KFXV (TV)

KFXV
CityHarlingen, Texas
Channels
BrandingFox Rio Grande Valley
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 5, 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-05-05)
Former call signs
  • KZLN (1979–June 1984)
  • KEDV (June–October 1984)
  • KMBH (October 1984–2020)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 60 (UHF, 1985–2009)
  • Digital: 38 (UHF, 2003–2020)
  • Virtual: 38 (2003–2020)
  • PBS (1982–1983, 1985–2016)
  • Dark (1983–1985, January–July 2018, 2019–January 2020)
  • Cozi TV (2016–2018)
  • Independent/RTV Música/Teleritmo (August 2018–2019, January–May 2020)
  • MyNetworkTV (secondary, May 2020–2021)
Call sign meaning
Fox Valley
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56079
ERP618 kW
HAAT345.5 m (1,134 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°7′15″N 97°49′19″W / 26.12083°N 97.82194°W / 26.12083; -97.82194 (KFXV)
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
Websitefoxrgv.tv

KFXV (channel 60) is a television station licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the Lower Rio Grande Valley. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside McAllen-licensed Univision affiliate KNVO (channel 48), Class A primary CW+ affiliate and secondary PBS member KCWT-CD (channel 21), and Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD (channel 32). The stations share studios on North Jackson Road in McAllen; KFXV's transmitter is located near La Feria, Texas.

Prior to being a Fox affiliate, KFXV had been the PBS member station for the Lower Rio Grande Valley as KZLN from 1982 to 1983 and KMBH, owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, between 1985 and 2014. As a result of a historical quirk, it was built on a channel not reserved for noncommercial use and thus could be sold and become a commercial station. It has operated as a commercial outlet since 2014. The station returned to the air in May 2020, assuming the Fox affiliation from two low-power TV stations also owned by Entravision: McAllen-licensed KMBH-LD and Brownsville-licensed KXFX-CD (channel 67), which today operate as translators of KFXV.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFXV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.