Cleveland's Newest TV Station Speaks Espanol; Univision Debuts a New Station That Will Serve the Interests of the Region's Growing Hispanic Community.Business Editors CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2002 Univision Communications Inc., the fifth largest television network and the leading Spanish-language television broadcast company in the country, announced the inauguration of the first Spanish-language television station in Northeast Ohio. WQHS-TV Channel 61, the network's newest owned-and-operated full power station, begins broadcasting today in the Greater Cleveland Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below. area. In direct response to the region's explosive Hispanic population growth, up more than 50% in the last 10 years according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the 2000 Census, Univision will expand its presence in this flourishing community. The new station will deliver sports, news and entertainment programming on WQHS-TV Channel 61, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, exclusively in Spanish. Overseeing the management of Univision WQHS-TV will be newly appointed Regional General Manager Augustine Martinez. Prior to his appointment at WQHS, Martinez was General Manager of Univision's flagship station In broadcasting, a flagship station is the station which originates a broadcast network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada. This includes both direct network feeds and syndication, but generally not backhauls. , KMEX-TV Channel 34, in Los Angeles. "The expansion of the Univision Television Group into the Greater Cleveland area is indicative of the company's firm commitment to better serve the informational and entertainment needs of the growing Hispanic community of Northeast Ohio," said Martinez. "I am excited and proud to be given the opportunity to lead Univision's entry into this growing market." Univision purchased the Cleveland station from USA Networks in December 2000. WQHS-TV was formerly the local Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation). The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. station. Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UVN UVN Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice (Prague) ), the leading U.S. Spanish-language television broadcast company, reaches 95% of U.S. Hispanic households through its owned-and-operated stations, 32 broadcast affiliates and 1,103 cable affiliates nationwide. |
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