Type | Free-to-air television network |
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Country | |
Availability | Nationwide via digital terrestrial television in many cities and available through cable and satellite operators |
Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
Parent | NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises (NBCUniversal Filmed and Entertainment) |
Launch date | January 28, 2012 |
Former names | Éxitos TV (2012–2014) |
Official website | telexitos |
TeleXitos is an American Spanish language digital multicast television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal Filmed and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal (itself a subsidiary of Comcast). Aimed at the Hispanic and Latin American community, the network aired a mix of dramatic television series from the 1970s to the 2000s and movies, before changing to a near simulcast of Universo programming in the mid-2020s. All programming consists of shows dubbed into Spanish. [1]
The network traces its origins to Éxitos TV, a digital multicast network launched by Telemundo Station Group on January 28, 2012; Éxitos primarily focused on reruns of telenovelas from the 1990s and 2000s that were previously broadcast on sister network Telemundo. The network was initially launched on the digital subchannels of Telemundo's owned-and-operated stations.
On December 1, 2014, the Telemundo Station Group relaunched Éxitos as TeleXitos. The new format of the network would shift to focus on Spanish-dubbed reruns of drama and action series from the 1970s to the early 2000s, which in effect made the network a companion service with sister network Cozi TV and a competitor to several English language multicast networks specializing in archived programming including MeTV, Antenna TV and the Retro Television Network – with TeleXitos becoming the first Spanish language network in the U.S. to focus on classic television programs. Telemundo Station Group chose to change the network's format in response to research illustrating the limited availability of action and adventure programs in Spanish. Barbara Alfonso, who previously served as programming and community marketing manager at NBC's Miami owned-and-operated station WTVJ, was appointed as director of network operations, handling responsibility of programming acquisitions, national advertising sales and digital operations. [2] [3] [4]
TeleXitos' programming focused primarily on action and adventure series and feature films from the 1970s to the 2000s, aimed primarily at males between the ages of 25 and 54 years old, before its transition to a near simulcast of Universo. [5] Much of the network's series acquisitions were sourced primarily from the programming library of corporate sister NBCUniversal Television Distribution (including shows from Universal Television, Revue Studios, NBC Studios and MCA Television), although it featured select programs from other distributors. The network was designed to complement existing programming content on sister network Telemundo, with stations affiliated with that network being given the option of scheduling daily blocks of local news, sports and special events programming in place of shows airing on the national TeleXitos feed. [6] [7] All of the network's content is presented in Spanish. Previously this consisted of dubbed versions originally intended for syndication in Latin American countries.
TeleXitos also broadcasts feature films each Monday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; or 5:00 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, with the film roster focusing on action, adventure, comedy, drama and western releases from Spanish-speaking countries from the 1940s to the 1980s.
As of September 2015 [update] , TeleXitos has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 17 media markets encompassing 10 states (including stations in eight of the ten largest Nielsen markets), covering 27% of the United States. [9]
NBCUniversal currently broadcasts TeleXitos in most markets served by a station owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations group, either on subchannels of its Telemundo and NBC owned-and-operated stations. The network is also available on the digital subchannels of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with Telemundo. [1] [3] The network is available to stations on a barter basis, in which TeleXitos and its affiliates split the responsibility of selling advertising inventory as well as the commercial time allocated each hour.
The network initially launched in markets reaching approximately 20 million American households with at least one television set, as well as more than 4.5 million households with Latino and Hispanic residents. Telemundo Station Group immediately sought carriage of the network on the digital subchannels of television stations owned by other broadcasting companies (such as ZGS Communications) that own Telemundo-affiliated stations. The network was also initially made available on Comcast Xfinity's Miami and West Palm Beach systems on digital channel 229. [2] [5]
City | Station [9] | Virtual channel (RF) | Owner | Notes |
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Arizona | ||||
Phoenix | KTAZ | 39.2 (29.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Tucson | KHRR | 40.2 (16.2) | ||
California | ||||
Corona–Los Angeles | KVEA | 52.2 (25.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Clovis-Fresno-Visalia | KNSO | 51.2 (27.2) | ||
Bakersfield | KBBV-CD | 19.1 (19.1) | Jaco Communications, LLC | |
Sacramento-Stockton | KCSO-LD / KMUM-CD / KMMW-LD | 33.3 (3.3, 31.3, 28.3) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
San Diego–Tijuana Baja California, Mexico | KUAN-LD | 48.2 (17.21) | ||
San Luis Obispo-Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | KTAS | 33.1 (34.1) | International Communications Network | |
San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose | KSTS | 48.2 (19.2) | ||
Colorado | ||||
Longmont (Denver) | KDEN-TV | 25.2 (29.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Connecticut | ||||
New Britain (Hartford) | WRDM-CD | 19.2 (31.4) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
District of Columbia | ||||
Washington, D.C. | WZDC-CD | 44.2 (34.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Florida | ||||
Miami–Fort Lauderdale | WSCV | 51.2 (30.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Orlando | WTMO-CD | 31.3 (31.3) | ||
Tampa | WRMD-CD | 49.2 (30.2) | ||
Georgia | ||||
Norcross (Atlanta) | WKTB-CD | 47.3 (23.3) | Gray Television | |
Illinois | ||||
Chicago | WSNS-TV | 44.2 (33.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Indiana | ||||
Indianapolis | WDNI-CD | 19.2 (16.2) | Urban One | |
New Hampshire | ||||
Merrimack, New Hampshire (Boston, Massachusetts) | WNEU | 60.2 (29.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Nevada | ||||
Paradise (Las Vegas) | KBLR | 39.2 (20.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
New Jersey | ||||
Mount Laurel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | WWSI | 62.2 (28.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Linden (New York City, New York) | WNJU | 47.2 (35.2) | ||
North Carolina | ||||
Charlotte | W15EB-D | 21.3 (15.3) | Innovate Corp. | |
WHEH-LD | 41.3 (26.3) | |||
New Mexico | ||||
Albuquerque | KUPT-LD | 2.2 (16.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
KRTN-LD | 39.5 (18.5) | |||
Oregon | ||||
Portland | KJYY-LD | 29.2 (29.2) | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | |
Salem | KJWY-LD | 21.2 (36.2) | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | |
Texas | ||||
Dallas–Fort Worth | KXTX-TV | 39.2 (36.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
El Paso, TX | KTDO | 48.4 (26.4) | ||
Rio Grande City (Harlingen) | KTLM | 40.2 (14.2) | ||
Houston–Galveston | KTMD | 47.2 (22.2) | ||
San Antonio | KVDA | 60.2 (15.2) | ||
Midland –Odessa | KTLE-LD | 20.2 (20.2) | Gray Television | |
Lubbock | KXTQ-CD | 46.2 (46.2) | ||
Utah | ||||
Ogden (Salt Lake City) | KULX-CD | 10.2 (14.2) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | |
Salt Lake City | KEJT-CD | 50.2 (50.2) | ||
KTMW | 20.2 (20.2) |
Market | Station | Channel | Owner | Years of affiliation | Status |
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Chicago | WMAQ-TV | 44.4 (29.4) | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations | 2017 | Defunct, former simulcast of WSNS 44.2 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | WKAQ-TV | 2.4 (28.6) | 2012–2015 | Currently blank |
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