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Entravision Communications

American media company


American media company

FieldValue
nameEntravision Communications Corp.
logoEntravision.svg
logo_size250px
typePublic
traded_as
Russell 2000 component
founded
founderWalter Ulloa
hq_location_citySanta Monica, California
hq_location_countryUnited States
key_peopleMichael Christenson (CEO)
Jeffrey A. Liberman (President and COO)
owners
industry
website
footnotes

Russell 2000 component Jeffrey A. Liberman (President and COO)

Entravision Communications Corporation is an American media company based in Santa Monica, California. Entravision primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic and Latino community and owns television and radio stations and outdoor media, in several of the top Hispanic and Latino markets. It is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks. Entravision also owns a small number of English-language television and radio stations.

History

On August 4, 2006, Entravision sold five of its radio stations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area to Liberman Broadcasting. On May 16, 2008, the company sold its outdoor media division, whose operations were primarily based in New York and Los Angeles, to Lamar Advertising Company.

In 2007, Entravision Communications Corporation acquired Spanish-language radio station WNUE-FM serving the Orlando, Florida, market from Mega Communications for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $24 million.

On 2018, Entravision acquired Barcelona based DSP Smadex.

In October 2020, the company announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Latin American digital media company Cisneros Interactive from Grupo Cisneros.

Business

The company owns multiple radio and television stations, and a sales and marketing business.

Radio

  • BRANDS on Radio and El Boton App :La Tricolor: Regional Mexican (10 Stations Owned) (1 Station By Beasley Broadcast Group) :La Suavecita: Regional Mexican and Spanish Adult Hits (11 Stations) :Fuego: Spanish Urban / Reggaeton (7 Stations) :TUDN Radio: Spanish Sports (5 Stations) :José: Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Hits and Ranchera (2 Stations) :Viva: Cumbias, Reggaeton, Spanish AC and Salsa (1 Station) :The Fox: Classic Hits (1 Station) :RGV: 80s & 90s Hits (1 Station) :Q: Classic Rock (1 Station)
  • ONLINE ONLY on Elboton.com or El Boton App :Super Estrella: Spanish rock and Spanish AC :Radio Romántica: Spanish romantic ballads, Spanish Adult Hits and Ranchera :Tocada Alternativa: Spanish alternative rock :La Plebona: Corridos Tumbados and Regional Mexican
MarketCallsignFrequencyBranding
Aspen, ColoradoKPVW107.1FM / 104.3FMLa Tricolor
Denver, ColoradoKJMN92.1FMLa Suavecita
KXPK96.5FMLa Tricolor
KMXA1090AMTUDN Denver
El Centro, CaliforniaKSEH94.5FMLa Suavecita
KMXX99.3FMLa Tricolor
El Paso, TexasKOFX92.3FMThe Fox
KINT-FM93.9FMLa Suavecita
KYSE94.7FMFuego
KHRO1150AMLa Suavecita
KSVE1650AMTUDN El Paso
Detroit, MichiganW228CJ / W256EA / WMGC-HD293.5FM / 99.1FM/ 105.1HD2FMLa Tricolor *Owned By Beasley Broadcast Group
Las Vegas, NevadaKRRN92.7FMFuego
KQRT105.1FMLa Tricolor
Los Angeles, CaliforniaKLYY97.5FMJosé
KDLD103.1FMViva
KDLEViva
KSSC107.1FMJosé
KSSDJosé
KSSEJosé
Lubbock, TexasKAIQ95.5FMLa Tricolor
KBZO1460AMTUDN Lubbock
McAllen/Rio Grande ValleyKFRQ94.5FMQ (All Rock)
KKPS99.5FMFuego
KNVO-FM101.1FMLa Suavecita
KVLY107.9FMRGV-FM
Miami, FloridaWLQY1320AMWLQY AM
Modesto, CaliforniaKTSE-FM97.1FMLa Suavecita
KCVR-FM98.9FMFuego
Monterey/Salinas, CaliforniaKLOK-FM / K260AA99.5FM / 99.9FMLa Tricolor
KSES-FM107.1FMLa Suavecita
KMBX700AMESNE Radio
Palm Springs, CaliforniaKLOB94.7FMLa Suavecita
KPST-FM103.5FMFuego
Phoenix, ArizonaKLNZ103.5FMLa Tricolor
KFUE106.7FMFuego
KVVA-FM107.1FMLa Suavecita
KBMB710AMTUDN Phoenix
Reno, NevadaKRNV-FM102.1FMLa Tricolor
Sacramento, CaliforniaKRCX-FM99.9FMLa Tricolor
KHHM101.9FMFuego
KNTY103.5FMReal Country
KXSE104.3FMLa Suavecita
Santa Fe, New MexicoKRZY-FM105.9FMLa Suavecita
KRZY1450AMTUDN Albuquerque
Stockton, CaliforniaKMIX100.9FMLa Tricolor

Television

MarketCallsignChannelNetworkNotes
Albuquerque, New MexicoKTFQ-TV41UniMás
KLUZ-TV14UnivisionStation owned by Univision and operated by Entravision under a local marketing agreement.
Boston, MassachusettsWUNI66UnivisionStation owned by Univision and operated by Entravision under a local marketing agreement.
WUTF-TV27UniMás
Colorado Springs, ColoradoKVSN-DT48Univision
KGHB-CD27UniMás
Corpus Christi, TexasKORO28Univision
KCRP-CD41UniMás
Denver, ColoradoKTFD-TV50UniMás
KCEC14UnivisionStation owned by Univision and operated by Entravision under a local marketing agreement.
El Centro, CaliforniaKVYE7Univision
KAJB54UniMásStation owned by Calipatria Broadcasting Company and operated by Entravision under a Joint sales agreement.
El Paso, TexasKINT-TV26Univision
KTFN65UniMás
Hagerstown, MarylandWJAL68LATV
Hartford, ConnecticutWUVN18Univision
WHTX-LD43Univision
WUTH-CD47UniMás
Laredo, TexasKLDO-TV27Univision
KXOF-CD31Fox
KETF-CD39UniMás,
Las Vegas, NevadaKINC15Univision
KELV-LD27UniMás
KNTL-LD15Univision
Lubbock, TexasKBZO-LD51Univision
McAllen, TexasKXFX-CD67FoxRepeats KMBH-LD.
KCWT-CD21The CW Plus
PBS (DT4)
KTFV-CD32UniMás
KNVO48Univision
KMBH-LD67Fox
The CW (DT2)
KFXV60FoxRepeats KMBH-LD.
Midland, TexasKUPB18Univision
Salinas/Monterey, CaliforniaKDJT-CD33UniMás
KSMS-TV67Univision
Orlando, FloridaWOTF-TV26Grit
Palm Springs, CaliforniaKVER-CD41Univision
KVES-LD28Univision
KEVC-CD5UniMás
KMIR-TV36NBC
KPSE-LD50MyNetworkTV
Reno, NevadaKREN-TV27Univision
KRNS-CD46UniMás
San Angelo, TexasKANG-LD31UniMás
KEUS-LD41Univision
San Diego, CaliforniaKBNT-CD17Univision
KHAX-LD17Univision
K03JB-D17Univision
KDTF-LD36UniMás
XHDTV-TDT49Milenio TelevisiónMexican station; owned by Televisora Alco and operated by Entravision.
Santa Barbara, CaliforniaK10OG-D10UniMás
K17GD-D17Univision
K32LT-D28Univision
KTSB-CD35UniMás
KPMR38Univision
Tampa, FloridaWFTT-TV62Religious
Washington, D.C.WMDO-CD47LATV
Derby-Wichita-Hutchinson, KansasKDCU-DT46Univision

Other holdings

  • Entravision Solutions (50 percent) – National spot radio advertising representative specializing in Spanish-language stations; co-owned with Lotus Communications.

Formerly owned media properties

  • New York City – El Diario La Prensa (now owned by ImpreMedia)
  • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KTCY 101.7 FM (sold to Liberman Broadcasting)
  • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KRVA La Buena 1600 (sold to Mortenson Broadcasting)
  • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KZMP Radio Saalam Namaste FM 104.9/AM 1540 (sold to Liberman Broadcasting)
  • Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KZZA Casa 106.7 FM (sold to Liberman Broadcasting)
  • San Jose, California – KBRG 100.3 FM "Radio Romántica" (sold to Univision Radio Network)
  • San Jose, California – KLOK 1170 AM (sold to Univision Radio Network)
  • Salinas, California - KCBA (sold to News-Press & Gazette Company)
  • New York, New York – Vista Media Group, an outdoor advertising division (sold to Lamar Advertising Company)
  • Reno, Nevada – KNVV-LP (license cancelled by FCC May 23, 2014)
  • Tampa, Florida – WVEA-LP (license cancelled by FCC April 22, 2015)
  • Denver, Colorado – KDVT-LP (license cancelled by FCC September 13, 2017)
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico – KTFA-LP (license cancelled by FCC January 17, 2018)
  • Las Vegas, Nevada – KMCC (sold to Ion Media Networks on April 3, 2020)
  • Mesquite, etc., Nevada - KWWB-LP (license cancelled by FCC July 10, 2021)
  • San Diego, California – KTCD-LP (license cancelled by FCC on August 9, 2021)
  • Orlando, Florida - WNUE-FM (sold to Radio Training Network on July 20, 2021)
  • Houston, Texas - KGOL (sold to FM Media Ventures on August 30, 2021)
  • McAllen, Texas - XHRIO-TDT (license cancelled by IFT December 31, 2021)
  • El Centro, California - KWST (sold to El Sembrador Ministries on May 26, 2022)

References

References

  1. (December 19, 2013). "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
  2. (March 10, 2014). "Summary of ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.". [[Yahoo! Finance]].
  3. "Entravision".
  4. "Calif. media company to buy Dallas radio stations".
  5. "Entravision Communications Corporation Completes Sale of Outdoor Advertising Operations".
  6. "ENTRAVISION COMM: Acquired Mega Comm.'s WNUE-FM".
  7. (June 13, 2018). "Entravision expands digital advertising unit with acquisition of Smadex".
  8. (October 16, 2020). "Leading Hispanic media company Entravision Communications Corp. acquires Cisneros Interactive".
  9. (December 3, 2019). "Entravision's National Radio Spot Services To Wind Down".
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