LAT TV
television network | |
Country | |
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Availability | Defunct |
Owner | Latin America Broadcasting |
Key people | Wallace (Rocky) Springstead, President and CEO |
Launch date | May 19, 2006 |
Dissolved | May 20, 2008 (2 years, 1 day) |
Official website | http://www.lattv-english.com (English) |
LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It was owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on five low-power television stations in Texas and Arizona, four of which were in top-ten Hispanic markets. The network folded in May 2008.
History
LAT TV launched on May 19, 2006 with television stations in Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas, and in Phoenix, Arizona. On April 10, 2007, LAT TV announced a partnership with Equity Media Holdings that would affiliate 26 stations owned or controlled by Equity with LAT TV, effective May 30, 2007.[1] The new affiliation expanded LAT TV coverage to 31 stations and to 27 markets in 15 states.
Citing a lack of investments caused by a lack of cable carriage, the network shut down May 20, 2008. The company planned to retain its broadcast licenses,[2] but ultimately would sell its stations to other parties soon after.
Programming
LAT TV was headed by Patricia Torres-Burd and her team.
LAT TV offered a wide variety of programming from
Technology
LAT TV was entirely based on Internet Protocol. Its IT Manager Aaron Ward and network operations manager Jay Ross built and oversaw the process.
LAT TV Stations
Network-owned
- KCVH-LD channel 30, Houston, Texas (LAT TV flagship station; now owned by Daij Media)
- Liberman Broadcasting)
Affiliates
Charter affiliates
- KVAT-LD channel 17, Austin, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
Affiliates added May 30, 2007
- KRBF-LP channel 59, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- K32GH channel 32, Fort Smith, Arkansas - repeating KRBF-LP
- KHUG-LP channel 14, Little Rock, Arkansas
- KATV Tower)
- K20HZ channel 20, Palm Springs, California
- KIMG-LP channel 23, Ventura, California
- W43CE channel 43, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Port Saint Lucie, Florida
- Atlanta, Georgia
- WUHQ-LP channel 29, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- WJXF-LP channel 49, Jackson, Mississippi
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- K64GJ channel 64, Lawton, Oklahoma
- KUOK-CA channel 11, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- KADY-LP channel 34, Sherman, Texas
- KCBU channel 3 (DT), Price, Utah - digital subchannel
- KDEV channel 11 (DT), Cheyenne, Wyoming - digital subchannel
Announced for affiliation, but did not carry the network
- KHBS channel 40, Fort Smith, Arkansas - digital subchannel, repeating KRBF-LP
- W56EJ channel 56, Gainesville, Florida - was not on the air as of December 2007; never commenced broadcasting
- KTUW channel 16 (DT), Scottsbluff, Nebraska- digital subchannel
- KRRI-LP channel 25, Reno, Nevada
- KTVC channel 18 (DT), Roseburg, Oregon - digital subchannel
- KEAT-LP channel 22, Amarillo, Texas
- KEYU channel 31 (DT), Amarillo, Texas - digital subchannel
- WEVU-CA channel 4, Fort Myers, Florida
- Seattle, Washington
See also
References
- ^ "Growing Spanish TV Network Takes Another Big Step Towards National Coverage". April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ^ Hem, Brad (May 21, 2008). "Spanish language station signs off". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
External links
- LAT TV official site (English) (defunct)
- LAT TV sitio oficial (Español) (defunct)