KTFV-CD
KTFV-CD, virtual and UHF digital channel 32, is a low-power, Class A licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley as an affiliate of the Spanish-language UniMás network. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside McAllen-licensed Univision affiliate KNVO (channel 48), Harlingen-licensed Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate KFXV, channel 60 (and translators KMBH-LD and KXFX-CD), and primary CW+ affiliate and secondary PBS member KCWT-CD (channel 21). The stations share studios on North Jackson Road in McAllen, while KTFV-CD's transmitter is located near Scissors, Texas.
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| McAllen, Texas United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 32 |
| Branding | UniMás McAllen |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Entravision Communications (Entravision Holdings, LLC) |
| History | |
| Founded | August 14, 1997 |
First air date | January 14, 2002 |
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Call sign meaning | Telefutura Rio Grande Valley (referring to previous network name) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28280 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 266.8 m (875 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°5′19″N 98°3′45″W |
| Translator(s) | KNVO-DT 48.2 (17.2 UHF) McAllen |
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Public license information | Profile LMS |
Outline profile
After XHRIO dropped the Fox affiliation for MundoFox, residents of the lower Rio Grande Valley had trouble receiving the new low-power Fox signal. Due to this, it was decided to add a feed of KFXV to the second subchannel of KTFV and display it as 67.1 (same display channel as KFXV) in an attempt to reach a larger audience.
In addition to its own digital signal, KTFV-CD is simulcast in widescreen standard definition on KNVO's second digital subchannel (UHF channel 49.2 or virtual channel 48.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Farm to Market Road 493, near Donna, Texas.