XHRIO-TDT

XHRIO-TDT
Matamoros, Tamaulipas; Rio Grande Valley, Texas; ; Mexico–United States;
City	Matamoros, Tamaulipas (main facility located in McAllen, Texas)
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF); Virtual: 15;
Branding	CW 15 Rio Grande Valley
Programming
Affiliations	English Independent (1979–1981); Spanish Independent (1981–1988); Telemundo (1988–1999); UPN (1999–2005); Fox (2005–2012); MundoFox/MundoMax (2012–2016); The CW (2016–2021);
Ownership
Owner	Televisora Alco, S. de R.L. de C.V. (98%); (TVNorte, S. de R.L. de C.V.);
Operator	Entravision Communications (40% owner of Televisora Alco)
Sister stations	KNVO, KMBH-LD, KTFV-CD, KCWT-CD, KXFX-CD
History
First air date	January 12, 1979
Last air date	December 31, 2021 (42 years, 353 days)
Former call signs	XHRIO-TV (1979–2001; 2005–2015); XHHUPN-TV (2001–2005);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1979–2015); Virtual: 2 (2010–2016);
Call sign meaning	Rio Grande Valley
Technical information
Licensing authority	IFT
Facility ID	704902
ERP	250 kW
HAAT	317 m (1,040 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	25°56′28″N 97°50′49″W / 25.94111°N 97.84694°W

XHRIO-TDT (channel 15) was a television station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which served the Rio Grande Valley area in southern Texas, United States. The station was 98% owned by Mexican-based Televisora Alco, which was 40% owned by station operator Entravision Communications;^[4] XHRIO was a sister station to Entravision's duopoly of McAllen-licensed Univision affiliate KNVO (channel 48) and Harlingen-licensed Fox affiliate KFXV (channel 60), as well as three low-power stations, all licensed to McAllen: Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD (channel 32), KMBH-LD (channel 67, and its Brownsville-licensed translator Class A KXFX-CD), and KCWT-CD (channel 21, also a CW Plus affiliate). XHRIO-TDT maintained its basic concession-compliant studios in Matamoros, with a second studio facility across the border (shared with Entravision's other stations) on North Jackson Road in McAllen housing master control and other internal operations. XHRIO-TDT's transmitter was located near El Control, Tamaulipas.

The station was long linked to programming from the United States, signing on as an independent station programmed from McAllen and serving as an affiliate of Telemundo, UPN, Fox, MundoFox/MundoMax, and The CW in its operational history. In 2019, Entravision announced that it had elected not to pay the 20-year renewal fee for the station's concession to broadcast beyond December 31, 2021, when the station closed down.

^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference evc3q2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Facility Technical Data for XHRIO-TDT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Entravision Communications Corp. 10-k

[mexico-VC-1] Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Listado de Canales Virtuales. Last modified December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[evc3q2019-2] Cite error: The named reference evc3q2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Facility Technical Data for XHRIO-TDT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[4] Entravision Communications Corp. 10-k

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