KNWS-LD (channel 64) is a

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, United States, owned by

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Its programming is also seen on KAZH-LD (channel 35) and KRZG-CD (channel 32) in

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. The

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was one of three markets to receive both

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and the original

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channels (

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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/

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(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

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and renamed it

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. The KBDF and KNDF call letters both referred to

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, 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

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, by the

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However, as of September 2007, it had not yet debuted

Subchannels

References

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