transmitter coordinates26°5′19″N 98°3′45″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitenoticiasya.com/el-valle/

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]
48.11080i16:9UNIVISIMain KNVO programming / Univision
48.2480iUNIMASSimulcast of KTFV-CD / UniMás
48.3LATVLATV
48.44:3IONIon Television
48.516:9Court 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 cancelled 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. KNVO 20th Anniversary - Youtube
  7. Larry Safir - Texas Association of Broadcasters
  8. Broadcasting & Cable, August 12, 1996 (page 54)
  9. "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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