List of Spanish-language television networks in the United States

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The following is a list of Spanish-language television networks in the United States. As of 2016 the largest Hispanic/Latino television audiences in the U.S. are in California (Los Angeles, Bakersfield, San Diego, Sacramento, San Francisco area), New York (New York City), Washington D.C., Florida (Miami area, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg area), Texas (Houston, Dallas, Austin, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley), Illinois (Chicago), Georgia (Atlanta), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Colorado (Denver), Utah (Salt Lake City), Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus), Indiana (Indianapolis), Massachusetts (Boston), Connecticut (Hartford), Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Louisiana (New Orleans), Tennessee (Nashville), North Carolina (Raleigh/Durham), Virginia (Richmond), Nevada (Las Vegas), and Arizona (Phoenix). [1]

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Major networks

TV networkFoundedOwner % of U.S. households reached# of households viewable# of Full-power affiliates # of Low-power/Class-A affiliates and transmitters
Univision 1987 [2] TelevisaUnivision 49%94,100,000 [3] 6226
Estrella TV 2009 Estrella Media (owned by HPS Investment Partners)46%64,232,0003829
Telemundo 1984 [4] NBCUniversal 61.6%192,476,4225446
UniMás 2002 [5] TelevisaUnivision 43%59,600,000 [6] 3524

Specialty networks

TitleYear est.OwnerNotes
3ABN Latino 2003 Three Angels Broadcasting Network
América Tevé 1995 America CV Network
CNN en Español 1997 Warner Bros. Discovery
Cine Mexicano2005Olympusat Inc.
Discovery en Español 1998 Warner Bros. Discovery
Discovery Familia 2007 Warner Bros. Discovery
Esperanza TV2003 Hope Channel
Galavisión 1979 TelevisaUnivision
Gran Cine2008Olympusat Inc.
HITN 1983
HTV 1995 Warner Bros. Discovery
Inmigrante TV 2010
LATV 2007 [7] Bilingual English/Spanish
Mega TV 2006 Spanish Broadcasting System
MTV Tres 1998 Paramount Global
MiCasa Network
Mira TV
Multimedios Grupo Multimedios
Nuestra Visión 2017 América Móvil [8]
Sorpresa 2003Olympusat Inc.
TBN Enlace USA 2002 Trinity Broadcasting Network
Tele N2014Olympusat Inc.
Telefe 2000 Paramount Global [9]
TeleXitos 2012 NBCUniversal [10]
TeLe-Romántica2012
Teveo 2013America CV Network
Ultra HD Plex2012 [11] Olympusat Inc.12 Spanish-language premium channels
Universo 2015 NBCUniversal [10] Began as GEMS Television in 1993 and Mun2 in 2005
Vision Latina2022Iglesia Universal
V-me 2007V-Me Media
WAPA America 2004 [7] Hemisphere Media Group

Defunct networks

TitleYear est.Year ceasedNotes
América CV 20072015Began as CaribeVisiòn in 2007; rebranded CV Network in 2009
Azteca América 20012022Azteca name and branding was licensed from TV Azteca and Grupo Salinas.
GEMS Television 19932001Currently Universo
Hispanic Television Network 20002003
LAT TV 20062008
La Familia 19942015
La Familia Cosmovision 19792014
MundoFox 20122015Became MundoMax in 2015
MundoMax 20152016
NuvoTV 20042015
NetSpan 19841987Became Telemundo circa 1987
Spanish International Network 19621987Became Univision circa 1987
Soi TV20112013
TeleFutura 20022013became UniMás on January 7, 2013
TuVisión 20072009
VasalloVision 20092012

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