XRKOMR

XRKOMR is the RKO Network affiliated station serving the Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Kingsville, Texas areas. It is owned by RKO Holdings and broadcasts on channel 8. XRKOMR is given the Mexican callsign standards do to the fact that the transmitter is located across the border in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Despite being a Mexican station, XRKOMR mainly serves the Kingsville, TX area with its RKO Network programming.
==History==
XRKOMR signed on over the air in 1959 as a attempt by RKO Network to serve both Reynosa and Kingsville. However, the FCC did not allow American networks to transmit their signals to stations located outside the United States. As a result, RKO Network programs were recorded from a location north of the border (via kinescope, and later via Betacam tapes) and then physically transported by automobile to channel 8's facilities in Reynosa, a practice known in the television industry as "bicycling". While this arrangement legally circumvented the station's inability to acquire a direct network feed, it left XRKOMR unable to carry live network programming, such as breaking news events and some sports coverage.
==Gallery==
Xrkomrstudios.png|XRKOMR's studios at 1101 Hemingway Ave.
Category:RKO Network affiliates
Category:Channel 8
Category:Kingsville
Category:Texas
Category:Mexico
Category:RKO Holdings
Category:Reynosa
Category:Tamaulipas