KNWS-LD,
virtual channel 64 (
UHF
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digital
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channel 27), is a
low-power Novelisima-
affiliated television station licensed to
Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville () is a city in Cameron County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Mexico. The city covers , and has a population of 186,738 as of the 2020 census. It ...
, United States. The station is owned by
HC2 Holdings. KNWS-LD's programming is also seen on KAZH-LD channel 35 and KRZG-CD channel 32 in
McAllen, Texas.
The Rio Grande Delta is one of three markets to receive both Azteca America and the original
TV Azteca channels (
San Diego,
El Paso and
Laredo are the others). Much of KNWS-LD's programming from Azteca America can also be seen on
XHOR-TV
Azteca 7 (also called El Siete) is a Mexican network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 main transmitters all over Mexico.
Azteca 7 is available on all cable and satellite systems. A substantial portion of their purchased programming include ...
(Azteca 7) or
XHMTA-TV
Azteca Uno (previously Azteca Trece), is a Mexican national broadcast television network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 transmitters across the country. Azteca Uno broadcasts on virtual channel 1. Azteca Uno programming is available in ...
/
XHREY-TV
Azteca Uno (previously Azteca Trece), is a Mexican national broadcast television network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 transmitters across the country. Azteca Uno broadcasts on virtual channel 1. Azteca Uno programming is available in ...
(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 Mas acquired the former KNWS-TV in
Houston and renamed it
KYAZ
KYAZ (channel 51) is a television station licensed to Katy, Texas, United States, broadcasting the classic television network MeTV to the Houston area. Owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting, the station maintains studios at One Arena Place ...
. The KBDF and KNDF call letters both referred to
XHDF-TV, one of TV Azteca's flagship stations.
Subchannels
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
Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a ...
by the
Independent News NetworkHowever, as of September 2007, it had not yet debuted
References
External links
{{Azteca América Texas
Buzzr affiliates
Classic Reruns TV affiliates
Innovate Corp.
Mass media in Brownsville, Texas
Television stations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Television channels and stations established in 2000
Spanish-language television stations in Texas