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Estrella TV
TypeBroadcast television network
Country
United States
OwnerLiberman Broadcasting
Launch date
September 14, 2009
Official website
http://www.estrellatv.com/

Estrella TV is a Spanish-language television network owned by Liberman Broadcasting. The network launched September 14, 2009.

Programming

See Liberman_Broadcasting#Programming.

Affiliates

City Station Channel Owner
Albuquerque, New Mexico KOAT-TV[1]
7.2
 Hearst Television
Austin, Texas KVUE[2]
24.2
 Belo Corporation
Bakersfield, California KBBV-CA
19.1
 Pappas Telecasting Companies
Bellingham, Washington KBCB
24.2
 Venture Technologies Group
Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen, TX KVEO[3]
23.2
 Communications Corporation of America
Concord/San Francisco/Sacramento, CA KTNC-TV[4]
42.1
 Titan TV Broadcast Group
Chicago, IL WESV-LD
40.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX KMPX[5][6]
29.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
Denver, CO KETD[7]
53.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
El Paso, TX KTSM-TV[3]
9.2
 Communications Corporation of America
Greensboro/High Point/Winston Salem, NC WCWG[8]
20.3
 Titan Broadcast Group
Houston, TX KZJL[5][6]
61.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
Las Vegas, NV KVMY
21.2
 Sinclair Broadcast Group
Los Angeles, CA KRCA[5]
62.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
Miami, Florida WSVN[6]
7.2
 Sunbeam Television
New York, NY WPIX[9][5][6]
11.2
 Tribune Company
Omaha, Nebraska KPTM-TV
42.3
 Titan Broadcast Group
Orlando, Florida WKCF[10]
18.3
 Hearst Television
Phoenix, AZ KVPA-LD[3]
42.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
Portland, Oregon KGW[2]
8.3
 Belo Corporation
Reno/Sparks, Nevada KNRC-LD[11]
14.1
 FMI Media
Roswell, New Mexico KOCT-TV[1]
6.2
 Hearst Television
Salt Lake City, Utah KPNZ[3]
24.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
San Antonio, Texas KENS-TV[2]
5.2
 Belo Corporation
San Diego, CA KSDX-LD[5]
29.1
 Liberman Broadcasting
Silver City, New Mexico KOVT-TV[1]
10.2
 Hearst Television
Tampa, Florida WMOR-TV[12]
32.3
 Hearst Television
Tucson, Arizona KTTU-TV[2]
18.2
 Belo Corporation
Tyler/Longview, TX KETK-TV[3]
56.2
 Communications Corporation of America
Waco/Temple, TX KWKT[3]
44.2
 Communications Corporation of America
West Palm Beach, Florida WPBF-TV[13]
25.2
 Hearst Television

Former Affiliates

City Station Channel Owner Status
Fort Bragg, CA KUNO-TV[4]
8.1
 Titan TV Broadcast Group Sold to Jeff Chang and broke off from KTNC-TV in 2010; now a Retro Television Network affiliate as KQSL
Wichita, KS KCTU-LD
43.2
 River City Broadcasters, Inc. Was dropped by station due to objectionable content[14]

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 an Estrella TV talk show, José Luis Sin Censura, due to repeated instances of verbal and physical abuse against LGBT and female guests.[15] More than 30 organisations have also responded in the demand for Liberman to take action in regards of the program.[16] 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."[16] In response to the controversy, AT&T and Time Warner Cable withdrawn their advertising from the program.[14] 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.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "KOAT Albuquerque Adding Estrella TV". TVNEWSDAY. July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "Four Belo Stations Grab Estrella TV". Broadcasting & Cable. May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Stations for Network - Estrella TV". RabbitEars. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  4. ^ a b "Estrella TV Gains San Francisco Affil". Mediaweek. May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Coming, a new force in Hispanic TV". Media Life Magazine. March 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ^ a b c d "Estrella TV Inks Affil. Deal With Sunbeam". Mediaweek. April 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "WCWG-TV Signs on Estrella TV". Television Broadcast. May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Estrella Takes Manhattan". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  10. ^ http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/local-broadcast/e3iaa05fecf97736efd747ec82a6d09545d
  11. ^ TVNewsCheck (June 7, 2010). "Estrella TV Adds KNRC Reno To Lineup". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  12. ^ http://www.wmortv32.com/station/20087317/detail.html
  13. ^ "WPBF West Palm Beach Adding Estrella TV". TVNewsCheck. August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ GLAAD: "GLAAD, NHMC Call on FCC to Take Action against Anti-LGBT Spanish-Language Program ‘José Luis Sin Censura’", February 28, 2011.
  16. ^ 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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