KINT-TV

KINT-TV, virtual channel 26 (UHF digital channel 25), is a Univision-affiliated television station located in El Paso, Texas, United States. The station is owned by the Entravision Communications Corporation, as part of a duopoly with UniMás affiliate KTFN (channel 65). The two stations share studio facilities located on North Mesa Street/Highway 20 in northwest El Paso, and its transmitter is located atop the Franklin Mountains on the El Paso city limits. On cable, the station is available on Time Warner Cable channel 2 and in high definition on digital channel 885.

History

The station first signed on the air on May 5, 1984; it was founded by a consortium of local businessmen including Larry Daniels (former manager of KROD-TV (channel 4, now KDBC-TV), and owner of KINT radio (1590 AM, now KELP and 97.5 FM, now at 93.9) as well as other businesses) and Jose Angel Silva Sr., owner of a grocery store in downtown El Paso. The consortium originally planned to assign KEHB-TV as the station's call letters, but it was changed to KINT (standing for "K-Internacional") prior to sign on. For many years, it was the only Spanish language television station in the El Paso market.