Entravision Communications Corporation is an American media company based in

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. Entravision primarily caters to the

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-speaking

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community and owns television and radio stations and outdoor media, in several of the top Hispanic markets. It is the largest affiliate group of the

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and include ...

and

UniMás UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which i ...

television networks. Entravision also owns a small number of

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television and radio stations.

History

On August 4, 2006, Entravision sold five of its radio stations in the

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–

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area to

Liberman Broadcasting Estrella Media (formerly known as Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. from 1987 to October 14, 2019 and LBI Media, Inc. from October 15, 2019 until February 2, 2020) is an American media company based in Burbank, California, owned by private equity fi ...

. On May 16, 2008, the company sold its outdoor media division, whose operations were primarily based in

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and

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, to Lamar Advertising Company. In 2007, Entravision Communications Corporation acquired Spanish-language radio station WNUE-FM serving the

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, market from Mega Communications for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $24 million. On 2018, Entravision acquired Barcelona based DSP Smadex. In October 2020, the company announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Latin American digital media company Cisneros Interactive from

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Business

Entravision's digital business caters to a global audience, and specializes in display, audio, video and app marketing. The company owns multiple radio and television stations, and the Entravision Solutions sales and marketing business.

Radio

Television

Other holdings

* Entravision Solutions (50 percent) – National spot radio advertising representative specializing in Spanish-language stations; co-owned with

Lotus Communications Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerous radio stations and a few TV stations, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the United States. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles, and the com ...

Formerly owned media properties

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–

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(now owned by

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) * Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KTCY 101.7 FM (Sold to

) * Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KRVA La Buena 1600 (Sold to

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) * Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KZMP ''Radio Saalam Namaste'' FM 104.9/

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(Sold to Liberman Broadcasting) * Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – KZZA Casa 106.7 FM (Sold to Liberman Broadcasting) *

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– KBRG 100.3 FM " Radio Romántica" (Sold to

) *

– KLOK 1170 AM (Sold to Univision) *

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(sold to News-Press & Gazette Company) *

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– Vista Media Group, an outdoor advertising division (Sold to Lamar Advertising Company) *

Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is th ...

–

KNVV-LP KNVV-LP, UHF analog channel 41, was a low-powered UniMás- affiliated television station licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States. Owned by Entravision Communications, it was a sister station to Univision affiliate KREN-TV (channel 27) and l ...

(license cancelled by FCC May 23, 2014) *

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– WVEA-LP (license cancelled by FCC April 22, 2015) *

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– KDVT-LP (license cancelled by FCC September 13, 2017) *

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding i ...

–

KTFA-LP KTFA-LP, UHF analog channel 48, was a low-powered HSN- affiliated television station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The station was owned by Entravision Communications. History Channel 48 had simulcasted programming from U ...

(license cancelled by FCC January 17, 2018) *

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...

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KMCC KMCC (channel 34) is a television station licensed to Laughlin, Nevada, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Las Vegas area. It is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company alongside A ...

(Sold to

Ion Media Networks Ion Media (formerly known as Paxson Communications Corporation and Ion Media Networks) was an American broadcasting company that owned and operated over 71 television stations in most major American markets (through its television stations group ...

on April 3, 2020) * Mesquite, etc., Nevada - KWWB-LP (license cancelled by FCC July 10, 2021) *

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United Stat ...

–

KTCD-LP KBNT-CD (channel 17) is a low-power, Class A television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language Univision network. It is owned by Entravision Communications alongside UniMás affiliate KDTF-LD ( ...

(license cancelled by FCC on August 9, 2021) *

- WNUE-FM (Sold to

Radio Training Network Radio Training Network, Inc. is an American non-profit broadcasting organization that operates several networks of Christian radio- formatted stations, mostly in the Southeast. The network's footprint includes stations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, ...

on July 20, 2021) *

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

KGOL KGOL (1180 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Humble, Texas, and serving Greater Houston. KGOL is one of only two 50,000 watt AM facilities serving the Houston area, the other being talk radio station 740 KTRH, owned by iHeartMedia ...

(Sold to FM Media Ventures on August 30, 2021) *

McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend ...

XHRIO-TDT XHRIO-TDT (channel 15) was a television station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which served the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Valley area in southern Texas, southern Texas, United States. The station was 98%-owned by Mexican-based Televi ...

(license cancelled by IFT December 31, 2021)

References

External links

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