| Los Angeles, California | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Univision 34 |
| Slogan | A Su Lado (On Your Side) |
| Channels | Digital: 34 (UHF) |
| Translators | K39DW 39 Daggett, etc. |
| Affiliations | Univision |
| Owner | Univision Communications, Inc. (KMEX License Partnership, GP) |
| First air date | September 30, 1962 |
| Call letters' meaning | MEXico |
| Sister station(s) | KFTR-DT, KLVE, KRCD, KSCA, KTNQ |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 34 (UHF, 1962-2009) Digital: 35 (UHF) |
| Former affiliations | SIN (1962-1987) |
| Transmitter power | 392 kW |
| Height | 956 m |
| Facility ID | 35123 |
| Website | www.univision34.com |
KMEX-DT, "Univisión 34 Los Angeles", is the Univision owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles and the network's flagship station for the West Coast. KMEX, first broadcast in 1962, opened the way for other Spanish-language stations and networks in the United States. KMEX-DT offers a Spanish-language programming format featuring news, talk shows, dramas, movies and other programming.
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KMEX-TV first began broadcasting on September 30, 1962 as a Spanish-language television station. In the late 1960s, KMEX broadcast "Escuela," a four-times-per-week program that taught basic English to viewers of all nationalities. Ginger Cory, a Los Angeles school district teacher, was the host. Students mailed written exercises to her for grading. Many in southern California's non-English speaking community came to consider Ms. Cory a friend and counselor.[1]
On June 12, 2009 at 11:59 pm, after transmitting some past KMEX broadcasts from 1962 onward and a brief countdown to "La Era Digital", KMEX discontinued its analog TV broadcasts and became a digital-only station.[2] Following the analog-to-digital transition, KMEX moved its digital signal back to channel 34. Digital channel 35, currently used by KMEX-DT will be the final digital channel assignment for KRCA-DT. KRCA is required to abandon its pre-transition digital channel 68, as it lies outside of the post transition core channels 2 through 51.
As of 2010, KMEX has been transmitting its programming in HD. In June 2010, they transmitted the 2010 FIFA World Cup making it the first time ever that soccer games were transmitted in HD on this channel. Recently, they started to broadcast their newscasts in HD for the first time.
On December 5, 2010, KMEX-DT has begun Mobile DTV broadcasts of its own signal, and of sister station KFTR-DT. KMEX-DT has two Mobile DTV feeds, one of subchannel 34.1, labelled "KMEX-MH1", and of sister station KFTR-DT 46.1, labelled "KFTR-MH2", broadcasting at 3.67 Mbit/s. This is the highest bitrate of any Los Angeles television station mobile feed.[3][4]
KMEX's newscast, Noticias 34, is the top rated newscast among Spanish-speaking viewers in Southern California and often draws more viewers than any of the English speaking newscasts (although that has changed recently as KVEA has improved the quality of their newscast). Currently, Noticias 34 has led the ratings in the 18-34 and 18-49 demographic at 6 p.m. for the last twelve years, a remarkable feat for any station.[5] Part of the reason for this is that the Latino population in Southern California is younger than the non-Latino population.
KMEX has long been known for its news coverage. News director Rubén Salazar was killed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy in 1970 when covering the Chicano Moratorium. Its news feature, El 15% de los Estados Unidos, which tells about the impact of Latinos on the United States, won a Peabody Award in 2006, and the station has won its share of Emmys and Golden Mics in the Los Angeles market.
While many stations in the region have begun producing local newscasts and other locally produced programming in high definition, KMEX did not begin carrying its newscasts in high definition until January 1, 2010. Their Spanish-language rival KVEA, KWHY, their sister station KFTR, as well as all English-language stations also produce local news in High Definition. KMEX had a fully equipped Bell Jetranger ENG helicopter for its aerial coverage of breaking news[6] shown here with pilot/reporter Desiree Horton, but the contract expired in mid 2008 and it is not known when or if they will get another one.
In 2008, The Washington Post compared Southern California English newscasts with KMEX's Spanish newscasts and concluded, "The sharpest coverage of state and local issues -- government, politics, immigration, labor, economics, health care -- is now found on Spanish-language TV."[7] The article also quoted Josh Kun, a communications professor at the University of Southern California who closely follows Spanish TV as saying, "There's no comparison in the coverage. For people here, there are two places to look for better news: BBC News and Spanish-language news."[7] The article adds, "But the most serious complaint about Spanish news is that the reporting and commentary often feel more like advocacy than traditional journalism. It's a fair point, and one that those who work in Spanish news don't dispute. The two stations' immigration coverage is deeply sympathetic to undocumented immigrants, with on-air reporters encouraging viewers to join national immigration rallies. Macin, the KMEX general manager, notes that her station's philosophy is "a su lado" (on your side)." [7]
Anchors
Weather
Sports
Reporters
Voz y Voto (local public affairs program)
Tu Tecnología (technology segment)
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