KVYE

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title: "KVYE" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1996-establishments-in-california", "court-tv-affiliates", "spanish-language-television-stations-in-california", "entravision-communications-stations", "television-channels-and-stations-established-in-1996", "television-stations-in-the-imperial-valley", "univision-affiliates"] description: "Television station in El Centro, California" topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVYE" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Television station in El Centro, California ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox television station"]

Field	Value
callsign	KVYE
logo	KVYE7.png
logo_size	200px
location
country	United States–Mexico
city	El Centro, California
branding
digital	22 (UHF)
virtual	7
affiliations
owner	Entravision Communications
licensee	Entravision Holdings, LLC
airdate
callsign_meaning	Univision Yuma–El Centro
sister_stations	KAJB, KMXX, KSEH
former_callsigns	KXLO (CP, 1991–1996)
former_channel_numbers	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1996–2009)
erp	1,000 kW
haat	477.4 m
facility_id	36170
coordinates
licensing_authority	FCC
website
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| callsign = KVYE | logo = KVYE7.png | logo_size = 200px | logo_alt = | location = | country = United States–Mexico | city = El Centro, California | branding = | digital = 22 (UHF) | virtual = 7 | subchannels = | translators = | affiliations = | owner = Entravision Communications | licensee = Entravision Holdings, LLC | founded = | airdate = | last_airdate = | callsign_meaning = Univision Yuma–El Centro | sister_stations = KAJB, KMXX, KSEH | former_callsigns = KXLO (CP, 1991–1996) | former_channel_numbers = Analog: 7 (VHF, 1996–2009) | former_affiliations = | erp = 1,000 kW | haat = 477.4 m | class = | facility_id = 36170 | coordinates = | licensing_authority = FCC | website =

KVYE (channel 7) is a television station licensed to El Centro, California, United States, serving the Yuma, Arizona–El Centro, California market as an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Entravision Communications, which provides certain services to Calipatria, California–licensed UniMás affiliate KAJB (channel 54) under a joint sales agreement (JSA) with Calipatria Broadcasting Company. The two stations share studios on North Imperial Avenue in El Centro; KVYE's transmitter is located atop Black Mountain.

History

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted an original construction permit on August 3, 1989, to build a television station licensed in El Centro. Before its license grant, the permit was extended four times and modified twice. On March 23, 1994, the FCC canceled the permit, but restored it five days later.

The station made its debut in June 1996; however, the station maintained its construction permit status.

On March 15, 1998, Entravision Communications (which operated KVYE under a local marketing agreement) bought station licensee La Paz Wireless Corporation for $700.000. Entravision obtained the initial license for the station on November 26, 1999.

On November 8, 2002, the FCC granted a permit to construct the station's digital facilities (requested in 1999). The station completed construction of its full-power digital facilities in June 2007, and was granted a license on January 29, 2010.

In February 2017, KVYE began to carry Azteca América on 7.2; prior to this affiliation, Azteca América was seen in the market solely through carriage of the network's national feed on Time Warner Cable.

On March 12, 2018, the digital multicast networks Comet and Charge! began broadcasting on digital subchannels 7.3 and 7.4, respectively.

In 2019, KVYE added a fifth digital subchannel, affiliated with Court TV.

On December 31, 2022, Azteca América ceased operations. TV Azteca content in the U.S. thusly moved to Estrella TV, seen in the market on a subchannel of KYMA.

News operation

KVYE presently broadcasts five hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with one hour each weekday); the station does not carry newscasts on Saturdays or Sundays.

The newscast debuted on January 26, 2015.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed: ::data[format=table title="Subchannels of KVYE{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KVYE#station|title=RabbitEars listing for KVYE|website=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=October 30, 2022}}"]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming	7.1	7.3	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.88
1080i	16:9	Univisn	Univision
480i	CometTV	[Blank]
Charge!	[Blank]
CourtTV	Court TV
Majstad	Majestad TV
1080i	AltaVsn	AltaVision [[File:4 rounded rect pink.svg	14px	alt=MPEG-4 video	link=MPEG-4 Part 2]]
::

Analog-to-digital conversion

KVYE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22, using virtual channel 7.

References

References

1. "All Stations - Entravision Communications".
2. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
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6. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
7. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
8. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
9. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission.
10. (June 19, 1996). "S-1 SEC Filing".
11. Fybush, Scott. (September 24, 2010). "El Centro and California's Imperial Valley".
12. [http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/filing.ashx?filingid=1160492 Entravision Communications Corporation - Form S-1 - NASDAQ]
13. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
14. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
15. "Application Search Details". Federal Communications Commission.
16. (March 6, 2017). "Azteca America Adds New Affiliate in San Diego Market". [[Broadcasting & Cable]].
17. [http://noticiasya.com/el-centro/2016/01/27/noticias-univision-el-centro-celebra-su-primer-aniversario/ Noticias Univisión El Centro celebra su primer aniversario - Noticias Ya] {{in lang. es
18. "RabbitEars listing for KVYE".
19. [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1300783&Form_id=910&Facility_id=36170 Analog Service Termination Notification - Federal Communications Commission]
20. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds".

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