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Telemundo
The current logo of Telemundo
Type Spanish Broadcast Television Network
Country United States
Availability National
Founded 1954
by Angel Ramos
Slogan "Tu Canal" ("Your Channel" slogan of WKAQ-TV)
Owner NBC Universal
Launch date 1954 as WKAQ-TV in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987 in the continental United States
Website
www.yahootelemundo.com

Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida a suburb of Miami, Florida. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Angel Ramos (1902 &ndash 1960 was the founder of Telemundo, the second largest Spanish Language speaking television network in the United States. Advertising Slogans are short often memorable phrases used in advertising campaigns WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Launched in San Juan, Puerto Rico by Angel Ramos in 1954, it is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world. San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Angel Ramos (1902 &ndash 1960 was the founder of Telemundo, the second largest Spanish Language speaking television network in the United States. [1] It is also the second-largest Spanish language network in the United States, behind Univision. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Telemundo is also the only Spanish-language network currently producing telenovelas in the US. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America. [2] Many programs air with closed captions in both Spanish and English. The network reaches 93 percent of U. S. Hispanic households in 142 markets via over-the-air, cable and satellite TV. [3] An average of 1,035,000 total viewers (aged 2 and older) tuned in for its weekday prime time lineup during 2007. [1]

Telemundo Communications Group, its parent company, is part of the NBC Universal division of General Electric, which paid $2. Telemundo Communications Group is a holding company within NBC Universal for the television properties bearing the Telemundo brand NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal 7 billion for the operation in 2002. Don Browne is the Telemundo's president. Don Browne is the president of Telemundo, an American Spanish-language television network based in Hialeah Florida. Jeff Gaspin, who is president and COO of Universal Television Group, oversees the network. Telemundo has 1,800 employees. [4]

Three Telemundo shows were available in 2007 on the American iTunes Store tv shows. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc These are Pasión de Gavilanes, Decisiones & El Cuerpo del Deseo, until NBC Universal pulled all programming from the iTunes Store. Pasión de Gavilanes ("Passion of Hawks" was a popular Colombian Telenovela ( Soap opera) that ran for 188 episodes from Decisiones (" Decisions " is a Telemundo -produced Spanish-language television Anthology of steamy melodramas about passion El cuerpo del Deseo ( The Body of Desire) also known as Second Chance is a Spanish-language Telenovela produced

Contents

History

1954-1987

Angel Ramos - Founder
Angel Ramos - Founder

WKAQ-TV launched the Telemundo brand on 28 March 1954. WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The station was founded by Ángel Ramos, owner of "El Mundo", Puerto Rico's main newspaper at the time, and Puerto Rico's first radio station, WKAQ-AM, also known as "Radio El Mundo". Angel Ramos (1902 &ndash 1960 was the founder of Telemundo, the second largest Spanish Language speaking television network in the United States. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} WKAQ is a Radio station in San Juan Puerto Rico that broadcasts on 580 kHz with a Spanish language Talk radio format Ramos wanted to maintain a consistent branding between its properties using the "mundo" theme (Spanish for "world"), and thus named WKAQ-TV Telemundo (in effect, "Teleworld" or "TV World"). WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 He had tried to obtain a TV license as early as the mid 1940s, but due to an FCC licensing freeze for all new American TV stations, Ramos had to wait until 1954 to obtain the license. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

During the 1970s and 1980s, WKAQ-TV (then branded as Telemundo Canal 2) was a major producer of Puerto Rican Spanish soap operas. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The channel was also known by its "fingers" logo (a bold number 2 with the silhouette of two upright fingers inside the number), calling itself "El canal de los dedos" (the channel of the fingers).

Programming

Some of the local shows which WKAQ-TV has produced and broadcasted include:

Some of the famous telenovelas which WKAQ-TV has produced include:

One of the most important producers at WKAQ-TV is Paquito Cordero, who has been at the station since 1954, both as an actor and as a producer, mostly for "El Show de las Doce" and "Noche de Gala". WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 Noche de Gala, (Gala Night Ball was a Television Variety show produced by Paquito Cordero, originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico, WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 Cristina Bazán is the name of a highly-famous and successful 1978 Puerto Rican Telenovela starring Puerto Rican actress and singer Johanna Coralito (Little coral is a Puerto Rican Telenovela produced by Telemundo. Paquito Cordero (born Fransisco Cordero Baez (born in 1932 is a comedian and T Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Noche de Gala, (Gala Night Ball was a Television Variety show produced by Paquito Cordero, originated in San Juan, Puerto Rico,

1985-1987

In 1985, Estrella Communications, owned by Joe Wallach, Paul Niedermeyer and Reliance Group Holdings, purchased KVEA in Los Angeles. KVEA, "Telemundo 52" is an NBC -owned and operated television station in the Los Angeles area and is the West Coast flagship station of the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West It became the first full-time independent Spanish language station in Los Angeles. The next year, Reliance acquired the Telemundo brand when it purchased Blair Broadcasting. The purchase included WSCV in Ft. Lauderdale/Miami, Puerto Rico's WKAQ-TV (known for decades as "Telemundo Canal 2"). WSCV Telemundo 51 is the Telemundo O&O that serves the Miami - Fort Lauderdale area and licensed to Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 In late 1986, Reliance purchased WNJU serving New York.

Telemundo logo from 1987 to 1993.
Telemundo logo from 1987 to 1993. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

In 1987, Reliance merged all these stations into the Telemundo Group. The new corporation quickly went public and launched the Telemundo network. Later that year, it purchased additional stations in San Francisco, Houston and San Antonio.

Expansion

Between 1988 and 1991, Telemundo acquired stations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Washington. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The network decided to outsource their news division in 1988; CNN to produced two newscasts, branded "Noticiero Telemundo CNN". Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Produced in Atlanta, "Noticiero Telemundo CNN" was anchored by Jorge Gestoso and María Elvira Salazar. Lana Montalbán, who anchored the show known then as Telemundo HBC, returned to New York City where she anchored the WNJW newscast for four years, that was seen in NY, NJ and CT. After that she went back to her native Argentina where she continued to work for local networks for ten more years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. When Salazar decided to take a reporter's position at Noticiero Univision in Miami, in her place, Chilean former Miss Universe Cecilia Bolocco joined Gestoso. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Early life Bolocco was born in Santiago Chile to Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi a businessman and Rose Marie Fonck The final incarnation produced in Atlanta was co-anchored by Patricia Janiot. Ángela Patricia Janiot Martirena (born 1965 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, and best known as Patricia Janiot) is a Colombian Journalist and

In 1994, Telemundo caught on the fever of producing 24 hour news. The network launched Telenoticias partnering with Argentina's Artear Network, Antena 3 from Spain, and Reuters. Canal 13 is an Argentine Television network. LS85 TV Canal 13 Buenos Aires began its transmissions in 1960 Antena 3 de Television SA, ( is a Spanish television network and media company present in the Television, Radio and cinema industries This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson The venture was not successful and the service was sold to CBS. Rebranded as CBS Telenoticias, the network did air all over the Americas.

CBS Telenoticias was sold back to Telemundo and the network branded it Telemundo Internacional.

1992-1998

In 1992, Telemundo went through another management change under former Univision president Joaquin Blaya. Several major programs were canceled and longtime Telemundo executives were released. The next year, Telemundo branded themselves with the campaign, Arriba, Telemundo, Arriba.

The logo used between 1993 and 1999.
The logo used between 1993 and 1999. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

In 1993, Telemundo began the ongoing practice of producing original telenovelas. The first soaps were "Angelica, mi vida", "Marielena", "Guadalupe", "Señora Tentación", and "Tres Destinos". International markets and syndicators soon courted these shows. Telemundo's effort face an initial set effort was setback, when Mexico's industry leader, Televisa, bought Capitalvision, the production house that had been making the new soap operas.

In 1995, under the direction of Harry Abraham Castillo, the network's Executive Vice-President of Programming, Telemundo opened it's first network studio on the West Coast. On the Raleigh Studios lot in Hollywood, three shows began daily production. La Hora Lunática hosted by LA radio personality Humberto Luna; El y Ella created and hosted by Gigi Graciette; a daily talkshow and Dando y Dando, a gameshow hosted by Rafael Sigler. Gigi Graciette is a Television and Radio personality in the United States and Mexico.

1998-2001

The logo used between 1999 and 2000.
The logo used between 1999 and 2000. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

In 1998, Telemundo was bought by a partnership between cable's Liberty Media and entertainment conglomerate Sony Pictures Entertainment Helmed by yet another management team under the leadership of former CBS executive Peter Tortoricci, hopes of attracting the bilingual market were explored. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Lo mejor de los dos Mundos ("The best of both worlds") campaign was launched. Several billboards went up in cities such as Miami and San Francisco heralding a "new era" for Telemundo. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

2001-present

The current logo of Telemundo.
The current logo of Telemundo.

On April 12, 2002, Telemundo was purchased by NBC and is now a part of NBC Universal. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal Jim MacNamara remained at the helm of the network during and after the sale. Their main competitor, Univision, continues to have an upper hand in the ratings wars, although not in all time slots. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. Local stations began producing early morning news to be more competitive in their respective markets. Telemundo produces far more programming than Univision and does not rely strictly on Mexican and Venezuelan shows. In contrast, Univision's schedule is heavy on Mexican and Venezuelan shows due to long-term exclusive deals with media giants Televisa and Venevisión. Televisa is a Mexican multimedia company and is the largest media company in the Spanish -speaking world and a major player in the international entertainment Venevisión, is one of Venezuela 's largest television networks which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros. After three years, NBC officials asked MacNamara to resign, and replaced him with Don Browne, who had been head of NBC affiliate WTVJ in Miami.

News programs were created in the wake of 9/11. "Hoy en el Mundo", anchored by Marian de la Fuente and Jose Diaz Balart, went on the air informing viewers of national and international events. This program along with its companion show "De Mananita" were cancelled by the much heralded arrival of Maria Antonieta Collins from Univision. María Antonieta Collins (born May 12, 1952 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican Journalist, TV host "Cada Día con Maria Antonieta" went on the air in october 2005, even after Maria Antonieta Collins 's husband dilema and death she continues to be the host along with the 'much recycled' Jose Diaz Balart as co-host, Balart was anchor of Telemundo's Morning News "Noticero Telemundo Primera Hora" which is now anchored by Ana Patrica Candelani. (Previous attempts anchored by JDB were "Esta Manana" and the aforementioned "Hoy en el Mundo") In an interview in "People En Espanol" Maria Antonieta Collins announced that she will leave Telemundo when her contract expires in August and wishes to return to News Anchoring.

On May 28th, 2008 Don Browne announced that Cada Dia will air its last show on May 30th. No replacement show has been announced.

In 2004, Telemundo created Telemundo Television Studios in Miami, Florida. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Telemundo Television Studios is a division of NBC Universal that develops original programming in Spanish The network also began subtitling many of their telenovelas into English via closed captioning. Under NBC, Telemundo gave greater emphasis to original programming and product placement. The network currently spends $100 million a year producing its own shows. [4]

In March 2007, NBC Universal announced that it had restructured Telemundo's entertainment division in an effort to narrow Univision's ratings dominance. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. [5] Starting in the fall of 2007, the network was to have cut the first commercial break in every prime-time show to only 60 seconds in length. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6] It also plans to air the 2008 series Idolos de Juventud uninterrupted, using pervasive product placement instead of traditional ad spots. Idolos de Juventud ( Youth Idols) is a Spanish-language Telenovela produced by the United States -based Television network Telemundo Product placement, or embedded marketing, is a type of Advertising, in which promotional Advertisements placed by marketers using [7] NBC also announced that they were going to dispose of the original Telemundo station in Puerto Rico Channel 2 and Los Angeles' KWHY to finance the acquisition of Oxygen Media.

On 21 December 2007, NBC Universal announced that WKAQ-TV was no longer for sale, indicating that Telemundo Puerto Rico would stay within the NBC family. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 [8]

On March 18, 2008 Grupo Televisa and NBC-Universal announced an 10-year multiplatform agreement that would allow 1000 hours of Telemundo programming from News,entertainment programs/specials,and sports to be broadcast over not only its Televisa air channels, but also its SKY Channel and its cable system starting in April, as well as a planned Telemundo pay tv channel to be launched later this year.

Primetime/daytime schedule

Telemundo airs its 8-11 pm (ET/PT) weekday programs (usually telenovelas) using a form of the Turner Time scheduling strategy used by TBS from 1981 until 1997. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America. TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy Each program starts a few minutes after its officially scheduled time, typically three or four minutes after the hour. Shows also bleed over into the next time slot. This encourages viewers to stay tuned to Telemundo instead of joining another channel's program in progress. The 11 pm news broadcasts start at the conventional time, however.


Movies are in red; Reality/Game Shows are in green; Primetime Talk Shows are in blue; Telenovelas are in purple. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America.

7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
Sunday El Maravilloso Mundo de Disney (The Wonderful World of Disney) or Cine en Familia Cine Millonario
Monday 12 Corazones La Traición Victoria Pecados Ajenos
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday Cine Nuestro or specials Cine de Impacto or specials

References

  1. ^ Breaking News - In Landmark Move, Nbc Universal Television Group Signs Development Deal With Galan Entertainment For Production Of Telenovelas In English Across Its Many Networks | Thefutoncritic.Com
  2. ^ Clorox and Wal-Mart Team up With Telemundo on New Episodes of ''Dame Chocolate'' Telenovela
  3. ^ Breaking News - In Landmark Move, Nbc Universal Television Group Signs Development Deal With Galan Entertainment For Production Of Telenovelas In English Across Its Many Networks | Thefutoncritic.Com
  4. ^ a b http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-fi-gaspin26jul26,1,4482109.story?coll=la-headlines-business-enter]
  5. ^ Telemundo divisions to be revamped - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
  6. ^ http://www.nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20070604000000-telemundoreformats.html?rss=1
  7. ^ http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20070524000000-telemundopresentsf.html
  8. ^ WKAQ-TV "Telenoticias a las 5:00 P. M. " in a short message by Don Browne (NBC/Telemundo Network president).

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