Mega TV (United States)

Mega TV

Type	Television Network
Branding	Mega TV
Country	United States
First air date	March 1, 2006
Availability	In selected markets
Founded	March 1, 2006 by Spanish Broadcasting System
Headquarters	Miami, Florida
Broadcast area	National (but not in all hispanic markets)
Owner	Spanish Broadcasting System
Established	March 1, 2006
Launch date	March 1, 2006
Official website	www.mega.tv

Mega TV is an United States broadcasting Television network based in Miami, Florida, is owned by Spanish Broadcasting System. The network's flagship is WSBS-TV, a television station licensed to Key West, Florida, with studios in Miami.

History

Mega TV was launched on March 1, 2006. Its original slate of programming includes productions aimed to young Hispanic viewers. Mega TV seems to be following the same pattern traced by rivals larger (the 3 Hispanic major TV Networks: Telemundo, Univision and Azteca América nearly 25 years ago: creating its own television personalities.

In early 2007, the station had to cut 55 employees to save on production costs. A vast majority of locally produced programs were canceled (though were announced as being placed on hiatus) such as: Desvelados, Xpediente, El Noticero, El Vacilon, Entre Fichas, and Mega Especiales. Puerta Astral ("Star Port") is scheduled for a summer run with changes in hosts, and renamed Codigo Astral ("Star Code").

SBS has entered into agreements with other television stations to air Mega TV programming, including WBWP-LP in West Palm Beach, Florida, WHDO-LD in Orlando, Florida, WFHD-LD in Tampa, Florida (future; currently, it is TBN repeater W36CO), WHDC-LD in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, KODF-LP in Dallas, Texas, WOCK-CD in Chicago, Illinois, KLPS-LP in Palm Springs, California, KMCC in Laughlin, Nevada, WMEI in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and KSDI-LD in Fresno, California. WHDO, WFHD, WHDC, KLPS, and KSDI show Mega TV on digital subchannels. (Until November 2009, Mega TV's Puerto Rico affiliation was on WSJU-TV in San Juan.)

Programming

As of December 2009^[update], Mega TV's original programming included:

• Bayly
• Chayanne es Gabriel
• Consulta Medica TV
• Esta Noche Tu Nite con Alexi Valdéz
• La Descarga con Albita
• LaMusica.com Live
• Las Divas de la Tarde
• Los Implicados
• María Elvira Live
• Mega Kids (E/I programming)
• Mega News
• Paparazzi TV ¡Sensacional!
• Puerta Astral/Código Astral
• Pronósticos
• "Agenda del Immigrante con Sal Morales y Michelle Sanchez, Esq)
• Raices y Recuerdos
• Siete Mujeres
• Xpediente

References

External links

• Official website
• SBS website
• LaMusica.com owned by SBS