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KLRA-LP also known as Univision 58 or Univision Arkansas is a series of television stations airing programming from Spanish-language television network Univision

Univision

Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

 based in Little Rock. KLRA is owned by Pinnacle Media.

KLRA signed on in 2001 under ownership of Equity Broadcasting as a simulcast of KUOK

KUOK

KUOK also known as "Univisión 36" or "Univisión Oklahoma" is a network of television stations airing programming from Spanish-language television network Univisión based in Oklahoma City...

 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

, as Univision Arkansas-Oklahoma. In March 2005, KLRA and KUOK began airing their own programming feeds, with KLRA becoming Univision Arkansas.

After failing to find a buyer at a bankruptcy auction, KLRA was sold to Pinnacle Media in August 2009 (after having initially been included in Silver Point Finance's acquisition on June 2 of several Equity stations), with Pinnacle assuming control under a local marketing agreement

Local marketing agreement

In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...

 on August 5.

News

Univision Arkansas aired a daily half-hour newscast "Noticias Univision Arkansas" (Univision Arkansas News) airing Monday through Fridays at 5:00pm and 10:00pm. Previously, sister network Univision Oklahoma aired newscasts of "Noticias Univision Arkansas" (Univision Arkansas News) later "Noticias Univision Arkansas-Oklahoma" (Univision Arkansas-Oklahoma News) before Univision Oklahoma and Univision Arkansas separated. On June 6, 2008, Equity discontinued local newscasts at its six Univision affiliates, including KLRA.

KLRA call sign history

The KLRA callsign originally belonged to a popular country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 AM radio station in Little Rock; it was known for its morning DJ Hal Webber, whose on-air senior-citizen character was called "Brother Hal". Equity commonly used the call signs of old Little Rock radio stations for its TV stations; for other examples, see KKYK-DT

KKYK-DT

KMYA-DT is a Me-TV affiliated television station in Camden, Arkansas, serving the Little Rock, Arkansas market on digital channel 49. The station also has a digital repeater inside Little Rock, KKYK-CD channel 20....

 and KBBL-TV

KBBL-TV

- History :Channel 34 began operations in 2000 as KWBS-TV, which stood for WB Springfield; however, original station owner Equity Broadcasting decided to make another new station, KWBM the WB affiliate for Springfield, and KWBS insteed affiliated with Pax...

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