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.

KNWS-LD
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsSee below
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedNovember 20, 1997
First air date
June 16, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-06-16)
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)
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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3265
ERP15 kW
HAAT92.1 m (302 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°9′1.5″N 97°30′58.7″W / 26.150417°N 97.516306°W / 26.150417; -97.516306
Translator(s)KAZH-LD 35 (UHF) McAllen
Links
Public license information
LMS

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

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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

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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 Defy
64.7 4:3 Infomercials

References

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