A Los Angeles broadcasting pioneer is set to reach its 60th on-air anniversary this week, a milestone sparked by technological innovation in an earlier era of television. And it comes as Univision’s Kmex-tv and other local TV stations are under increasing pressure to reinvent themselves for a new era that brings new expectations from its core audience.
Kmex-tv, now known as Univision Los Angeles and owned by TelevisaUnivision, signed on the air as channel 34 at 3 p.m. Pt on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1962, becoming the first Spanish-language TV station to serve the region. Over six decades and counting, Kmex-tv has become a beloved lifeline and trusted source of news, sports, entertainment and public-service information for Spanish-speaking viewers.
Univision Los Angeles will commemorate its diamond anniversary Sunday with a festival in downtown L.A.’s Olvera Street district. The station will also air four 30-minute documentaries on its history.
“Kmex has a...
Kmex-tv, now known as Univision Los Angeles and owned by TelevisaUnivision, signed on the air as channel 34 at 3 p.m. Pt on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1962, becoming the first Spanish-language TV station to serve the region. Over six decades and counting, Kmex-tv has become a beloved lifeline and trusted source of news, sports, entertainment and public-service information for Spanish-speaking viewers.
Univision Los Angeles will commemorate its diamond anniversary Sunday with a festival in downtown L.A.’s Olvera Street district. The station will also air four 30-minute documentaries on its history.
“Kmex has a...
- 9/25/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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