Estrella TV
Encyclopedia
Estrella TV is a Spanish-language television network
owned by Liberman Broadcasting
. The network launched September 14, 2009.
(NHMC) filed a joint complaint with the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) in response to an Estrella TV talk show, José Luis Sin Censura, due to repeated instances of verbal and physical abuse against LGBT and female guests. More than 30 organisations have also responded in the demand for Liberman to take action in regards of the program. 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." In response to the controversy, AT&T
and Time Warner Cable
withdrawn their advertising from the program. In addition, WSVN Miami has opted to pre-empt José Luis Sin Censura, while KCTU-LD in Wichita, Kansas pulled the channel entirely 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." As of September 2011, the show has been officially canceled.
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
owned by Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:...
. The network launched September 14, 2009.
Affiliates
| City | Station | Channel | Owner |
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| Albuquerque, New Mexico | KOAT-TV KOAT-TV KOAT-TV, channel 7, is an ABC network affiliated television station serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, northeast of Albuquerque. Syndicated programming on KOAT includes: Entertainment Tonight, Ellen, The Dr... |
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Hearst Television |
| Austin, Texas | KVUE KVUE KVUE, virtual channel 24 , is the local Austin, Texas-based ABC affiliate, owned by Belo Corporation. Its transmitter is located in West Lake Hills, just west of Downtown... |
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Belo Corporation Belo Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the... |
| Bakersfield, California | KBBV-CA KBBV-CA KBBV-CA is the callsign for an Estrella TV-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 19. KBBV broadcasts from Bakersfield, California, and is owned by Pappas Telecasting.... |
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Pappas Telecasting Companies Pappas Telecasting Companies Pappas Telecasting Companies was a diversely organized broadcasting company headquartered in Visalia, California, United States. Founded in 1971, it was one of the largest privately held broadcasting companies in the country, with its stations reaching over 15% of all U.S. households and over 32%... |
| Bellingham, Washington | KBCB KBCB KBCB is a television station in Bellingham, Washington, which airs on digital UHF channel 19, though through PSIP the station appears as 24.1 and 24.2. It is carried on Comcast, Dish Network, and Verizon FiOS and a strong over the air signal that blankets Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC.The station... |
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Venture Technologies Group |
| Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen, TX | KVEO KVEO KVEO-TV is the NBC affiliate television station for Brownsville, Texas, and serves the entire surrounding metropolitan area, known as the Rio Grande Valley.... |
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Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America is a broadcasting company in the United States that owns television stations in smaller markets. The company is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana... |
| Concord/San Francisco/Sacramento, CA | KTNC-TV KTNC-TV KTNC-TV, digital channel 14, is the Estrella TV affiliate in Concord, California, serving both Bay Area and Sacramento areas. KTNC is owned by New World TV Group and broadcasts at 40 kilowatts.-Station history:... |
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Titan TV Broadcast Group |
| Chicago, IL | WESV-LD WESV-LD WESV-LD is a low-power television station that is licensed in Chicago. This is an Estrella TV affiliate owned by Liberman Broadcasting.-History:... |
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Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | KMPX KMPX KMPX, virtual channel 29, is a television station in Decatur, Texas, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market as an Estrella TV affiliate broadcasting on UHF digital channel 30. KMPX is owned by José and Lenard Liberman's broadcasting firm, Liberman Broadcasting.... |
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Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| Denver, CO | KETD | |
Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| El Paso, TX | KTSM-TV KTSM-TV KTSM-TV, also known as NewsChannel 9, is an NBC affiliated television station based in El Paso, Texas. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 9... |
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Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America is a broadcasting company in the United States that owns television stations in smaller markets. The company is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana... |
| Greensboro/High Point/Winston Salem, NC | WCWG WCWG WCWG , is the CW affiliate licensed to Lexington, North Carolina, and serves the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, North Carolina television market. The station is owned by New World TV Group... |
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Titan Broadcast Group |
| Houston, TX | KZJL KZJL KZJL is a Spanish-language television station in Houston, Texas airing owner Liberman Broadcasting's Estrella TV network. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 44, displaying channel 61 to tuners via PSIP.-Digital television:... |
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Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| Las Vegas, NV | KVMY KVMY KVMY, branded as MyLVTV is a full-service television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 22 as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Founded March 8, 1982, the station is owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group... |
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Sinclair Broadcast Group Sinclair Broadcast Group The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of... |
| Los Angeles, CA | KRCA KRCA KRCA Digital UHF Channel 35 is a Spanish language television station in the Los Angeles, California metropolitan region, formerly broadcasting Asian programming and home shopping. The station now airs Spanish-language programming on its main channel, along with some late night English infomercials,... |
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Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| Miami, Florida | WSVN WSVN WSVN, channel 7, is a television station located in Miami, Florida, USA. WSVN is owned by Sunbeam Television, and is an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company. The station has its studio facilities located in North Bay Village and transmitter based in north Miami-Dade County.WSVN operates a Key... |
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Sunbeam Television Sunbeam Television Sunbeam Television Corporation is a broadcasting company based in Miami, Florida, and owns three television stations in the United States.-History:... |
| New York, NY | WPIX WPIX WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WPIX also serves as the flagship station of The CW Television Network... |
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Tribune Company Tribune Company The Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida... |
| Omaha, Nebraska | KPTM-TV KPTM KPTM is the Fox-affiliated television station for Omaha, Nebraska. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 from a transmitter south of Gretna and I-80. The station can also be seen on Cox channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 710... |
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Titan Broadcast Group |
| Orlando, Florida | WKCF WKCF WKCF is the CW-affiliated television station for Central Florida licensed to Clermont. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter in unincorporated Bithlo. The station can also be seen on Bright House Networks channel 8 and Comcast channel 13... |
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Hearst Television |
| Phoenix, AZ | KVPA-LD | |
Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| Portland, Oregon | KGW KGW KGW is an NBC affiliate television station serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News , which is also owned by... |
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Belo Corporation Belo Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the... |
| Reno/Sparks, Nevada | KNRC-LD KNRC-LD KNRC-LD is a low-power television station broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 14 in Reno, Nevada. Owned by FMI Media, the station is an affiliate of the Spanish-language network Estrella TV.-Digital television:The station's digital channel is multiplexed.... |
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FMI Media |
| Roswell, New Mexico | KOCT-TV KOAT-TV KOAT-TV, channel 7, is an ABC network affiliated television station serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, northeast of Albuquerque. Syndicated programming on KOAT includes: Entertainment Tonight, Ellen, The Dr... |
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Hearst Television |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KPNZ KPNZ KPNZ is an independent television station serving the Salt Lake City, Utah television market. Owned by Los Angeles-based Liberman Broadcasting, the station broadcasts a variety of Spanish-language programming.-History:... |
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Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| San Antonio, Texas | KENS-TV KENS-TV KENS is the CBS affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas owned and operated by The Belo Corporation. Prior to late April 2010, KENS also managed UPN, later The CW, affiliate station KCWX through a local marketing agreement... |
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Belo Corporation Belo Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the... |
| San Diego, CA | KSDX-LD | |
Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:... |
| Silver City, New Mexico | KOVT-TV KOAT-TV KOAT-TV, channel 7, is an ABC network affiliated television station serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. Its transmitter is located on Sandia Crest, northeast of Albuquerque. Syndicated programming on KOAT includes: Entertainment Tonight, Ellen, The Dr... |
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Hearst Television |
| Tampa, Florida | WMOR-TV WMOR-TV WMOR-TV is an independent television station in the Tampa Bay television market . It is licensed to Lakeland, with studios in Tampa. The station is owned by the Hearst Corporation.-History:... |
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Hearst Television |
| Tucson, Arizona | KTTU-TV KTTU-TV KTTU is a full-service television station in Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting digitally on UHF channel 19 as a MyNetworkTV affiliate. Founded March 21, 1983, the station is owned by Belo Corporation.- Programming :... |
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Belo Corporation Belo Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the... |
| Tyler/Longview, TX | KETK-TV KETK-TV KETK-TV, virtual channel 56, is the NBC television affiliate serving the East Texas viewing area. It is owned by Communications Corporation of America, under licensee of "ComCorp of Tyler", which also operates Fox network affiliates KFXK and KFXL-LP, and MyNetworkTV affiliate KLPN-LP through a... |
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Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America is a broadcasting company in the United States that owns television stations in smaller markets. The company is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana... |
| Waco/Temple, TX | KWKT KWKT KWKT-TV channel 44 and KYLE-TV channel 28 are Fox affiliates in Central Texas and are owned by Communications Corporation of America. KWKT serves the Waco/Killeen/Temple area. KYLE serves the Bryan-College Station area.... |
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Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America Communications Corporation of America is a broadcasting company in the United States that owns television stations in smaller markets. The company is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana... |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | WPBF-TV | |
Hearst Television |
Former Affiliates
| City | Station | Channel | Owner | Status |
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| Fort Bragg, CA | KUNO-TV | |
Titan TV Broadcast Group | Sold to Jeff Chang and broke off from KTNC-TV KTNC-TV KTNC-TV, digital channel 14, is the Estrella TV affiliate in Concord, California, serving both Bay Area and Sacramento areas. KTNC is owned by New World TV Group and broadcasts at 40 kilowatts.-Station history:... in 2010; now a Retro Television Network Retro Television Network The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs... affiliate as KQSL |
| Wichita, KS | KCTU-LD | |
River City Broadcasters, Inc. | Was dropped by station due to objectionable content |
Controversy
In February 2011, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the National Hispanic Media CoalitionNational Hispanic Media Coalition
National Hispanic Media Coalition is a non-partisan, media advocacy and civil rights organization in the United States that represents the interests of Latinos and other people of color in the media and telecommunications industries.-Mission:...
(NHMC) filed a joint complaint with the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) in response to an Estrella TV talk show, José Luis Sin Censura, due to repeated instances of verbal and physical abuse against LGBT and female guests. More than 30 organisations have also responded in the demand for Liberman to take action in regards of the program. 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." In response to the controversy, AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
and Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
withdrawn their advertising from the program. In addition, WSVN Miami has opted to pre-empt José Luis Sin Censura, while KCTU-LD in Wichita, Kansas pulled the channel entirely 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." As of September 2011, the show has been officially canceled.