Nuestra Visión
Nuestra Visión (translation: Our Vision) is an American Spanish language free-to-air television network, owned by Publicidad y Contenido Editorial S.A. de C.V. a subsidiary of América Móvil.[1] The network launched on November 21, 2017 and is available in select markets across the United States.
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| Type | Television network |
|---|---|
| Branding | Nuestra Visión |
| Country | |
| Availability | Directv: 472 or In selected markets |
| Founded | January 17, 2017 by Carlos Slim |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
Broadcast area | National (via digital terrestrial television in some markets) |
| Owner | Publicidad y Contenido Editorial S.A. de C.V. (América Móvil) |
Key people | Victor Herrera (CEO of Nuestra Visión) Stephano Herrera (Vice-president) |
Launch date | November 21, 2017 |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Official website | nuestravision.tv |
The network primarily features Mexican movies from the golden era of Mexican movies to recent productions.[1] Programming also includes live sporting events as well as special events, such as concerts, interviews with top-tier celebrities, series and music clips. It also airs daily newscasts and sportscasts produced live through companies owned by América Móvil, UNO TV and Claro Sports.[1]
History
The plans to launch Nuestra Visión were first revealed on January 17, 2017 by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's telecommunications corporation, America Movil.[2] The network's strategy was to specifically target the millions of Mexican Americans living in the United States, as revealed by CEO Víctor Herrera in a statement.[1] The network launched on November 21, 2017, with only five affiliated stations[1]
By 2019 it more than doubled its coverage and is available in over 4.2 million homes.[1] In order to make the network available to everyone in the United States, the network launched an app on September 16, 2019, coinciding with Mexican Independence Day.[3]
In August 2020, the network was added to the line-up of the Pluto TV streaming service.[4]
Programming
Nuestra Visión's programming consists of Mexican movie libraries, composed of over 2,300 movie titles, spanning from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema to recent productions.[1] Nuestra Vision also features sports programming, including live games from Ascenso MX and Liga MX Femenil, as well as American football, boxing, CMLL wrestling, baseball, and mixed martial arts.[5][6] The network also features sports news and content, and news produced live from Mexico by Claro Sports and UNO TV respectively. Nuestra Visión also features shows and interviews with top-tier Mexican and International talent and celebrities.[6] Additionally, the network offers productions from Claro that target different types of audiences, ranging from young Latin adults to seniors, with content rating from TV-G to TV-MA.[7]
Talk/lifestyle/reality shows
- Aprende:
- Dress Code
- El Libro Rojo
- La Caja de Pandora
- Noctámbulos, Historias De Una Noche
- Palabra de Cine
News programming
- Marca Claro Radio en Vivo
- Noticias en Vivo Gabriela Calzada
- Noticias en Vivo José Cárdenas
Scripted programming
- El Torito
- ¡Yo Soy Yo!: Dar El Primer Paso
Music programming
- Domingo estelar
Children programming
- Cantinflas show
Sports programming
- Sports talk
- Deportes en Claro
- Deportes en Claro Matutino
- Game Plan LFA
- Jugando Claro en Vivo
- Vidas extraordinarias
- Sporting events
Affiliates
Nuestra Visión is available over the air. At launch on November 21, 2017, it had just five affiliate stations, it now has eleven.[1][8] As of September 2019, it is available in 4.2 million homes across the United States.[1]
List of affiliates
| City | Station[9] | Virtual channel |
Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | ||||
| Phoenix | KDVD-LD | 50.1 | Globe LPTV | |
California | ||||
| Fresno | KJEO-LD | 32.1 | Cocola Broadcasting | |
| Los Angeles | KSKJ-CD | 45.4 | HC2 Holdings | |
| San Diego | KSDY-LD | 50.1 | International Communications Network Inc. | |
Florida | ||||
| Orlando | W21AU-D | 21.1 | Central Broadcast Company | |
Idaho | ||||
| Boise | KZAK-LD | 49.1 | Cocola Broadcasting | |
Missouri | ||||
| Springfield | KRFT-LD | 8.6 | Craft Broadcasting | |
Nevada | ||||
| Pahrump | KPVM-LP | 25.9 | Vernon Van Winkle | |
Ohio | ||||
| Columbus | WCSN-LD | 32.4 | Columbus TV, LLC | |
Puerto Rico | ||||
| Ceiba | W18DZ-D | 35.1 | TV Red Puerto Rico | |
Tennessee | ||||
| Nashville | WLLC-LD | 42.5 | JKB Associates, Inc. | |
Texas | ||||
| Houston | KBPX-LD | 46.1 | Word Broadcasting Network | |
| McAllen | KSOY-LD | 69.1 | Eduardo S. Gallegos | |
| Odessa | KWWT | 30.5 | JB Broadcasting | |
Utah | ||||
| Salt Lake City | K39JS-D | 39.1 | Azteca Broadcasting Corporation | |
Washington | ||||
| Yakima | KWYT-LD | 36.2 | Ron Bevins | |
References
- "Billionaire Carlos Slim To Launch U.S. TV Channel 'For Mexicans By Mexicans'". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Mexico's Slim to launch TV channel in U.S. for Mexicans". Uk.finance.yahoo.com. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- Veronica Villafañe (2019-09-19). "Carlos Slim's startup U.S. network Nuestra Visión launches app". Media Moves. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Nuestra Vision Launches on Pluto TV for US Mexicans and Overall Hispanic Market". PR Newswire. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Nuestra Visión continúa expandiendo su programación de primera calidad con la inclusión del Torneo de la Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Masculino tras cumplir su primer año al aire". Prnewswire.com. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Nuestra Vision Launches Free Mobile App for US Mexicans and Overall Hispanic Market". Finance.yahoo.com. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Corporate - NuestraVision TV Corporate". corporate.nuestravision.tv. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "RabbitEars.Info". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Cobertura - Nuestra Vision". Nuestravision.tv. Retrieved 2019-09-25.