Univision Communications
Encyclopedia
Univision Communications is an American
Spanish language
media company in the United States
. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan
, New York City
. Prior to 2007, the headquarters were in Century City, Los Angeles
, California
, USA.
and Venevision
when the Univision Network
was acquired from Hallmark Cards
.
From September 1996 to April 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. traded in the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UVN.
In 2001, Univision acquired USA Broadcasting, the station group of USA Networks, which included 13 full-power television stations. Most of these stations became part of a new network called TeleFutura
. Others joined Univision.
In March 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. was sold to Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. which includes Madison Dearborn
Partners, LLC, Providence Equity Partners
Inc., TPG Capital, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Partners
, L.P., and Saban Capital Group
Inc.
In May 2008, Univision Music Group
was sold to Universal Music Group
and combined with its latin label to become Universal Music Latin Entertainment
.
1) ** -- Indicates a station owned by Univision prior to the formation of Univision Communications in 1992;
2) ++ -- Indicates a station owned by USA Broadcasting
prior to its acquisition by Univision in 2001;
Footnotes:
Board of Directors
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
media company in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Prior to 2007, the headquarters were in Century City, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
History
Univision Communications, Inc. was founded in 1992 by businessman A. Jerrold Perenchio, TelevisaTelevisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
and Venevision
Venevisión
Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
when the Univision Network
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...
was acquired from Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts....
.
From September 1996 to April 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. traded in the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UVN.
In 2001, Univision acquired USA Broadcasting, the station group of USA Networks, which included 13 full-power television stations. Most of these stations became part of a new network called TeleFutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
. Others joined Univision.
In March 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. was sold to Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. which includes Madison Dearborn
Madison Dearborn
Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts of privately held or publicly traded companies, or divisions of larger companies; recapitalizations of family-owned or closely held companies; balance sheet restructurings; acquisition financings; and growth...
Partners, LLC, Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners is a global private equity investment firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments...
Inc., TPG Capital, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Partners
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Thomas H. Lee Partners is a private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in leveraged buyouts, growth capital, special situations, industry consolidations, and recapitalizations....
, L.P., and Saban Capital Group
Saban Capital Group
Saban Capital Group is a global private investment firm based in Los Angeles, California focused on media, entertainment, and communications investments. Formed in 2001 by Haim Saban, Saban Capital Group owns Saban Brands, part of Univision Communications, and part of Tiger Gate Entertainment...
Inc.
In May 2008, Univision Music Group
Univision Music Group
For the successor to this company, go to Universal Music Latin Entertainment.Univision Music Group was a Latin music company in the United States with approximately 45% market share...
was sold to Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
and combined with its latin label to become Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Universal Music Latin Entertainment is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. The music label was created with the acquisition of Univision Music Group and combining it with Universal's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.UMLE includes famous Latin music...
.
Properties
- Univision NetworkUnivisionUnivision 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...
- Telefutura NetworkTeleFuturaTeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
- Galavision
- Univision RadioUnivision RadioUnivision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision Communications, Inc., which also ownsthe Univision television network. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and the largest Hispanic radio...
- Univision Interactive Media
- Univision Music GroupUnivision Music GroupFor the successor to this company, go to Universal Music Latin Entertainment.Univision Music Group was a Latin music company in the United States with approximately 45% market share...
(2001–2008) - Univision Television Group
- TelelatinoTelelatinoTelelatino, also referred to as TLN, is a Canadian Category A Specialty channel broadcasting general interest programming from Canada and around the world, primarily in Italian and Spanish...
(50%) - Telefutura Television Group
- TuTV (50% with Televisa)
Univision-owned television stations
Notes:1) ** -- Indicates a station owned by Univision prior to the formation of Univision Communications in 1992;
2) ++ -- Indicates a station owned by USA Broadcasting
USA Broadcasting
USA Broadcasting was an American media company owned by veteran entertainment industry executive Barry Diller. This network was the over-the-air broadcasting arm of USA Network....
prior to its acquisition by Univision in 2001;
| Market | Station | Channel | Owned Since | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | KTFQ-DT 1 | 14 (22) | 2003 | Telefutura TeleFutura TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time... |
| Atlanta, Georgia | WUVG-DT ++ | 34 (48) | 2001 | 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... |
| WUVG-DT | 34.2 | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Austin, Texas | KAKW-DT | 62 (13) | 2002 | Univision |
| KTFO-CD KTFO-CD KTFO-CD channel 36 is a TeleFutura affiliate in Austin, Texas, owned-and-operated by Univision Communications.- History :KTFO-CD started broadcasting in 1988 as K30CE channel 30. The station became K31FM in 2001, and moved to channel 31... ** |
31 (36) | 1992 | Telefutura | |
| Bakersfield, California | KABE-LP KABE-LP KABE-LD channel 39 is a low-powered Univision owned and operated station in Bakersfield, California. Its sister station is KUVI-DT, Univision's only English-language station. The station switched to digital in late August 2010. It broadcasts in 1080i high definition... |
39 | 2002 | Univision |
| KTFB-CA KTFB-CA KTFB-CA and KBTF-CD are low-powered Telefutura affiliates in Bakersfield, California, each owned and operated by Univision. KBTF broadcasts in digital on channel 31. KTFB broadcasts in analog on channel 4. It is simulcast in digital on a subchannel of KUVI-DT RF channel 45 and maps to virtual... |
4 | 2002 | Telefutura | |
| KBTF-CA ** (satellite of KTFB-CA) |
31 | 1992 | Telefutura | |
| KUVI-DT | 45 | 1997 | MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation... |
|
| Boston, Massachusetts | WUTF-DT ++ 1 | 66 (27) | 2001 | Telefutura |
| Chicago, Illinois | WGBO-DT | 66 (38) | 1995 | Univision |
| WXFT-DT ++ | 60 (50) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WQHS-DT ++ 2 | 34 (61) | 2001 | Univision |
| WQHS-DT | 61.2 | 2011 | Telefutura | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | KUVN-DT KUVN-DT KUVN-DT, channel 23, is the Univision owned-and-operated station in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Designated Market Area. It transmits from Cedar Hill... ** |
23 | 1992 | Univision |
| KSTR-DT ++ | 49 (48) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Denver, Colorado | KTFD-DT 1 | 14 (15) | 2003 | Telefutura |
| Fresno, California | KFTV-DT ** | 21 (20) | 1992 | Univision |
| KTFF-DT | 61 (48) | 2003 | Telefutura | |
| Houston, Texas | KXLN-DT | 45 | 1994 | Univision |
| KFTH-DT ++ | 67 (36) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Los Angeles, California | KMEX-DT ** | 34 | 1992 | Univision |
| KFTR-DT ++ | 46 (29) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida | WLTV-DT ** | 23 | 1992 | Univision |
| WAMI-DT ++ | 69 (47) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| New York City | WXTV-DT ** | 41 (40) | 1992 | Univision |
| WFUT-DT ++ | 68 (30) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| WFTY-DT ++ (satellite of WFUT-DT) |
67 (23) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Orlando, Florida | WOTF-DT ++ 1 | 43 (20) | 2001 | Telefutura |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WUVP-DT ++ | 65 (29) | 2001 | Univision |
| WFPA-CA WFPA-CA WFPA-CA is a low power television station that broadcasts TeleFutura programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting on channel 28. The station is owned and operated by Univision.... ** |
28 | 1992 | Telefutura | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | KTVW-DT ** | 33 | 1992 | Univision |
| KFPH-DT | 13 (27) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... |
WSUR-DT (satellite of WLII-DT) |
9 | 20023 | Univision |
| WSTE-DT1 (DTS Distributed transmission system In North American digital terrestrial television broadcasting, a distributed transmission system is a form of single-frequency network in which a single broadcast signal is fed via microwave, landline, or communications satellite to multiple synchronised terrestrial radio transmitter sites... facility of WSTE-DT) |
7 | 20024 | Independent | |
| Pueblo, Colorado Pueblo, Colorado Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States.... |
KVSN-DT1 | 48 (48) | 2007 | Univision |
| Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina | WUVC-DT | 40 (38) | 2003 | Univision |
| WTNC-LP WTNC-LP WTNC-LD is a low-powered television station in the Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina television market. Licensed to Durham, WTNC-LP is affiliated with the Spanish-language Telefutura network. Owned by Univision and operated alongside WUVC, it broadcasts on UHF channel 26... |
26 | 2003 | Telefutura | |
| Sacramento, California | KUVS-DT | 19 (18) | 1997 | Univision |
| KTFK-DT | 64 (26) | 2004 | Telefutura | |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | KUTH-DT 5 | 32 | 2004 | Univision |
| San Antonio, Texas | KWEX-DT ** | 41 | 1992 | Univision |
| KNIC-DT 6 | 17 (18) | 2006 | Telefutura | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California | KDTV-DT ** | 14 (51) | 1992 | Univision |
| KFSF-DT | 66 (34) | 2002 | Telefutura | |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... |
WLII-DT | 11 | 20023 | Univision |
| WSTE-DT2 (DTS facility of WSTE-DT) |
7 | 20024 | Independent | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | WFTT-DT ++ 1 | 47 (50) | 2001 | Telefutura |
| Tucson, Arizona | KUVE-DT (semi-satellite of KTVW-DT) |
46 | 2003 | Univision |
| KFTU-DT | 3 (36) | 2001 | Telefutura | |
| Washington, D.C. | WFDC-DT 1 | 14 (15) | 2001 | Univision |
Footnotes:
- 1 These stations are owned by Univision, but are operated by Entravision CommunicationsEntravision CommunicationsEntravision Communications Corporation is a media company based in Santa Monica, California. Entravision primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations and outdoor media, in several of the top Hispanic markets. They are the largest affiliate...
under local marketing agreementLocal marketing agreementIn 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...
s. - 2 WQHS is the only network-owned station bordering CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is also one of only two stations near the Canadian border. The other station, KUNS-TV in Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, is third-party owned. However, neither the network nor either of the two stations are available on cable or satellite in Canada due to foreign broadcast restrictions established by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). - 3 WLII and WSUR were taken over by Univision in 2002, but this was under a local marketing agreement with Raycom MediaRaycom Media- History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations....
until Univision bought the stations outright in 2005. - 4 WSTE was taken over by Univision in 2002, but this was via WLII's local marketing agreement with Siete Grande Television (and in turn Univision's LMA with Raycom until 2005). Univision bought WSTE outright in 2007.
- 5 KUTH is owned by Univision, but was operated by Equity Media Holdings under a local marketing agreement until Univision took full control of the station in 2009.
- 6 KNIC is the only station to be built and signed-on by Univision Communications.
Corporate governance
Executive Officers- Randy Falco, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Cesar Conde, Univision Networks President and Chief Operating Officer
- Andrew W. Hobson, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Strategic Officer
- C. Douglas Kranwinkle, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
- Peter H. Lori, Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Board of Directors
- Zaid F. Alsikafi, Director - Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
- Alfonso de Angoitia, Executive Vice President - Grupo Televisa
- David Bonderman, Founding Partner – TPG Capital, L.P.
- Adam Chesnoff, President and Chief Operating Officer - Saban Capital Group, Inc.
- Henry CisnerosHenry CisnerosHenry Gabriel Cisneros is a politician and businessman. A Democrat, Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997...
, Executive Chairman - CityView - Michael P. Cole, Director - Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
- Kelvin L. Davis, Partner - TPG Capital, L.P.
- Randy Falco, President and Chief Executive Officer, Univision
- Michael N. Gray, Principal - Providence Equity PartnersProvidence Equity PartnersProvidence Equity Partners is a global private equity investment firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments...
- Gloria EstefanGloria EstefanGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
, Vice-President - Estefan Enterprises - Emilio Azcarraga Jean, Chairman of the Board and CEO - Grupo Televisa
- Randy Falco, President and CEO - Univision
- Mark J. Masiello, Managing Director - Providence Equity Partners
- Jonathan M. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer - Providence Equity Partners
- James N. Perry, Managing Director - Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
- David Trujillo, Principal - TPG Capital, L.P.
- Enrique F. Senior Hernandez, Managing Director - Allen & CompanyAllen & CompanyAllen & Company is a boutique investment bank based at 711 Fifth Avenue, New York City.-History:Founded in 1922 by Charles Robert Allen, Jr., he was soon joined by his brother, Herbert A. Allen, Sr...
- Haim SabanHaim SabanHaim Saban is an Egyptian born Israeli-American television and media proprietor. With an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 104th richest person in America.-Biography:...
, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Saban Capital Group, Inc.