DIRECTV Adds KYDF-64 Azteca America to the Corpus Christi Local Broadcast Channel Lineup.DIRECTV DirecTV (trademarked as "DIRECTV") is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ):
WHAT: DIRECTV, Inc. (NYSE:DTV), provider of the nation's leading
digital television service, has added KYDF-64, Azteca America,
to the Corpus Christi local broadcast channel lineup. DIRECTV is
the only multichannel service provider to deliver Azteca America
throughout the entire Corpus Christi designated market area
(DMA). With the launch of Corpus Christi, DIRECTV now offers
Azteca America in 20 markets, representing 66 percent of U.S.
Hispanic TV households.
DIRECTV customers in this DMA who subscribe to the local channel
package can now see a variety of Azteca America's Spanish-
language entertainment programming, including world wide soccer
highlight coverage, "Ventaneando" with Patti Chapoy, newscasts
from Mexico, highly popular novelas and professional Mexican
League Soccer matches. TV Azteca, the second-largest producer of
Spanish-language programming in the world, provides KYDF-64 with
the full array of TV Azteca's hard-hitting, highly popular
novelas in weekday primetime, including two brand new novellas,
"Amor sin Condiciones" and "Amores Cruzados." The brand new
season of "La Academia" began on July 6.
DIRECTV also offers customers in the Corpus Christi DMA access
to another Spanish-language station, KORO/Univision Channel 28.
To receive local channels, DIRECTV customers can subscribe to
the SELECCION EXTRA(TM) for $29.99 or TOTAL CHOICE(R) for $44.99
a month.
WHEN: Now Available
WHERE: DIRECTV(R) Channel 64
DIRECTV offers the widest array of Spanish- and English-
language programming available, at affordable prices. The
service provides access to more than 55 Spanish-language
channels(a) including sports, movies, music, news and
educational networks and 250 English-language channels of
DIRECTV(R) programming, featuring the largest selection of pay
per view choices and sports programming available. For pricing
please visit DIRECTV.com/paratodos.
(a) Includes English-Language broadcast channels with alternate
Spanish audio.
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