KGNS-TV

KGNS-TV

Laredo, Texas United States
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	KGNS ABC Laredo (on DT2) Telemundo Laredo (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: NBC 8.2: ABC 8.3: Telemundo for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KXNU-LD, KYLX-LD
History
First air date	January 7, 1956
Former call signs	KHAD-TV (1956–1958)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1956–2009) Digital: 15 (UHF, 2002–2009)
Former affiliations	CBS (secondary, 1956–1973) ABC (secondary, 1956–1984) UPN (secondary 1998–2004; per program after 2000) The CW (DT2, 2006–2014)
Call sign meaning	Your Good Neighbor Station[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10061
ERP	20 kW
HAAT	312 m (1,024 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°40′21″N 99°39′51″W / 27.67250°N 99.66417°W / 27.67250; -99.66417
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kgns.tv

KGNS-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Laredo, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC and ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power dual CBS/CW+ affiliate KYLX-LD (channel 13) and Telemundo affiliate KXNU-LD (channel 10). The three stations share studios on Loop 20 (near SH 359) in Laredo; KGNS-TV's transmitter is located northwest of the city.