Posted by chicagomedia.org on April 29, 2008 at 16:16:24:
THREE TRIBUNE STATIONS ADDING LATV
TVNEWSDAY, Apr. 29, 12:21 PM ET
The bilingual-bicultural diginet will be broadcast by WPIX New York, WGN Chicago and KDAF Dallas.
By Staff
Just days before its one-year anniversary as the nation's first bilingual/bicultural entertainment and music network distributed via digital multicast, LATV announced Tuesday a distribution partnership with Tribune Broadcasting, bringing stations in New York, Chicago and Dallas into its affiliate fold.
The addition of the No.1, No. 3 and No. 6 DMAs places LATV in front of nine million additional television households. This brings the total number of households reached to 32 million in the United States and Puerto Rico. It also places the network in nine of the top 10 Hispanic television markets and six of the top DMAs.
The new affiliates are WPIX New York (the second-largest Hispanic market), WGN Chicago (the No. 5 Hispanic market) and KDAF Dallas (the sixth Hispanic market). All three are CW affiliates.
Said Howard Bolter, LATV president-COO: "In less than one year, LATV's affiliate roster has jumped from five stations to 33 across the nation. Now, the Tribune deal offers us distribution in three of the most sought-after television markets in the country. Tribune had many emerging network options available to put on their digital multicast spechicagomedia.orgum and chose LATV, validating our rapid and successful rise in the TV landscape. They are a first-class media company and we look forward to working with them as partners."
LATV currently has 33 affiliations across the country in 19 of the top 25 Hispanic television markets. LATV is also carried on basic cable through its affiliates and in Los Angeles on KJLA via cable, broadcast and DBS.