KRGV-TV
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| KRGV-TV | |
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| Weslaco, Texas | |
| Branding | NewsChannel 5 |
| Slogan | Breaking News. Breaking Stories. Breaking the Mold. |
| Channels | Analog: 5 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | ABC LATV (DT2) |
| Owner | Mobile Video Tapes, Inc. (Manship family) |
| First air date | April 10, 1954 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Rio Grande Valley |
| Former affiliations | Primary: NBC (1954-1976) Secondary: ABC (1954-1976) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 57 kW (digital) |
| Height | 442 m (analog) 445 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 43328 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.krgv.com |
KRGV-TV is the local ABC affiliate for the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas (Brownsville, McAllen and South Padre Island). It is licensed to Weslaco, with studios in Weslaco and transmitter in Santa Maria, Texas. It is owned by the Manship family of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. KRGV is available as analog channel 5, digital channel 13 and high definition channel 875 on Time Warner Cable.
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[edit] Station History
KRGV signed on in 1954 as a primary NBC affiliate, sharing ABC programming with KGBT-TV. It became a sole ABC affiliate in 1976; NBC wouldn't return to the Rio Grande until KVEO signed on in 1983. KRGV was the first station in the Rio Grande Valley to transmit an HD signal on VHF channel 13 although they are not the first to provide local programming in HD.
[edit] Newschannel 5 News Team
[edit] Anchors
- Oscar Adame - Weekdays at 5 & 10 p.m.
- Letty Garza - Weekdays at 6 & 10 p.m.
- Rick Diaz - Weekdays at 6 p.m.
- Cary Zayas - Special Projects/Fill-in
- Lisa Cortez - Weekdays at 5 p.m.
- Eddie Flores - Weekends
- Dina Hererra - Weekday Mornings
- Will Ripley - Weekday Mornings & at Noon
[edit] Reporters
- Alex Trevino
- Becky Medellin
- Gary Ashley
- Mireya Villarreal
- Rita Garcia
- Stephanie Stone
- Polo Sandoval
- Mayra Moreno
[edit] Weather
- Chief Meteorologist Tim Smith - Weekdays at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. & 10 p.m.
- Meteorologist Jonathan Owens - Weekday Mornings & at Noon
- Meteorologist Alan Shoemaker - Weekends
[edit] Sports
- Dave Brown - Weekdays at 6 p.m. & 10 p.m.
- Joel Villanueva - Weekends
[edit] Alumni
- Chuck Roberts - Evening anchor (1973-1975, now at CNN Headline News)
- Doug Brown - Meteorologist 1958 (Weekend and morning weatherman until 2008, retired from KTRK-TV)
- Peter Torgerson - News Anchor (1979-1999), retired after winning $19.4 million in the Texas Lottery in 1999
[edit] Digital Television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 5.1 / 13.1 | Main KRGV programming; ABC HD |
| 5.2 / 13.2 | LATV Programming |
| 5.3 / 13.3 | KRGV Dopplar Radar |
Like many other HD channels on the local Time Warner Cable system, KRGV-DT can be picked up on basic cable by connecting the cable directly into an HDTV with a built-in ATSC tuner, channel 100.1
KRGV will begin to carry the Retro Television Network on a digital signal sometime in 2008.
[edit] Station Logos
 Station logo, June 1974. The "Star 5" logo is similar to the one used by KXAS-TV. |
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KRGV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KRGV-TV
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