Estrella TV
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| Type | Spanish-language broadcast television network |
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| Country |  United States |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Owner | Liberman Broadcasting |
| Key people | Lenard Liberman (President/CEO/Executive Vice President, Liberman Broadcasting) |
| Launch date | September 14, 2009 |
| Official website | www.estrellatv.com |
Estrella TV (stylized on-air as estrellaTV) is a Spanish-language American broadcast television network. It is owned by Liberman Broadcasting and formally launched on September 14, 2009.
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Programming [edit]
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 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 Fabrica 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 starting at 12 a.m. ET seven nights each week.
News programming [edit]
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. ET/PT and originates from Los Angeles. The network also offers a late evening newscast at 10:30 p.m. ET 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.
Affiliates [edit]
Current [edit]
Former [edit]
| City | Station | Channel | Owner | Status |
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| Fort Bragg, CA | KUNO-TV[4] |
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Titan TV Broadcast Group | Sold to Jeff Chang and broke off from KTNC-TV in 2010; now a Retro Television Network affiliate as KQSL |
| New York City, NY | WPIX[17][5][6] |
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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 |
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River City Broadcasters, Inc. | Was dropped by station due to content complaints.[18] |
Controversy [edit]
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 an Estrella TV talk show, José Luis Sin Censura, due to repeated instances of verbal and physical abuse against LGBT and female guests.[19] More than 30 organisations have also responded in the demand for Liberman to take action in regards of the program.[20] 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."[20]
In response to the controversy, AT&T and Time Warner Cable withdrew their advertising from the program.[18] 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." In September 2011, the show was officially canceled.[18]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "KOAT Albuquerque Adding Estrella TV". TVNEWSDAY. July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ a b c d "Four Belo Stations Grab Estrella TV". Broadcasting & Cable. May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Stations for Network - Estrella TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ a b "Estrella TV Gains San Francisco Affil". Mediaweek. May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Coming, a new force in Hispanic TV". Media Life Magazine. March 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ a b c d "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
|url=missing title (help). Retrieved 2009-07-09. - ^ "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
|url=missing title (help). Retrieved 2009-07-09. - ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b GLAAD Press Release: "NHMC and GLAAD Decry José Luis Sin Censura's Disregard to Community Outcry", April 6, 2011.
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