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KCOR-CD (channel 34) is a low-power, Class A television station in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is a translator of Blanco-licensed UniMás owned-and-operated station KNIC-DT (channel 17) which is owned by TelevisaUnivision; it is also sister to San Antonio–licensed Univision station KWEX-DT (channel 41). KCOR-CD's transmitter is located on César E. Chavéz Bouelvard in downtown San Antonio; its parent station shares studios with KWEX-DT on Network Boulevard on the city's northwest side.

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River Walk, San Antonio

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La Villita
La Villita

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Acequia Madre de Valero (San Antonio)
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Tower Life Building
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