Estrella TV
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| Type | Spanish-language broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
Broadcast area | National |
| Owner | LBI Media |
Key people |
Lenard Liberman (President/CEO/Executive Vice President, Liberman Broadcasting) |
Launch date | September 14, 2009 |
Official website |
www |
Estrella TV (stylized on-air as estrellaTV; translated as Star TV) is an American Spanish-language broadcast television network that is owned by Liberman Broadcasting. The network formally launched on September 14, 2009.
Programming
The majority of Estrella TV's programming is produced through the production division of network parent company Liberman Broadcasting, with some of the network's programs previously having been syndicated on Liberman's Spanish language independent stations prior to the formation of the network. Much of Estrella TV's programming consists of variety series (such as Estudio 2 and El Show de Don Cheto), sketch comedy series (such as Los Chuperamigos and Fábrica de la Risa) and reality programs (such as Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento), along with a limited amount of scripted programs (such as Secretos and Historias Delirantes).
In addition, the network broadcasts Spanish-language feature films that air during the midday hours each Monday through Saturday, and during the afternoon and evening hours on Sundays. Estrella TV offers very limited programming during late night time periods as infomercials run on the network from 12:00 to 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time seven nights each week.
News programming
In addition to offering entertainment content, Estrella TV operates its own news division, Noticiero Estrella TV, which features news content aimed towards the Hispanic market in the United States and Latin America. Noticiero Estrella TV produces a weekday evening news program of the same name that airs at 5:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time and originates from Los Angeles. The network also offers a late evening newscast at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time called Cierre de Edición, which is more in-depth in tone compared to the early evening edition is anchored by Enrique Gratas (former anchor of Noticiero Univision: Última Hora). In addition to Noticiero Estrella TV, the network also produces two daily entertainment-based newsmagazine programs: Estrellas Hoy and En Vivo.
Sports programming
On January 29, 2013, Estrella TV announced that it had acquired its first broadcast television rights to a televised sporting event with the U.S. rights to telecast soccer games from Alianza F.C. The first game was broadcast six days later on February 3.[1]
Affiliates
Current
| City | Station | Channel | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | KOAT-TV[2] | |
Hearst Television |
| Amarillo, Texas | KLKW-LD | |
DTV America Corporation |
| Austin, Texas | KVUE[3] | |
Gannett |
| Bakersfield, California | KBBV-CD | |
Pappas Telecasting Companies |
| Boise, Idaho | KZAK-LD | |
Cocola Broadcasting |
| Bellingham, WA / Vancouver, BC | KBCB | |
Venture Technologies Group |
| Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen, TX | KVEO[4] | |
Communications Corporation of America |
| Concord/San Francisco/Sacramento, CA | KTNC-TV[5] | |
Titan TV Broadcast Group |
| Chicago, IL | WESV-LD | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | KMPX[6][7] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Denver, CO | KETD[8] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| El Paso, TX | KTSM-TV[4] | |
Communications Corporation of America |
| Fresno, California | KFRE-TV[9] | |
Titan Broadcast Group |
| Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC | WCWG[10] | |
Titan Broadcast Group |
| Houston, TX | KZJL[6][7] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Las Vegas, NV | KSNV | |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Los Angeles, CA | KRCA[6] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Lubbock, Texas | KNKC-LD | |
DTV America Corporation |
| Miami, Florida | WSVN[7] | |
Sunbeam Television |
| Monterey, California | KMBY-LD[11] | |
Cocola Broadcasting |
| New York City/Port Jervis, NY | WASA-LD | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KOCY-LP[12] | |
Tyler Media Group |
| Omaha, Nebraska | KPTM-TV | |
Titan Broadcast Group |
| Orlando, Florida | WKCF[13] | |
Hearst Television |
| Phoenix, AZ | KVPA-LD[4] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Portland, Oregon | KGW[3] | |
Gannett |
| Reno/Sparks, Nevada | KNRC-LD[14] | |
FMI Media |
| Roswell, New Mexico | KOCT-TV[2] | |
Hearst Television |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KPNZ[4] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| San Antonio, Texas | KENS-TV[3] | |
Gannett |
| San Diego, CA | KSDX-LD[6] | |
Liberman Broadcasting |
| Silver City, New Mexico | KOVT-TV[2] | |
Hearst Television |
| Tampa, Florida | WMOR-TV[15] | |
Hearst Television |
| Tucson, Arizona | KTTU-TV[3] | |
Gannett |
| Tyler/Longview, TX | KETK-TV[4] | |
Communications Corporation of America |
| Tulsa, OK | KXAP-LD[16] | |
Teletul Media Group |
| Waco/Temple, TX | KWKT[4] | |
Communications Corporation of America |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | WPBF-TV[17] | |
Hearst Television |
| Midland-Odessa, Texas | KPEJ-TV | |
Communications Corporation of America |
| Yakima, Washington | K08LU | |
Hispanavisión Televisión |
| Nationwide | Charter Communications | tier |
N/A |
Former
| City | Station | Channel | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bragg, CA | KUNO-TV[5] | |
Titan TV Broadcast Group | Sold to Jeff Chang and broke off from KTNC-TV in 2010; now an independent station as KQSL |
| New York City, NY | WPIX[6][7][18] | |
Tribune Company | Was dropped by station in May 2012; affiliation moved to Liberman-owned WASA-LD, which carried the network alongside WPIX from February to May 2012. |
| Wichita, KS | KCTU-LD | |
River City Broadcasters, Inc. | Was dropped by station due to content complaints.[19] |
Controversy
In February 2011, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) filed a joint complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to a talk show that was broadcast by Estrella TV, José Luis Sin Censura, due to repeated instances of verbal and physical abuse against LGBT and female guests.[20] More than 30 organizations also responded in the demand for Liberman to take action in regards of the program.[21] According to GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios, "This show serves no role except to fuel a climate of intolerance and violence against our community. The FCC has an obligation to stand up against this offensive program, which has no place on our airwaves."[21]
In response to the controversy, AT&T and Time Warner Cable withdrew their advertising from the program.[19] In addition, Miami affiliate WSVN opted to pre-empt José Luis Sin Censura, while KCTU-LD in Wichita, Kansas pulled the network entirely from one of its subchannels in late 2010, with General Manager Ron Nutt citing that programming on Estrella TV in general "was so objectionable that, at one point or another, half of its viewership had called us with a complaint. They are going for sensationalism. If an English-language network put out this content, they would be asking for trouble." In September 2011, José Luis Sin Censura was officially canceled.[19]
References
- ↑ Estrella TV To Broadcast Primera League Soccer, TVNewsCheck, January 29, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "KOAT Albuquerque Adding Estrella TV". TVNEWSDAY. July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Four Belo Stations Grab Estrella TV". Broadcasting & Cable. May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Stations for Network - Estrella TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Estrella TV Gains San Francisco Affil". Mediaweek. May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Coming, a new force in Hispanic TV". Media Life Magazine. March 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Estrella TV Inks Affil. Deal With Sunbeam". Mediaweek. April 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ Ostrow, Joanne (28 January 2010). "Denver's TV market to get new Latino station". The Denver Post (Denver, CO: MediaNews Group). Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ TVNEWSDAY. August 12, 2009 KFRE Fresno, Calif., Adding Estrella TV http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/34645/kfre-fresno-calif-adding-estrella-tv KFRE Fresno, Calif., Adding Estrella TV. Retrieved 2009-07-09. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "WCWG-TV Signs on Estrella TV". Television Broadcast. May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ↑ TVNEWSDAY. December 1, 2010 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/460521-EstrellaTV_Cuts_Affiliate_Deal_with_KMBY_TV.php. Retrieved 2009-07-09. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Estrella TV launches in Oklahoma City, OK
- ↑ http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/local-broadcast/e3iaa05fecf97736efd747ec82a6d09545d
- ↑ TVNewsCheck (June 7, 2010). "Estrella TV Adds KNRC Reno To Lineup". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.wmortv32.com/station/20087317/detail.html
- ↑ Estrella TV Enters Oklahoma With KXAP-LP, TVNewsCheck, July 19, 2010.
- ↑ "WPBF West Palm Beach Adding Estrella TV". TVNewsCheck. August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Estrella Takes Manhattan". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 GLAAD: "AT&T, Time Warner Cable and Two Affiliates Drop ‘José Luis Sin Censura’/AT&T, Time Warner Cable y Dos Estaciones de TV Retiran a ‘José Luis Sin Censura’", June 2, 2011.
- ↑ GLAAD: "GLAAD, NHMC Call on FCC to Take Action against Anti-LGBT Spanish-Language Program ‘José Luis Sin Censura’", February 28, 2011.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 GLAAD Press Release: "NHMC and GLAAD Decry José Luis Sin Censura's Disregard to Community Outcry", April 6, 2011.
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