KLDO-DT2
A digital television service associated with KLDO-TV in Laredo, Texas.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
KLDO-DT2 is identified as a digital television service associated with KLDO-TV, a broadcast station serving Laredo, Texas, and the surrounding South Texas market. The available reference material primarily documents the history of KLDO-TV rather than specifying the programming, network affiliation, launch date, or technical characteristics of the DT2 subchannel itself. Consequently, details about KLDO-DT2 as a distinct service remain limited. KLDO-TV operates from Laredo and is affiliated with Univision. Entravision Communications owns the station alongside the low-power Class A stations KETF-CD and KXOF-CD. The stations share studio facilities on Monarch Drive in Laredo, while KLDO-TV's transmitter is located in Ranchos Penitas West, Texas. These facilities and ownership relationships provide the operating context for KLDO-DT2, although the supplied sources do not establish whether the subchannel carries a network feed, locally originated programming, a multicast service, or another format. The parent station began broadcasting on December 17, 1984, as an ABC affiliate after a competitive licensing process for UHF channel 27. It later added Fox programming, switched primarily to Telemundo in 1988, and became a Univision affiliate in 1996. Entravision acquired KLDO-TV in 1997. The station moved from facilities at Riverdrive Mall to a new Loop 20 location in 2000 and later discontinued its locally produced Spanish-language newscasts in 2018, replacing them with a regional newscast produced by sister station KNVO in McAllen. Because the authoritative subject supplied for this record is KLDO-DT2 rather than KLDO-TV, information about the parent station is included only as context. The specific identity and programming of KLDO-DT2 require verification from current FCC records, station listings, or an official KLDO source.
History
The available historical record concerns KLDO-TV, the Laredo station with which KLDO-DT2 is associated, rather than documenting the DT2 service independently. In the early 1980s, several applicants sought authorization to operate a new television station on UHF channel 27 in Laredo. The Federal Communications Commission selected competing applications for review in December 1982. One applicant withdrew during a regional economic downturn, while a settlement between other applicants helped clear the way for a construction permit in April 1983. The station was constructed with a tower at the Riverdrive Mall site, where its initial studios were also located. It began broadcasting on December 17, 1984, under the call sign KLDO-TV and initially carried ABC programming. The station also produced a local news service known as Laredo Eyewitness News. In January 1987, it added Fox as a secondary affiliation. A major programming change occurred in October 1988, when KLDO-TV moved primarily to the Spanish-language Telemundo network while retaining selected ABC programs, including sports and certain network news and morning programming. The change followed a management arrangement involving Panorama Broadcasting and Francisco Javier Sánchez Campuzano of Mexico-based Grupo Siete. The Spanish-language strategy produced a substantial ratings improvement: the station moved from last place to first place in the February 1989 Nielsen survey. In 1996, KLDO-TV changed its network affiliation again, moving from Telemundo to Univision. By that point, the station was reported to be the leading station in the Laredo market in total-day audience ratings. Entravision Communications acquired KLDO-TV in 1997. The station later relocated from Riverdrive Mall to a new facility on Loop 20 in 2000. It continued to be the market's most-watched station, although competing KGNS-TV generated higher revenue. The station's Spanish-language local news operation, branded Noticias Univision 27, ended on February 28, 2018. News coverage was thereafter supplied through a regional newscast produced at sister station KNVO in McAllen. The KLDO operation also shares studio facilities on Monarch Drive with KETF-CD and KXOF-CD, while the main KLDO transmitter is in Ranchos Penitas West. The supplied sources do not provide a verified launch date, programming format, network affiliation, or separate corporate history for KLDO-DT2. Its relationship to KLDO-TV is therefore recorded at a high level only, pending confirmation from current station or regulatory records.
- 2018
Local news operation discontinued
[1]The Noticias Univision 27 news operation ended, with regional news subsequently produced by sister station KNVO in McAllen.
- 2000
Move to Loop 20 facility
[1]The station moved from its Riverdrive Mall location to a new facility on Loop 20 in Laredo.
- 1997
Entravision acquisition
[1]Entravision Communications acquired KLDO-TV.
- 1996
Affiliation changes to Univision
[1]KLDO-TV replaced Telemundo with Univision and was reported as the leading station in the Laredo market by total-day audience.
- 1988
Primary affiliation changes to Telemundo
[1]KLDO-TV shifted primarily to Spanish-language Telemundo programming while retaining selected ABC content.
- 1984
KLDO-TV begins broadcasting
[1]The Laredo station signed on December 17 as an ABC affiliate.
- 1983
Construction permit cleared
[1]A settlement among applicants helped clear the way for authorization to build the Laredo UHF channel 27 station that became KLDO-TV.
Products and positioning
Local and regional over-the-air television service associated with the KLDO broadcast operation in Laredo, Texas.
Digital television subchannel
KLDO-DT2 digital subchannel
KLDO-DT2 is the digital subchannel identified by the subject record. The supplied references do not specify its network affiliation, programming schedule, technical parameters, launch date, or whether it carries locally produced content. It should therefore be treated as a multicast television service associated with the KLDO broadcast operation rather than assigned a more specific format.
Full-power television station · 1984
KLDO-TV
KLDO-TV is the parent broadcast operation described in the available material. It serves Laredo, Texas, carries Univision programming, and operates alongside Entravision-owned sister stations KETF-CD and KXOF-CD. Its history includes ABC, Fox, Telemundo, and Univision affiliations.
Brand decisions
2018
Consolidation of local news productionStrategyBackground
The station maintained a Spanish-language news operation under the Noticias Univision 27 brand.
Action taken
KLDO-TV discontinued its locally produced newscasts and shifted to a regional newscast produced by sister station KNVO in McAllen.
Aftermath
Local news production was replaced by regional content from the Entravision station in McAllen.
1996
Move from Telemundo to UnivisionStrategyBackground
After establishing a Spanish-language audience, the station reassessed its network affiliation.
Action taken
KLDO-TV changed its primary affiliation from Telemundo to Univision.
Aftermath
The station was described as the Laredo market's number-one station in total-day audience ratings.
1988
Shift toward Spanish-language programmingStrategyBackground
The Laredo station sought a stronger connection with its bilingual and Spanish-speaking audience after operating primarily as an English-language ABC affiliate.
Action taken
KLDO-TV moved primarily to Telemundo programming while preserving selected ABC programs.
Aftermath
The station's audience position improved markedly, moving from last place to first place in the February 1989 Nielsen survey.
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