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UNIVISION RADIO HOUSTON UPGRADES SIGNAL FOR RECUERDO 106.5 FM FREQUENCY
Nestor Enriquez, Univision
2009-10-19
Nestor Enriquez, Univision
2009-10-19
UNIVISION RADIO HOUSTON UPGRADES SIGNAL
FOR RECUERDO 106.5 FM FREQUENCY
HOUSTON, TX, October 19, 2009 -- Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio broadcaster in the United States, announced today that the signal for KOVE-Recuerdo 106.5 FM has been upgraded. The tower for the 106.5 FM frequency, already at a 100,000-watt capacity, has been moved up from 1300 feet to 1997 feet, which will expand its reach into the market area allowing the station to deliver the Recuerdo format to 67 percent more of the Houston Metro’s Hispanic population.
“The Recuerdo format has been very well received in Houston,” said J.D. Gonzalez, senior vice president, programming, Univision Radio. “Our ability to expand our coverage will allow us to better serve the Hispanic community of Houston and allow our unique programming to be heard across the metro area.”
Recuerdo 106.5 FM will continue being Houston’s Spanish adult hits music station playing the best of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s. The station mixes a variety of love songs, ballads, rancheras, trios, norteñas, and adult contemporary hits from the era, all played by internationally known artists such as Vicente Fernandez, Ana Gabriel, Bronco, Leo Dan, Juan Gabriel, Los Temerarios, and many more.
About Univision Communications, Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
Written By: Nestor Enriquez, Univision
FOR RECUERDO 106.5 FM FREQUENCY
HOUSTON, TX, October 19, 2009 -- Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio broadcaster in the United States, announced today that the signal for KOVE-Recuerdo 106.5 FM has been upgraded. The tower for the 106.5 FM frequency, already at a 100,000-watt capacity, has been moved up from 1300 feet to 1997 feet, which will expand its reach into the market area allowing the station to deliver the Recuerdo format to 67 percent more of the Houston Metro’s Hispanic population.
“The Recuerdo format has been very well received in Houston,” said J.D. Gonzalez, senior vice president, programming, Univision Radio. “Our ability to expand our coverage will allow us to better serve the Hispanic community of Houston and allow our unique programming to be heard across the metro area.”
Recuerdo 106.5 FM will continue being Houston’s Spanish adult hits music station playing the best of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s. The station mixes a variety of love songs, ballads, rancheras, trios, norteñas, and adult contemporary hits from the era, all played by internationally known artists such as Vicente Fernandez, Ana Gabriel, Bronco, Leo Dan, Juan Gabriel, Los Temerarios, and many more.
About Univision Communications, Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
Written By: Nestor Enriquez, Univision