Leading Hispanic Organizations Support Univision Communications-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger.Business Editors LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2003 Many National and Local Hispanic Groups Urge Approval Of Transaction, Citing Benefits To Latino Community Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UVN UVN Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice (Prague) ) and Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (NYSE: HBC HBC a definition for medical records to denote 'hit by car'. ) today announced that many leading Hispanic community groups, including the League of United Latin American Citizens The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest organization of Hispanic Americans in the United States. With a membership of approximately 115,000, the organization uses education and advocacy to improve living conditions and seek advances for all Hispanic nationality (LULAC LULAC League of United Latin American Citizens ), National Council of La Raza The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the United States. The NCLR was founded in 1968 as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing discrimination and poverty and to improving the lives and economic opportunities of , National Hispanic Media Coalition and National Puerto Rican Puer·to Ri·co Abbr. PR or P.R. A self-governing island commonwealth of the United States in the Caribbean Sea east of Hispaniola. Coalition, have written in support of the proposed Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting merger. In addition, the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA AHAA Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies AHAA American Hearing Aid Associates AHAA Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study ) and a broad spectrum of prominent national and regional Hispanic organizations have also declared their support. A list of some of these organizations follows. "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to have received such broad support from a wide range of respected organizations within the Hispanic community," said A. Jerrold Perenchio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Univision Communications. "Combining the resources of Univision and HBC will allow us to build on the existing efforts of both companies to provide the highest quality service, information and entertainment to Hispanic America Hispanic America (Spanish: Hispanoamérica) it is defined strictly and traditionally as the region comprising the American countries inhabited by Spanish-speaking populations, historically known as Spanish America or "Hispano america". ." Mac Tichenor, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hispanic Broadcasting said: "This pro-competitive merger is an important milestone that will level the playing field and usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. a new era in which Spanish-language media companies will be able to compete for audiences and advertising dollars on a more equal footing against the large English-language conglomerates." Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) is a leading Spanish-language media company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its operations include: Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, the new 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 75% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 23 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 29 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavision, a leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Thalía. In late 2001, Fonovisa was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group. label, and a 50% interest in Mexican based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, a leading internet destination for the U.S. Hispanic community located at www.univision.com. Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (NYSE: HSP (Hosting Service Provider) An organization that specializes in hosting Web sites. There are various levels of offerings from sharing a Web server with several other companies to having a dedicated Web server or to providing co-location services. See co-location. ), a leading Spanish-language radio broadcaster in the United States, currently owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 Hispanic markets as well as in Puerto Rico. The Company also owns and operates a network of Hispanic community-focused bilingual web sites found at www.netmio.com.
Hispanic Organizations That Support The Univision/HBC Merger
ASPIRA
Association Amigos de Colombia
Association de Musicos Latino Americanos
Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans
Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA)
Association Puertoriquena de Diabetes
Association Puertoriquena del Pulmon
Association Tepeyac de Nueva York
Avance-Dallas
Bilingual Foundation of the Arts
California Latino Medical Association, Kern County Chapter
Camara de Empresarios Latinos de Houston
Central American Resource Center
Centro Cultural Cubano of San Antonio, Texas
Charros Unidos de Madera
Chicano Studies Dept., California State University, Fresno
Club Columbia USA, Inc.
Club Latinoamericano del Valle Central
Comite Patriotico Mexicano de Houston
Conference on Dominican Affairs
Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations of Philadelphia, Inc
(CONCILIO)
Cuban American National Council, Inc.
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations
Dia de la Mujer Latina, Inc.
Frente Indigena Oaxaqueno Binacionel
Fresno County Hispanic Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Services, Inc.
Guadalupe Community Center
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Gulfton Area Neighborhood Organization and Central American Refugee
Center
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Central California
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, City of Visalia
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Greater Dallas
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Kern County
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Stanislaus County
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, State of Georgia
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, State of North Carolina
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Tulare Kings
Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey
Hispanic Federation
Hispanic National Bar Association
Hispanic Parade Committee
Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, Dallas Chapter
Hispanics Organized for Political Education
Hispanos Pro Educacion
Latin American Community Center
Latin American Kiwanis of Mid-Hudson
Latin Business Association (LBA)
Latino Commission on AIDS
Latino Organization for Liver Awareness
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Mexican American Business and Professional Women's Club of San
Antonio, Inc.
Mexican American Community Services Agency, Inc. (MACSA)
Mexican American Grocers Association
Mexican American Physicians Association of South Texas
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Mexican Institute of Greater Houston, Inc.
Mexican-American Association of Southern New Jersey
Miami Hispanic Ballet/International Ballet Festival of Miami
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA)
National Council of La Raza
National Hispanic Corporate Council
National Hispanic Employee Association
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts
National Hispanic Media Coalition
National Hispanic Women's Corporation
National Latino Children's Institute
National Latino Peace Officers Association
National Puerto Rican Coalition
NOSOTROS
NY State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
Puerto Rican Professionals Association
Puerto Rico Community Foundation
Puerto Rico Lung Association
Puerto Rico Youth at Risk, Inc.
Repertorio Espanol
Save Latin America, Inc.
Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc.
Taller Puertorriqueno, Inc.
Teatro Avante
The Mexican Museum
Unidad Hondurena/Honduran Unity
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. S.A. Branch
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