KRGV-TV

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KRGV-TV

Weslaco–McAllen–Harlingen–Brownsville, Texas United States
City	Weslaco, Texas
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	KRGV Channel 5; Channel 5 News Novelisima 5.2; Noticias RGV (on DT2) Somos El Valle (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: ABC 5.2: Novelisima 5.3: Independent
Ownership
Owner	Manship family (Mobile Video Tapes, Inc. (d/b/a KRGV-TV Corporation))
Sister stations	WBRZ-TV
History
First air date	April 10, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-04-10)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1954-2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1954–1976) UPN (secondary, 1995–1996)
Call sign meaning	Rio Grande Valley
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	43328
ERP	57 kW
HAAT	445 m (1,460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°6′2.3″N 97°50′21.5″W / 26.100639°N 97.839306°W / 26.100639; -97.839306
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.krgv.com/home/

KRGV-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Weslaco, Texas, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The station is owned by the Manship family of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, through Mobile Video Tapes, Inc., which frequently does business as KRGV-TV Corporation. KRGV-TV's studios are located on East Expressway (I-2/US 83) in Weslaco, and its transmitter is located in Santa Maria, Texas.