KNWS-LD

KNWS-LD
Brownsville, Texas; United States;
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF); Virtual: 64;
Programming
Affiliations	See below
Ownership
Owner	Innovate Corp.; (HC2 Station Group, Inc.);
History
Founded	November 20, 1997
First air date	June 16, 2000; 24 years ago
Former call signs	KNWS-LD:; K64FM (1997–2004); KBDF-LP (2004–2011); KNWS-LP (2011–2021)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 64 (UHF, 2000–2021)
Former affiliations	America's Store (2000–2007); Azteca América (2007–2021); Novelisima (2021–2024); Qubo (DT2); beIN Sports XTRA Español (DT2); NOST (DT5); Timeless TV (DT6); Carz & Trax (DT7);
Call sign meaning	KNWS-LD: callsign warehoused from KYAZ, which formerly offered news programming; KAZH-LD: callsign stands for Azteca América Station transmitted towards Brownsville–Harlingen region
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3265
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	92.1 m (302 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°9′1.5″N 97°30′58.7″W / 26.150417°N 97.516306°W
Translator(s)	KAZH-LD 35 (UHF) McAllen
Links
Public license information	LMS

KNWS-LD (channel 64) is a low-power television station in Brownsville, Texas, United States, owned by Innovate Corp. Its programming is also seen on KAZH-LD (channel 35) and KRZG-CD (channel 32) in McAllen, Texas.

The Rio Grande Valley was one of three markets to receive both Azteca América and the original TV Azteca channels (San Diego, El Paso and Laredo are the others). Much of KNWS-LD's programming from Azteca America could also be seen on XHOR-TV (Azteca 7) or XHMTA-TV/XHREY-TV (Azteca 13), sometimes simultaneously.

KNWS-LD was formerly known as KBDF-LP, and KAZH-LD was formerly known as KNDF-LP; the call letters were changed in 2011, after Una Vez Más acquired the former KNWS-TV in Houston and renamed it KYAZ. The KBDF and KNDF call letters both referred to XHDF-TV, one of TV Azteca's flagship stations.

Newscast

In early 2007, KBDF-LP, which was then renamed as KNWS-LP in 2011, planned to start a local newscast, which would be produced in Davenport, Iowa, by the Independent News Network. [1] However, as of September 2007, it had not yet debuted. [2]

Subchannels

Subchannels of KNWS-LD^[2]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
64.1	480i	16:9	KNWS-LP	Salem News Channel
64.2				Outlaw
64.3				Buzzr
64.4		4:3		Daystar Español
64.5		16:9		The365
64.6		16:9		Defy
64.7		4:3		Infomercials

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KNWS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNWS

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KNWS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] RabbitEars TV Query for KNWS

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