KXNU-CD

{{Short description|Television station in Laredo, Texas}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox television station | callsign = KXNU-CD | city = Laredo, Texas | logo = KXNU-LD-CD (2018).svg | logo_size = 200px | location = [[Laredo, Texas]] | country = United States | branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo Laredo}}|{{lang|es|Telenoticias Laredo}} (newscasts)}} | digital = 10 ([[VHF]]) | virtual = 10 | translators = KGNS-TV 8.3 (8.5 VHF) Laredo | affiliations = {{ubl|'''10.1:''' [[Telemundo]]|'''10.2:''' [[CBS]] ([[KYLX-CD]] simulcast)}} | owner = [[Gray Media]] | licensee = Gray Television Licensee, [[LLC]] | founded = August 25, 2009 | airdate = {{start date|2011|7|12}} | callsign_meaning = | sister_stations = [[KGNS-TV]], [[KYLX-CD]] | former_callsigns = {{ubl|K10QK-D (2011–2018)|KXNU-LD (2018–2025)}} | erp = 3 [[kW]] | haat = {{convert|277.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | facility_id = 181808 | class = [[Class A television service|CD]] | coordinates = {{coord|27|40|22|N|99|39|52|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|name=KXNU-CD}} | licensing_authority = [[FCC]] | website = {{URL|http://www.telemundolaredo.tv/}} }}

'''KXNU-CD''' (channel 10) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television station]] in [[Laredo, Texas]], United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network [[Telemundo]]. It is owned by [[Gray Media]] alongside dual [[NBC]]/[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[KGNS-TV]] (channel 8) and dual [[CBS]]/[[CW+]] affiliate [[KYLX-CD]] (channel 13). The three stations share studios on [[Loop 20]] (near [[Texas State Highway 359|SH 359]]) in Laredo and transmitter facilities on [[FM 1472]] northwest of the city.

==History== KGNS launched a subchannel affiliated with Telemundo in November 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|title=KGNS-TV launches Telemundo|work=Laredo Morning Times|date=November 19, 2007}}</ref> This station went on the air on July 12, 2011, as K10QK-D, owned by [[SagamoreHill Broadcasting]] and simulcasting KGNS-TV's third subchannel. It was sold to Gray Television on December 31, 2013, along with KGNS-TV. On October 4, 2018, the station's call sign was changed to KXNU-LD.

==Newscasts== In 2009, KGNS–Telemundo began airing evening news breaks hosted by Lupita Benavides, previously of [[KLDO]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Zach|last=Lindsey|work=Tiempo de Laredo|lang=es|title=Benavides inicia semana en Telemundo|trans-title=Benavides starts week at Telemundo|date=November 2, 2009}}</ref> KGNS began airing a 10 p.m. local newscast for Telemundo under the title {{lang|es|Telenoticias Laredo}} on November 18, 2010. This followed the debut of another program, {{lang|es|Telemundo Laredo En tu Casa}}, on Sunday mornings.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mary Nell|last=Sanchez|title=Spanish newscast debuts|work=[[Laredo Morning Times]]|date=November 19, 2010}}</ref> In 2018, KLDO ceased producing its own local newscasts, leaving {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} as the only Spanish-language news produced in Laredo.<ref>{{Cite news|first=César G.|last=Rodríguez|lang=es|title=Despido masivo en Univisión Laredo|trans-title=Mass layoff at Univisión Laredo|date=March 2, 2018|work=Tiempo de Laredo}}</ref>

On October 10, 2022, KXNU started airing a statewide morning newscast, {{lang|es|Noticias Telemundo Texas}}, which aired from 5 to 7 a.m. on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lafayette |first1=Jon |title=Gray's Telemundo Affiliates in Texas To Air 'Noticias Texas' Morning Show |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/grays-telemundo-affiliates-in-texas-to-air-noticias-texas-morning-show |website=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> The program was produced out of [[KXTX-TV]]'s studios in [[Fort Worth]]. On November 1, 2024, {{lang|es|Noticias Telemundo Texas}} was discontinued.

==Subchannels== The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]: {| class="wikitable" |+Subchannels of KXNU-CD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KXNU-CD#station|title=Digital TV Market Listing for KXNU|website=RabbitEars|access-date=April 29, 2026}}</ref> ! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] ! scope = "col" | Short name ! scope = "col" | Programming |- ! scope = "row" | 10.1 | KXNULP1 || [[Telemundo]] |- ! scope = "row" | [[KYLX-CD|10.2]] | style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|KXNULP2 || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|[[CBS]] ([[KYLX-CD]]) |} {{legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.telemundolaredo.tv/ Telemundo Laredo]

[[Category:2011 establishments in Texas]] [[Category:Gray Media]] [[Category:Low-power television stations in Texas|XNU]] [[Category:Spanish-language television stations in Texas|XNU-CD]] [[Category:Telemundo affiliates]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2011]] [[Category:Television stations in Laredo, Texas|XNU-CD]]