| Type | Spanish Broadcast Television Network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | by Raul A. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cortez |
| Area | United States, portions of Mexico, Puerto Rico. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} |
| Owner | Univision Communications, Inc. |
| Launch date | 1962 |
| Former names | Spanish International Network (1962-1987) |
| Website www.univision.com | |
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} It has the largest Hispanic audience, largely due to repurposed telenovelas and other Mexican programs produced by Grupo Televisa. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment Joe Uva is the CEO of Univision Communications, Inc.
Univision is headquartered now in New York City, after years of being in Los Angeles, [1] and its major production facilities/operations are in Miami. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West It is available on cable in most of the country, with local stations in several markets with large Hispanic populations. Most of these stations air full local news and programming in addition to network shows. Univision's major programming is closed-captioned in Spanish, but unlike main competitor Telemundo, it almost never provides English subtitles. Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
The network was sold on March 12, 2006, to a consortium led by Californian billionaire Haim Saban (who had previously owned the entity Saban Entertainment), TPG Capital, L.P., Providence Equity Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners, and Thomas H. Lee Partners for $13. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Haim Saban (Hebrew חיים סבן born 15 October 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt Personal life Haim Saban was born in Alexandria Saban Entertainment was an independent television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy (who TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group commonly referred to as "TPG" is a Private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James Providence Equity Partners is a Private equity firm headquartered in Providence Rhode Island that focuses on investments in media and telecommunications Thomas H Lee Partners (THL is a Private equity firm based in Boston Massachusetts specializing in Leveraged buyouts, Growth capital 7 billion or $36. 25 per share plus $1. 4 billion in acquired debt. [2] The buyout left the company with a debt level of twelve times its annual cash flow, which was twice the norm in buyouts done over the previous two years. [3]
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In 1955, Raul Cortez founded KCOR-TV, channel 41 in San Antonio, Texas. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) It was the first Spanish-language television station in the United States. However, the station was a money-bleeder, even after a call letter change to KUAL-TV. In 1961 Cortez sold the station to a group headed by his son-in-law Emilio Nicolas, Sr. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. and Emilio Azcarraga Vidaurreta. Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta or Emilio Azcárraga Sr ( March 2 1895, Tampico Tamaulipas &ndash 1973 Mexico City) was Nicolas had helped produce channel 41's variety shows, while Azcarraga was the owner of Telesistema Mexicano, forerunner of Televisa.
The new owners quickly turned the station around, and in 1962 signed on KMEX-TV, channel 34 in Los Angeles. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KMEX-TV, "Univisión 34 Los Angeles", is the Univision Owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles and the network's This was the beginning of the Spanish International Network, the first foreign-language television network in the United States.
Over the next 20 years, SIN would acquire other high-rated Spanish language television throughout the Western United States, then expanded the market to Florida, New York City, and Chicago. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
1986 was a pivotal year for the station group and the network. Nicolas sold his stake in the network to a partnership of Hallmark Cards and Televisa. Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City Missouri. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment The new group changed the network's name to Univision. Univision's new CEO, Joaquin Blaya, was to sign the contracts for two programs that would change the network. Blaya signed Cristina Saralegui, who became a famous talk show host, and Mario Kreutzberger, better known as Don Francisco, who brought from Chile his famous program Sábado Gigante. Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American journalist actress and talk show host Biography Don Francisco was born nto a Chilean - Jewish German family his parents had fled to Chile escaping from Nazi persecution Sábado Gigante ("Giant Saturday" is a Spanish-language variety Television show it is Univision 's longest running program and the oldest American Also, the network began production of its first morning television show. The program was Mundo Latino, anchored by Lucy Pereda and Frank Moro, who were both Cuban. Moro left for Mexico to continue his career as a soap opera actor and the network brought in Jorge Ramos. Jorge Ramos (born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican anchor of Noticiero Univision.
In 1988, the network began to produce television shows with a national audience in mind. The first production was titled "TV Mujer" (Woman TV). The program was a magazine styled show aimed to the Hispanic woman living in the United States. Anchored by Lucy Pereda during its first year and Gabriel Traversari, the program consisted of a melange of cooking and entertainment segments. Gabriel Traversari (born Gabriel Augusto Traversari Debayle on September 7, 1963) is a Nicaraguan American Actor,
Pereda was replaced shortly after finishing her first year by Mexican-American Lauri Flores who hailed from KXLN-TV in Houston, Texas where she was director of programming, promotions, special events, and public information as well as producer and host of a local community affairs show "Entre Nos". KXLN-TV, Channel 45 is the Univision - Owned and operated station in Houston Texas, and its surrounding area During Ms. Flores' time as host of TV Mujer, the show remained the number one daytime show on Spanish-language television, according to Strategy Research Corporation's (SRC) 1989 fall sweeps performed from May to November 1989, outperforming its time period competition by 33 percent. Telemundo's Dia a Dia, launched before the arrival of TV Mujer, saw its rating diminishing.
A model from Sábado Gigante became the add-on host in its last year, hired to sit in while Flores was on maternity leave -- Jackie Nespral. Jackie Nespral (born April 21 1966 is an American television anchor for WTVJ-TV, the NBC Owned and operated station in Jackie became a formal host during the show's final season. TV Mujer begat a series of other programs: "Hola, America", "Al Mediodia" before they were all canceled never really getting the ratings of the original concept.
Univision then decided to expand news programming in the afternoon and launched "Noticias y Mas" with the before mentioned Nespral and a team of three other anchors: Ambrosio Hernandez, Myrka de Llanos and Raul Peimbert. In 1990, Hernandez bolted for the local Telemundo station, WSCV to anchor its evening news programming, being joined by Peimbert shortly after that being wooed to anchor the new Telemundo evening news. WSCV Telemundo 51 is the Telemundo O&O that serves the Miami - Fort Lauderdale area and licensed to Fort Lauderdale. Nespral left to join the weekend edition of the "Today" show leaving De Llanos on the anchor desk by herself. Univision had other plans for the moribund show. They revamped it, changed the name, the theme music and installed a weekend reporter to be De Llanos' partner: Puerto Rican born Maria Celeste Arraras who joined the now tabloid news program called "Primer Impacto". Primer Impacto ( First Impact) is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA which airs two episodes during
In 2002, Univision entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Raycom Media to operate two television stations in Puerto Rico: WLII in Caguas and WSUR in Ponce. In US and Canadian Broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (or local management agreement, or LMA) is an Agreement Raycom Media is a Broadcasting company based in Montgomery Alabama. WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11 digital 56 Caguas ( (founded in 1775) is a City and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region At the time, WLII had a longtime LMA with another Puerto Rican station, WSTE, which Univision honored. WSTE is a full-power television station licensed to Ponce Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 7 digital 8 It was also around this time that Univision resumed broadcast expansion by signing affiliation agreements with stations in Raleigh, North Carolina (WUVC), Cleveland, Ohio (WQHS), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (WUVP) and Atlanta, Georgia (WUVG) among many others — most of which were acquired from USA Broadcasting and had previously been affiliated with the Home Shopping Network. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA WUVC-TV is a broadcast television station based in Fayetteville North Carolina and serving the Triangle ( Fayetteville - Raleigh - Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state This page is about the existing television station in Cleveland Ohio. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə WUVP-TV is the current Philadelphia affiliate of the Univisión Television network licensed to Vineland New Jersey. WUVG-TV is a Television station in the greater Atlanta area on Analog TV channel 34 and DTV channel 48 USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 The old Home Shopping Network (HSN was mostly a 24-hour basic cable shopping network that could be seen seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial Both WLII and WSUR were sold to Univision in 2005.
In 2003, WIIH in Indianapolis, Indiana began broadcasting, owned and operated by LIN TV affiliated with Univision. WIIH-CA is a Univision affiliate in Indianapolis Indiana. It is owned and operated by LIN TV, and sister station to WISH-TV and WNDY-TV
In late 2004, a feud began between Univision's chairman, 78-year old entertainment guru Jerry Perenchio, and the 36-year old head of Televisa, Emilio Azcárraga Jean. Andrew Jerrold "Jerry" Perenchio (born December 20, 1930) was the former chairman and CEO of Univision, the largest Spanish-language company in Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean (born in 1968 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and his third wife Nadine The dispute was about Univision's continual editing of Televisa's programming, and failure to pay for transmission of Televisa produced sports and specials. The feud intensified to the point where Televisa's most famous stars have been banned from appearing on any Univision-produced shows and specials. In addition, Televisa has filed a lawsuit against Univision for breach of contract. Breach of contract is a Legal concept in which a Binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance In recent years, Univision also lost several key on air personalities to Telemundo, including long time weekend news anchor Maria Antonieta Collins, tabloid news anchor Maria Celeste Arraras, and sports announcer Andres Cantor. María Antonieta Collins (born May 12, 1952 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican Journalist, TV host María Celeste Arrarás is a Puerto Rican Television reporter and actress. Andrés Cantor is a popular Spanish-language sportscaster in the United States.
Univision previously overtook the now-defunct English-language networks UPN and the WB, now the CW Television Network as the fifth-most popular network overall, and in the 18-to-34-year-old and 18-to-49-year-old demographics it sometimes ranks higher than that. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles More advertising on TV is targeted toward those age groups than toward any other part of the viewing audience. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
On February 9, 2006, Univision Communications confirmed that it was putting itself up for sale. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the News Corporation, stated that his company was considering buying Univision, but backed off that position. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation [4] Other expected bidders announced were Time Warner, CBS, Disney, Grupo Televisa of Mexico (under a partnership due to foreign ownership laws), Bill Gates, and several private equity firms. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Tribune Company was rumored to be interested in buying Telefutura. The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. [5]
Then on June 27, 2006, Univision announced that it accepted a $12. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 7 billion dollar bid from a group of private equity investors led by TPG Capital, L. P. and Thomas H. Lee Partners. The investor group also included Madison Dearborn, Providence Equity, and children's television mogul Haim Saban — founder of Saban Entertainment. Haim Saban (Hebrew חיים סבן born 15 October 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt Personal life Haim Saban was born in Alexandria Saban Entertainment was an independent television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy (who This marks Saban's return to broadcast ownership, as Saban (minus partner Shuki Levy) was 50% owner, along with News Corporation, of the Fox Family Channel (now known as the Disney-owned ABC Family Channel). Shuki Levy ( Hebrew: שוקי לוי born June 3, 1947 in Tel Aviv, Palestine) is a Music News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company On March 27, 2007, federal regulators approved the sale. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6] According to the Los Angeles Times, the deal was closed and the ownership change was made official on that same day. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed [7]
However, Univision's shareholders filed two class-action lawsuit against the company and its board members to stop the buyout. One lawsuit claims that the board members structured the deal to only benefit the company's insiders and not the average stockholders. The other lawsuit was filed on behalf of a shareholder identified as L A Murphy, who claims that the board put its own personal interests and the interests of the winning bidder ahead of shareholders, and also failed to adequately evaluate the company's worth. In the meantime, more lawsuits were filed, one against Univision's records division for heavy handed tactics, and the other from a winner of a "Despierta America" $30,000 makeover contest for breaking its own rules and cancelling the makeover right in the middle of it. A long awaited trial, it's expected to start in April 2008, at a Los Angeles court. [8]
Also, Univision yet again continues to gain broadcast penetration and has done so since 2004, with stations in Detroit, Seattle, Portland (Oregon), Minneapolis and Nashville, among many others. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
On June 25, 2007, Univision made history in the television ratings with the finale of La Fea Mas Bella, which beat all English-language television broadcasting networks with a 3. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. La Fea Más Bella (The Prettiest Ugly Girl was a Mexican Telenovela produced by Televisa. 0 rating out of 9 share, making it the most watched show for the night and the 2nd most watched show of the week. [9]
On September 9, 2007, Univision hosted the first Spanish-language presidential debate in the United States at the University of Miami. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 [10]
On March 29, 2008, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? and Bill Nye the Science Guy were taken off of the Planeta U Saturday morning children's block. Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? is a Saturday morning cartoon show based on the series of computer games Bill Nye the Science Guy was an Emmy Award -winning educational Television program, hosted by Bill Nye.
On April 5, 2008, the children's block was replaced with Planeta U, with the brand-new shows like: Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Inspector Gadget's Field Trip and Beakman's World. Planeta U (English "Planet U") is a block of children's programming that airs on Saturday mornings on the Spanish language Univision See also Dora the Female Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American Animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon Go Diego Go!, an Animated series for Preschool -aged Children, is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer. Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks is a Children's television series. Inspector Gadget's Field Trip is a spin-off incarnation of Inspector Gadget, produced by DiC Entertainment, and aired from 1996 to 1998, with
News/News Investigation shows are in red; Reality/Game Shows are in green; Primetime Talk Shows are in blue; Telenovelas are in purple. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America.
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | La Hora Pico | La Familia P.Luche | Noche de Estrellas | El Pantera | ||||
| Monday | Yo amo a Juan Querendón | Al Diablo con los Guapos | Fuego En La Sangre | Cristina | ||||
| Tuesday | Aquí y Ahora | |||||||
| Wednesday | Don Francisco Presenta | |||||||
| Thursday | Amas de Casa Desesperadas | |||||||
| Friday | Achis Cachis | |||||||
| Saturday | Casos de Familia: Edición Especial | Sábado Gigante | ||||||
Univision's shows include:
Various prime-time telenovelas and specialty shows from Mexico also air. La Familia PLuche is a Mexican sitcom that has been shown on Televisa and Univision since 2002 El Pantera (In English, The Panther) is a Mexican Television series released by Televisa. Yo Amo a Juan Querendón ( I Love Juan Querendon) is a Mexican Telenovela airing on Univision at 7PM/6C. "Al Diablo Con Los Guapos" ( Down with the Handsome Ones) is a Mexican Telenovela made by Televisa. Not to be confused with Fuego en la sangre. Fuego en la Sangre (Fire in the Blood is the telenovela that began transmissions on January Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American journalist actress and talk show host Amas de Casa Desesperadas is a Telenovela dramedy, which debuted on Univision on January 10, 2008. Sábado Gigante ("Giant Saturday" is a Spanish-language variety Television show it is Univision 's longest running program and the oldest American This is a list of programs broadcast by the US Spanish-language Television network Univisión. Noticiero Univision ( Univision News) is the news division of the United States Spanish language television network Univision, along with the A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American journalist actress and talk show host Biography Don Francisco was born nto a Chilean - Jewish German family his parents had fled to Chile escaping from Nazi persecution Sábado Gigante ("Giant Saturday" is a Spanish-language variety Television show it is Univision 's longest running program and the oldest American ¡Despierta América! (Spanish for Wake Up America!) is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision El Gordo y la Flaca (translated The Fat Man and the Skinny Lady) is also a Spanish take off of Oliver & Hardy, the 1930's comedia act is a Primer Impacto ( First Impact) is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA which airs two episodes during República Deportiva (" Sports Republic " is a weekly two-hour sports show on Spanish language United States television network Univision Fernando Fiore (born in Argentina on July 9 is a Hispanic television sportscaster Fuera de Serie is the 2004 third album by Reggaeton duo Lito & Polaco. Candid Camera was a Television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on Radio as Candid Microphone Star Search is a Television show that was produced from 1983 to 1995 and hosted by Ed McMahon. Let's Make a Deal is a Television Game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the They are edited to fit U. S. as well as Univision broadcast standards. (see below)
Univision has contracts with Venezuela's Venevisión and Mexico's Televisa to showcase some of their novelas and other shows. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Venevisión, is one of Venezuela 's largest television networks which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment They are listed by the year in which they first went on the air in their respective countries. On July 6, 2006, Univision and Televisa reached an exclusive program licensing agreement in which the network and its sisters, Telefutura and Galavisión would lose all rights to all programs produced by or for Televisa after 2017, unless a new agreement is reached before then. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. TeleFutura is a US Spanish-language broadcast Television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami Florida. Galavisión is a Miami Florida based Spanish language cable network owned by Univision Communications Inc [11] Meanwhile, at this time little is known about Univision's agreement with Venevisión. Also, on May 14, 2007, Univision signed a deal with Walt Disney and ABC to produce programs for the network. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Programs include a Spanish version of ABC's Desperate Housewives (Amas de Casa Desesperadas). Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Amas de Casa Desesperadas is a Telenovela dramedy, which debuted on Univision on January 10, 2008. [12]
In addition to the Univision network, Univision Communications owns several other properties. They include: