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Entravision Communications

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

On 2018, Entravision acquired Barcelona based DSP Smadex.[7]

In October 2020, the company announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Latin American digital media company Cisneros Interactive from Grupo Cisneros.[8]

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

Television

Other holdings

  • Entravision Solutions (50 percent) – National spot radio advertising representative specializing in Spanish-language stations; co-owned with Lotus Communications.[9]

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

  1. Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations Federal Communications Commission, December 19, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2014^
  2. Summary of ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Yahoo! Finance, March 10, 2014, retrieved September 24, 2014^
  3. Entravision Entravision.com, retrieved 4 April 2018^
  4. Calif. media company to buy Dallas radio stations Dallas.bizjournals/com, retrieved November 8, 2021^
  5. Entravision Communications Corporation Completes Sale of Outdoor Advertising Operations Reuters.com, retrieved 8 November 2021^
  6. ENTRAVISION COMM: Acquired Mega Comm.'s WNUE-FM retrieved 2013-06-18^
  7. Entravision expands digital advertising unit with acquisition of Smadex Media Moves, June 13, 2018, retrieved March 2, 2021^
  8. Leading Hispanic media company Entravision Communications Corp. acquires Cisneros Interactive South Florida Business Journal, October 16, 2020, retrieved March 2, 2021^
  9. Entravision's National Radio Spot Services To Wind Down Rbr.com, December 3, 2019, retrieved March 3, 2021^