KCWT-CD
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Rio Grande Valley's CW 21 PBS Rio Grande Valley (CD4) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 21.1: CW+ 21.3: Laff 21.4: PBS |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KNVO, KMBH-LD, KTFV-CD, KXFX-CD, KFXV | |
| History | |
| Founded | August 11, 1997 |
First air date | May 21, 1998 |
Former call signs | K30FF (1997–2000) KFTN-LP/CA (2000–2012) KCWT-CA (2012–2014) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 30 (UHF, 1998–2014) |
| Spanish Independent (1998–2002) Telefutura (via KXFX-CD and KTFV-CD, 2002–2011) | |
Call sign meaning | The CW Texas |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40058 |
| ERP | 5 kW |
| HAAT | 266.8 m (875 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°8′28″N 97°50′4″W / 26.14111°N 97.83444°W |
| Translator(s) | KMBH-LD 67.2 (20.2 UHF) McAllen |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.yourcwriograndevalley.com |
KCWT-CD (channel 21) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States, serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley as an affiliate of The CW Plus. The station also carries non-commercial PBS programming on its fourth subchannel. KCWT-CD is owned by Entravision Communications alongside Harlingen-licensed Fox affiliate KFXV, channel 60 (and translators KMBH-LD and KXFX-CD), McAllen-licensed Univision affiliate KNVO (channel 48), and Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD (channel 32). The stations share studios on North Jackson Road in McAllen, while KCWT-CD's transmitter is located in La Feria, Texas.
Previously, KCWT was a low-power translator of KXFX-CA and KTFV-CA. Entravision has held the rights to The CW in the market since 2007 on several stations; previous to that, it aired on a cable-only affiliate, "KMHB" (later "Rio Grande Valley's CW").