WXTV-DT
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| Paterson, New Jersey-New York City, New York | |
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| Branding | Univision 41 Nueva York |
| Slogan | A Su Lado (On Your Side) |
| Channels | Digital: 40 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Univision |
| Owner | Univision Communications (WXTV License Partnership, GP) |
| First air date | August 4, 1968 |
| Call letters' meaning | none |
| Sister station(s) | WADO, WFUT-DT, WXNY-FM |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 41 (UHF, 1968-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1968-1970) SIN (1970-1987) |
| Transmitter power | 300 kW |
| Height | 421 m |
| Facility ID | 74215 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°44′54″N 73°59′10″W / 40.74833°N 73.98611°W |
| Website | Univision 41 |
WXTV-DT, channel 41, is the flagship station of the American Spanish-language television network Univisión, licensed to Paterson, New Jersey and serving the New York metropolitan area. WXTV's studios are located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and its transmitter in on the Empire State Building in Manhattan. WXTV is one-half of a Univisión-owned duopoly in the New York City market with UniMás station WFUT-DT (channel 68), licensed to Newark, New Jersey.
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History[edit]
WXTV first began broadcasting on August 4, 1968, from studios at 641 Main Street in Paterson, New Jersey as an English and Spanish-language television station. Studios later moved to 24 Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus and are now at 500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard in Teaneck.
In 1970, the station became an all-Spanish-language station, affiliated with the Spanish International Network, which became Univision in 1987. Since the mid-1980s, WXTV has used the slogan A su lado, an adaptation for the Hispanic market of the campaign On Your Side created by Frank Gari, and even used the similarly named news music package for a time.
The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center did not affect WXTV's over-the-air signal, as WXTV's transmitter has always been at the Empire State Building. WXTV and WCBS-TV, who had a full-powered backup transmitter at the Empire State Building, were the only major New York City stations whose over-the-air signals weren't lost. In fact, channel 41's news anchors gave information and updates in English as well as Spanish on the attacks, for the benefit of non-cable viewers that lost access to the stations with transmitters at the WTC.
Digital television[edit]
Digital channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Name | Programming |
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| 41.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WXTV-DT | Univisión |
| 41.2 | 480i | 4:3 | WFUT-DT | Simulcast of WFUT |
Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]
On June 12, 2009, WXTV discontinued regular analog programming on channel 41.[1] The station remained on its pre-transition channel 40 [2] using PSIP to display WXTV's virtual channel as 41.
News operation[edit]
WXTV is known for having newscasts whose ratings frequently rival its English-speaking counterparts. The station's lead news anchor, Cuban-born Rafael Pineda, has held that position since 1972. This gives him the distinction of being the longest-serving news anchor on a New York City television station, English or Spanish.
The 6 and 11 p.m. weekend newscasts tend to be pre-empted by Univision programming that runs longer than it is scheduled to air (which is rare for the primetime schedule, unless a football (soccer) match is airing). It also should be noted, that in the event that there is a technical fault occurring during either of WXTV's weekday newscasts, WXTV will cut to Univision's satellite feed until they are able to rejoin the east coast feed for the national Univision news bulletins. Univision's satellite feed features "Primer Impacto Extra" during from 6-6:30 and 11-11:30 p.m. in place for stations that do not have local newscasts.
WXTV won the July 2008 sweeps period and also became the first Spanish-language television station to win all three evening slots (local newscasts and 6 and 11 and the national news at 6:30pm). WXTV's 6pm newscast was also #1 among the 25-54 demo, followed by WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WNJU, WNYW and WNBC-TV.[3]
On June 22, 2010, WXTV-DT became the first Spanish-language television station in New York to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition.
WXTV also has news partnerships with CNN en Espanol, Dominican Republic's Noticias SIN, Peru's America Television, and Mexico's Enlace Publica and will use the reporting staff of sister station WADO (1280 AM) for on-air reports.
On January 5, 2012, It was announced that WXTV's early evening newscasts at six "Noticias 41: A Las Seis" ended the 2011 calendar year with the #1 6PM local newscast in all of the United States among adults. WXTV out-performed all early evening local newscasts in the country, regardless of language among Adults 18-49.[4] On Monday, May 7, 2012 beginning with WXTV's 6pm newscast, WXTV moved their newscasts to a temporary set and announced on the next day (May 8) on their morning show that WXTV will get a new set on July 23. Starting May 2, 2012, WXTV's weeknight 11pm newscast will end at 11:35pm while the weekend newscasts still end at 11:30pm.
Newscasts[edit]
Weekdays
- Noticias 41 Al Despertar – 5:00-7:00 a.m.
- Noticias 41 Al Despertar en UniMás – 7:00-8:00 a.m. (on WFUT)
- Noticias 41 A Las Seis – 6:00-6:30 p.m.
- Noticias 41 Solo A Las Once – 11:00-11:35 p.m.
Saturdays
- Noticias 41 A Las Seis – 6:00-6:30 p.m. or 5:00-5:30 p.m. if the "A Las Seis" is preempted or moved to an earlier time slot, it will also be called "Noticias 41 Fin de Semana".
- Noticias 41 Solo A Las Once – 11:00-11:30 p.m.
Sundays
- Noticias 41 A Las Seis – 6:00-6:30 p.m.
- Noticias 41 A Las Once – 11:00-11:15 p.m.
- Accion Deportiva 41 - 11:15-11:30 p.m
News team[edit]
- Anchors
- Merijoel Duran - weekday mornings, Noticias 41 Al Despertar (5:00-7:00 on WXTV and 7:00-8:00 a.m. on WFUT)
- Rafael Pineda - weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Adriana Vargas - weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Vacant - weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also weeknight reporter; substitute anchor
- Victor Javier Solano - weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m,; substitute anchor
- Enrique Teuteló - weeday mornings, Noticias 41 Al Despertar (5:00-7:00 on WXTV and 7:00-8:00 a.m. on WFUT)
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- Weather team
- Nilda Rosario - lead meteologist; weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Carina Garcia - meteorologist; weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Shirley Ponce - morning meteorologist (5:00-7:00 on WXTV and 7:00-8:00 a.m. on WFUT); also serves as morning traffic anchor
- Lillian Ayende - fill-in meteorologist
- Sports team
- Salvador Cruz Umanzor - sports anchor; weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WXTV and 7:00-8:00 a.m. on WFUT); weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also host "Accion Deportiva"
- Jose Roig - lead sports anchor; weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Wilfredo Campos - fill-in anchor
- Reporters
- Berenice Gartner - general assignment reporter
- Ana Ledo - general assignment reporter
- Alex Roland - general assignment reporter
- Rolman Vergara - general assignment reporter
- Mariela Salgado - general assignment reporter
- Roberto Lacayo- general assignment reporter
- Wanda Silva- general assignment reporter
- Correspondents
- Siria Gastelum - Univision Mexico City correspondent
- Felipe Arias - Univision Bogota correspondent
- Fernando Pizarro - Univision Washington D.C correspondent
- Esperanza Ceballos - Univision Dominican Republic correspondent
- Former on-air staff
- Denisse Oller
- Arly Alfaro
- Miriam Ayala
- Sol Sostre
- Sandra O'Neill
- Sofia La Chapel
- Luis Velasco
- Antonio Martinez
- Birmania Rios
- Jack Rico
- Peggy Carranza
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Univision.com >> Uniclave: Nueva York
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WXTV
- http://mipagina.univision.com/alexroland
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- Univision network affiliates
- Channel 41 virtual TV stations in the United States
- Television channels and stations established in 1968
- Television stations in New Jersey
- Television stations in New York
- Television stations in Connecticut
- Television stations in New York City
- Channel 40 digital TV stations in the United States
