KNVA

KNVA (channel 54) is a television station in Austin, Texas, United States, serving as a de facto owned-and-operated station of The CW. It is owned by Vaughan Media and operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by The CW's majority owner, Nexstar Media Group, making it sister to NBC affiliate KXAN-TV (channel 36) and Llano-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KBVO (channel 14). The three stations share studios on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and San Gabriel Street (between the Old West Austin section of Austin and the University of Texas at Austin campus); KNVA's transmitter is located at the West Austin Antenna Farm on Mount Larson (near Loop 360 and Westlake Drive, north of West Lake Hills).

KNVA
Channels
BrandingThe CW Austin
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Vaughan Media
  • (54 Broadcasting, Inc.)
OperatorNexstar Media Group
Sister stations
KXAN-TV, KBVO / KBVO-CD
History
FoundedOctober 13, 1989 (1989-10-13)
First air date
August 31, 1994 (1994-08-31)
Former call signs
KCFP (CP, 1989–1994)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 54 (UHF, 1994–2009)
  • Digital: 49 (UHF, until 2019)
Former affiliations
  • Local weather (1994–1995)
  • Independent (1995)
  • The WB (1995–2006)
  • MyNetworkTV (secondary, 2006–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Nueva"; original owner intended station to be a Univision affiliate
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID144
ERP500 kW
HAAT390.7 m (1,282 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°19′34″N 97°47′59″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kxan.com/the-cw-austin
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