KTFV-CD (original) (raw)
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Class A TV station in McAllen, Texas
KTFV-CD
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| McAllen, TexasReynosa, TamaulipasUnited States–Mexico | |
| Channels | Digital: 32 (UHF)Virtual: 32 |
| Branding | UniMás Rio Grande Valley |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 32.1: UniMásfor others, see § Subchannels |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Entravision Communications(Entravision Holdings, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KFXV, KNVO, KMBH-LD, KCWT-CD, KXFX-CD |
| History | |
| Founded | August 14, 1997 |
| First air date | January 14, 2002 (23 years ago) (2002-01-14) |
| Former call signs | 890310SQ (CP)K32ER (1997–2000)KLIA-LP (2000–2006)KTFV-CA (2006–2012) |
| Former channel number(s) | Digital: 48 (UHF, until 2020) |
| Call sign meaning | Telefutura Rio Grande Valley (referring to previous network name) |
| Technical information[1] | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28280 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 266.8 m (875 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°5′19″N 98°3′45″W / 26.08861°N 98.06250°W / 26.08861; -98.06250 |
| Translator(s) | KNVO-DT 48.2 (17.2 UHF) McAllen |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Public fileLMS |
KTFV-CD (channel 32) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network UniMás. 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.
After XHRIO dropped the Fox affiliation for MundoFox (later MundoMax), 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 (48.2) from a transmitter on Farm to Market Road 493, near Donna, Texas.
Technical information
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The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Subchannels of KTFV-CD[2]
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 32.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Main KTFV programming / UniMás | |
| 32.2 | 480i | FOXHD | Charge! | |
| 32.3 | 4:3 | TBD | ||
| 32.4 | The Nest |
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTFV-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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