KXOF-CD

KXOF-CD
Laredo, Texas; United States;
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF); Virtual: 31;
Branding	Fox Laredo, Fox News Laredo
Programming
Affiliations	31.1: Fox; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Entravision Communications; (Entravision Holdings, LLC);
Sister stations	KLDO-TV, KETF-CD
History
Founded	February 18, 1997
First air date	July 28, 1997; 27 years ago
Former call signs	K15EZ (1997–June 1999); K25GN (June–October 1999); KZLD-LP (October 1999–2005); KETF-CA (2005–2011); KETF-CD (2011–2018);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 15 (UHF, 1997–1999); 25 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Former affiliations	Enlace (1997–1999); Pax (1999–2005); Telefutura/UniMás (2005–2018); MyNetworkTV (secondary, 2018–2021);
Call sign meaning	"XOF" is "Fox" spelled backwards
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	32177
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	162.3 m (532 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°31′13″N 99°31′20″W / 27.52028°N 99.52222°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.foxnewssouthtexas.com

KXOF-CD (channel 31) is a low-power, Class A television station in Laredo, Texas, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside Univision affiliate KLDO-TV (channel 27) and Class A UniMás affiliate KETF-CD (channel 39). The three stations share studios on Monarch Drive in Laredo; KXOF-CD's transmitter is located on Shea Street north of downtown.

KXOF-CD and Harlingen-based KFXV (channel 60), which serves the Rio Grande Valley to the southeast, use the same newscast called Fox News South Texas which is divided into two segments; Laredo news (originating from KXOF) and Rio Grande Valley news (originating from KFXV).

History

The station began on July 28, 1997, as K15EZ, an affiliate of Enlace, a Spanish-language religious network. It moved from channel 15 to channel 25 on June 29, 1999, as K25GN, and became an affiliate of Pax on August 6, 1999. From October 4, 1999, to March 7, 2005, the station carried the call sign KZLD-LP. Entravision bought the station on March 8, 2005, simultaneously switching the station to a Spanish-language Telefutura network as KETF-CA. In 2009, KETF-CA went off the air due to XHBR transmitting digitally on channel 25.1. In June of that year, KETF-CA applied for a permit to start transmitting digitally on channel 31.1. In January 2010, the permit was granted.^[2] The station changed its call sign to KETF-CD on January 3, 2011.

KETF-CD and its sister station KXOF-CD swapped call signs on December 13, 2018.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KXOF-CD^[7]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
31.1	720p	16:9	FOX	Fox
31.2	480i		Grit	Grit
31.3	480i		Laff	Laff

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KXOF-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. June 26, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
^ "Call Sign History (KXOF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Call Sign History (KETF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KETF-CD
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXOF-CD
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KXOF-CD

External links

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KXOF-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "CDBS Print". Licensing.fcc.gov. June 26, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

[fcc-kxofcallsigns-3] "Call Sign History (KXOF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[fcc-ketfcallsigns-4] "Call Sign History (KETF-CD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[5] RabbitEars TV Query for KETF-CD

[6] RabbitEars TV Query for KXOF-CD

[7] RabbitEars TV Query for KXOF-CD

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v t e Broadcast television in the Laredo Borderplex, including Laredo and Nuevo Laredo
American stations	KGNS-TV (8.1 NBC, 8.2 ABC, 8.3 TMD, 8.4 Ion, 8.5 Crime, 8.6 Ion+) KXNU-LD (10.1 TMD, 10.2 CBS) KYLX-LD (13.1 CBS, 13.2 CW+, 13.3 Bounce, 13.4 Mystery) KLMV-LD (15.1 Spanish Rel. for Hispanic, 15.2 Estrella, 15.3 Movies!, 15.4 [Blank]) KLDO-TV (27.1 UNI, 27.2 LATV, 27.3 TBD, 27.4 Nest, 27.5 Court) KXOF-CD (31.1 Fox, 31.2 Grit, 31.3 Laff) KETF-CD (39.1 UniMás, 39.2 Comet, 39.3 Charge!, 39.4 [Blank])
Mexican stations	XHLNA-TDT (1.1 Azteca Uno, 1.2 adn40) XHLAR-TDT (2.1 Las Estrellas) XHCTNL-TDT (3.1 Imagen TV, 3.4 Excélsior TV) XHBR-TDT (4.1 Televisa Nuevo Laredo, 5.1 Canal 5) XHNAT-TDT (6.1 Multimedios, 6.2 Milenio TV, 6.3 Teleritmo, 6.4 MVS TV) XHLAT-TDT (7.1 Azteca 7, 7.2 a+) XEFE-TDT (17.1 Once TV)
Adjacent locals	Rio Grande City KTLM (40.1 TMD, 40.2 TXO, 40.3 Cozi, 40.4 American Crimes, 40.5 Oxygen) San Antonio KCWX (2.1 MNTV, 2.2/2.3 Ind., 2.4 Catchy, 2.5 MeToons) KLRN (9.1 PBS, 9.2 World, 9.3 PBS Kids, 9.4 Create)
Defunct stations	KVTV (13.1 CBS)
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