List of Spanish-language television networks in the United States
The following is a list of Spanish-language television networks in the United States. As of 2016 the largest Hispanic/Latino television audiences in the U.S. are in California (Los Angeles, Bakersfield, San Diego, Sacramento, San Francisco area), New York (New York City), Washington D.C., Florida (Miami area, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg area), Texas (Houston, Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio), Illinois (Chicago), Georgia (Atlanta), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Colorado (Denver), Utah (Salt Lake City), Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus), Indiana (Indianapolis), Massachusetts (Boston), Connecticut (Hartford), Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Louisiana (New Orleans), Tennessee (Nashville), North Carolina (Raleigh/Durham), Virginia (Richmond), Nevada (Las Vegas), and Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson).[1]
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Major networks
| TV network | Founded | Owner | % of U.S. households reached | # of households viewable | # of Full-power affiliates | # of Low-power/Class-A affiliates and transmitters |
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| Univision | 1987[2] | Univision Communications | 49% | 94,100,000[3] | 62 | 26 |
| Estrella TV | 2009 | Estrella Media (owned by HPS Investment Partners) | 46% | 64,232,000 | 38 | 29 |
| Telemundo | 1954[4] | NBCUniversal | 61.6% | 192,476,422 | 54 | 46 |
| UniMás | 2002[5] | Univision Communications | 43% | 59,600,000[6] | 35 | 24 |
| Azteca | 2001 | HC2 Holdings | 32% | 37,248,000 | 14 | 28 |
Specialty networks
| Title | Year est. | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3ABN Latino | 2003 | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | |
| América Tevé | |||
| CNN en Español | 1997 | WarnerMedia | |
| Cine Mexicano | 2005 | Olympusat Inc. | |
| Discovery en Español | 1998 | Discovery, Inc. | |
| Discovery Familia | 2007 | Discovery, Inc. | |
| Esperanza TV | 2003 | Hope Channel | |
| Galavisión | 1979 | Univision Communications | |
| Gran Cine | 2008 | Olympusat Inc. | |
| HITN | 1983 | ||
| HTV | 1995 | WarnerMedia | |
| Inmigrante TV | 2010 | ||
| LATV | 2007[7] | Bilingual English/Spanish | |
| Mega TV | 2006 | Spanish Broadcasting System | |
| MTV Tres | 1998 | ViacomCBS | |
| MiCasa Network | |||
| Mira TV | |||
| Multimedios | Grupo Multimedios | ||
| Nuestra Visión | 2017 | América Móvil[8] | |
| Sorpresa | 2003 | Olympusat Inc. | |
| TBN Enlace USA | 2002 | Trinity Broadcasting Network | |
| Tele N | 2014 | Olympusat Inc. | |
| Telefe | 2000 | ViacomCBS[9] | |
| TeleXitos | 2012 | NBCUniversal[10] | |
| TeLe-Romántica | 2012 | ||
| Teveo | |||
| Ultra HD Plex | 2012[11] | Olympusat Inc. | 12 Spanish-language premium channels |
| Universo | 2015 | NBCUniversal[10] | Began as GEMS Television in 1993 |
| V-me | 2007 | ||
| WAPA America | 2004[7] |
Defunct networks
| Title | Year est. | Year ceased | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| América CV | 2007 | 2015 | |
| GEMS Television | 1993 | 2001 | Currently Universo |
| Hispanic Television Network | 2000 | 2003 | |
| LAT TV | 2006 | 2008 | |
| La Familia | 1994 | 2015 | |
| La Familia Cosmovision | 1979 | 2014 | |
| MundoFox | 2012 | 2015 | Became MundoMax in 2015 |
| MundoMax | 2015 | 2016 | |
| NuvoTV | 2004 | 2015 | |
| NetSpan | 1984 | 1987 | Became Telemundo circa 1987 |
| Spanish International Network | 1962 | 1987 | Became Univision circa 1987 |
| Soi TV | |||
| TeleFutura | 2002 | 2013 | became UniMás on January 7, 2013 |
| TuVisión | 2007 | 2009 | |
| VasalloVision | 2009 | 2012 |
See also
- List of Spanish-language newspapers published in the United States
- List of Spanish-language magazines in the United States
- Category:Spanish-language radio in the United States
References
- Nielsen Company (September 2016). "Local Television Market Universe Estimates: Hispanic or Latino TV Homes" – via Television Bureau of Advertising, Inc.
- Date at which the Spanish International Network (founded in 1962) was reorganized and became Univision.
- Univision. "Univision Network". Univision Corporate. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- NetSpan (founded in 1984) was reorganized and became Telemundo continental U.S. network.
- UniMás was originally launched as Telefutura in January 2002, before rebranding under its current name in January 2013.
- Univision. "UniMás Network". Univision Corporate. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Guide to Hispanic Networks", Broadcasting & Cable, 144, pp. 14–20, October 2, 2014, ISSN 1068-6827,
Special Report in Multichannel News and Broadcasting & Cable
- "WHO WE ARE". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- "News". New York: Viacom, Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- "Comcast Corporation". Philadelphia. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- "Los canales Ultra HD Plex de Olympusat celebran su quinto aniversario". Olympusat. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
Bibliography
- "Spanish-Language TV Undergoing Growth Spurt", The New York Times, September 10, 1986
- Steve Beale (December 1986), "New Ownership Transforms Spanish-language TV", Hispanic Business, ISSN 0199-0349
- "Media Business: Spanish-Language TV Grows Up", The New York Times, July 7, 1988
- Federico A. Subervi-Velez (1994). "Mass Communication and Hispanics: Television". Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology. Houston, Texas: Arte Público Press. pp. 334+. ISBN 1558851011 – via Google Books.
- America Rodriguez (1997). "Creating an Audience and Remapping a Nation: A Brief History of U.S. Spanish Language Broadcasting, 1930—1980". Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 16: 357–374. doi:10.1080/10509209709361470.
- Margaret A. Blanchard, ed. (2013) [1998]. "Hispanic Media". History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-91749-4.
- America Rodriguez (1999). Making Latino News: Race, Language, Class. Sage. ISBN 978-0-7619-1552-2. (Includes discussion of Spanish language TV)
- Alan Albarran, ed. (2009). Handbook of Spanish Language Media. Routledge.
- Rocío Rivadeneyra (2011). "Gender and Race Portrayals on Spanish-Language Television". Sex Roles. 65.
- "Guide to Hispanic Networks" (PDF), Broadcasting & Cable, October 1, 2012, ISSN 1068-6827,
Special Report in Multichannel News and Broadcasting & Cable
- "Spate of Rebranding for Spanish-Language TV", The New York Times, December 2, 2012
- Dale Kunkel; et al. (2013). "Food Marketing to Children on U.S. Spanish-Language Television". Journal of Health Communication. 18.
- Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha; Christine Balarezo (2014). "The President on Spanish-Language Television News". Social Science Quarterly. 95.
- Charles M. Tatum, ed. (2014). "Spanish-Language Television". Encyclopedia of Latino Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 835–848. ISBN 978-1-4408-0099-3.
- Dana Mastro; et al. (2015). "Latinos' Perceptions of Intergroup Relations in the United States: The Cultivation of Group-Based Attitudes and Beliefs from English- and Spanish-Language Television". Journal of Social Issues. 71.
- Kenton T. Wilkinson (2016). Spanish-Language Television in the United States: Fifty Years of Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-68859-4.
External links
- Hispanic Television Summit, annual industry conference in USA
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