LAT TV

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Country United States Dissolved May 20, 2008 Launch date 19 May 2006		Availability Defunct Founded 2006

Owner Latin America Broadcasting Key people Wallace (Rocky) Springstead, President and CEO Official website http://www.lattv-english.com (English) Type of business Broadcast television network

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. 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 plans to retain its broadcast licenses.

Programming

LAT TV was headed by Patricia Torres-Burd and her team, consisting of Roxana Sibrian, Frida Villalobos and Ana Bzdusek.

LAT TV offered a wide variety of programming from Mexico, Latin America, Europe and the United States to serve a diverse Hispanic market. The schedule included telenovelas, sports, comedy, and children's programming. A half-hour network news program from Independent News Network, Noticias LAT TV, aired each night. Weekday mornings included a block of public-service programs. Friday nights featured boxing matches, Late Night Variety Show "La Boca Loca De Paul" hosted by Paul Bouche, and the afternoon children's programming block includes Topo Gigio, a show that has been popular in the Latino community since the 1960s.

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.

Network-owned

KCVH-LD channel 30, Houston, Texas (LAT TV flagship station; now owned by Daij Media)

KVPA-LD channel 42, Phoenix, Arizona (now owned by Liberman Broadcasting)

Affiliates

Charter affiliates

KVAT-LD channel 17, Austin, Texas

KJJM-LP channel 34, Dallas, Texas

KISA-LD channel 40, 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

KWBF, channel 42, Little Rock, Arkansas - digital subchannel, repeating KHUG-LP (ceased January 2008; subchannel given to KATV due to collapse of KATV Tower)

K20HZ channel 20, Palm Springs, California

KIMG-LP channel 23, Ventura, California

W43CE channel 43, Saint Petersburg, Florida

WSLF-LP channel 35, Port Saint Lucie, Florida

WYGA-CA channel 55, Atlanta, Georgia

WUHQ-LP channel 29, Grand Rapids, Michigan

WJXF-LP channel 49, Jackson, Mississippi

KEGS-LP channel 30, 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

KUSE-LP channel 58, Seattle, Washington

References

LAT TV Wikipedia

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