KFXV-LD
 
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McAllen, Texas United States |
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| City | McAllen, Texas |
| Branding | FOX KFXV-TV (general) The Valley's Own CW 21 (DT2) |
| Slogan | At 9, It's News, At 10, It's History. Now in High Definition |
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 67 () |
| Subchannels | 67.2 KCWT-CD (The CW Plus) |
| Translators |
XHRIO 2.2 KXFX-CD 20.1 KTFV-CD RF 48.2 (displayed as 67.1 instead of 32.2) |
| Affiliations | Fox/MNTV |
| Owner |
Entravision (Entravision Holdings, LLC) |
| First air date | August 14, 1997 |
| Call letters' meaning | FoX Rio Grande Valley |
| Sister station(s) |
KNVO-TV KTFV-CD KCWT-CD KXFX-CD XHRIO-TV |
| Former callsigns | 891208RN (1997) K67HC (1997–2000) KSFE-LP/LD(2000–2012) |
| Former channel number(s) | 67 (UHF analog, 1997–2011) |
| Former affiliations | The CW via The CW Plus (2007–2011) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 216 m |
| Facility ID | 49038 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°5′18″N 98°3′44″W / 26.08833°N 98.06222°W |
| Website |
Fox Rio 2 CW Rio Grande Valley |
KFXV-LD channel 67 is a low-powered Fox-affiliated station in McAllen, Texas, owned by Entravision Communications. Former station XHRIO-TV served as the primary affiliation until 2012, when that station became an affiliate of MundoFox, while KFXV, which was a translator of XHRIO back in 2011, assumed the affiliation officially. KFXV can be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 6 and digital high definition channel 870. It can also be seen on Dish Network and DirecTV channel 2, hence the station's primary branding. When XHRIO assumed the MundoFox affiliation, the two feeds mentioned transitioned as KFXV feeds.
KFXV-LD holds an affiliation with The CW Television Network on its second subchannel, branded as the Rio Grande Valley's CW 21; the "21" refers to the subchannel's position on Time Warner Cable. It originally served as the station's primary affiliation from 2007 to 2011.
KFXV-LD carries the full Fox schedule, along with MyNetworkTV programming during the nighttime hours, starting at 1 a.m.
Because KFXV-LD is a low-power station, it was not required to shut off its analog signal.
Formerly known as KSFE-LP, the station became the valley's CW affiliate on August 6, 2007. Despite the fact that it was not carried on Time Warner Cable at the time, it was decided to brand the station as "The CW 21" to reflect the channel's eventual cable slot. For about a year, CW programming was previously seen on cable-only affiliate KMHB, which previously served as a WB affiliate from 2003 to 2006. KSFE began broadcasting a digital signal on sister station KNVO's subchannel 48.4 around the same time, enabling much of the Rio Grande Valley to receive The CW over-the-air.
In 2010, KSFE-LP began broadcasting as a low-power digital channel and can be found on RF channel 20, displayed as 67.1. Despite the fact that The CW was the primary affiliate, it was decided, in late 2011, to make the main channel a translator of then-primary Fox-affiliated sister station, XHRIO, with The CW pushed to the second subchannel.
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