KMEX-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KMEX-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = A Su Lado
"(On Your Side)"
station_branding = Univision 34
analog = 34 (UHF)
digital = 35 (UHF)
other_chs = K39DW 39 Daggett, etc.
affiliations = Univision
network =
founded =
airdate = September 30, 1962
location = Los Angeles, California
callsign_meaning = MEXico
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = nowrap|Univision Communications, Inc.
licensee = KMEX License Partnership, GP
sister_stations = KFTR-TV, KLVE, KRCD, KSCA, KTNQ
former_affiliations = SIN (1962-1987)
effective_radiated_power = 2291 kW (analog)
400 kW (digital)
HAAT = 956 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 35123
coordinates = coord|34|13|36.1|N|118|4|2.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=9450&schid=9451 KMEX]

KMEX-TV, "Univisión 34 Los Angeles"", is the Univision owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles and the network's flagship station for the West Coast. Since KMEX went on the air, they opened the way for a cultural phenomenon in the U.S. to establish a Spanish language TV network.

History

KMEX-TV first began broadcasting on September 30, 1962 as a Spanish-language television station. Its newscast, "Noticias 34," is the top rated newscast among Spanish-speaking viewers in Southern California and often draws more viewers than any of the English speaking newscasts (although that has changed recently as KVEA has improved the quality of their newscast). Currently, "Noticias 34" has led the ratings in the 18-34 and 18-49 demographic at 6 p.m. for the last twelve years, a remarkable feat for any station. [cite news
title = KMEX-TV "Sweeps" the November 2005 Competition
publisher = Univision Press Release
date = November 20, 2005
url = http://www.univision.net/corp/en/ir/kmex_sweeps_nov05_competition.pdf
accessdate = 2008-05-11] Part of the reason for this is that the Latino population in Southern California is younger than the non-Latino population.

KMEX has long been known for its news coverage. News director Ruben Salazar was killed by the LAPD in 1970 when covering the National Chicano Moratorium March. Its news feature, "El 15% de los Estados Unidos," which tells about the impact of Latinos on the United States, won a Peabody Award in 2006, and the station has won its share of Emmys and Golden Mics in the Los Angeles market.

While many stations in the region have begun producing local newscasts and other locally-produced programming in High Definition, KMEX, along with FOX owned-and-operated duopoly KTTV and KCOP, have yet to announce their transition to High Definition. Their Spanish-language rival KVEA and KWHY now produce local news in High Definition.

KMEX had a fully-equipped Bell Jetranger ENG helicopter for its aerial coverage of breaking news [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5290/1808/1600/Picture%20073.jpg] shown here with pilot/reporter Desiree Horton, but the contract expired in mid 2008 and it is not known when or if they will get another one.

In 2008, "The Washington Post" compared Southern California English newscasts with KMEX's Spanish newscasts and concluded, "The sharpest coverage of state and local issues -- government, politics, immigration, labor, economics, health care -- is now found on Spanish-language TV." [cite news
last = Mathews
first = Joe
title = Switch to Español
publisher = The Washington Post
date = May 11, 2008
url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902540.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
accessdate = 2008-05-11]

Logos

Newscasts

Weekdays

* "Noticias Univision 34: Primera Edicion" - 5:00 - 7:00 a.m.
* "Noticias Univision 34 A Las 6PM" - 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
* "Noticias Univision 34 Solo A Las Once" - 11:00 - 11:30 p.m.

aturdays

* "Accion Deportiva 34" - 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
* "Noticias Univision 34 Fin De Semana" - 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
* "Noticias Univision 34 Solo A Las Once" - 11:00 - 11:30 p.m.

undays

* "Noticias Univision 34 Fin De Semana" - 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
* "Noticias Univision 34 Solo A Las Once" - 11:00 - 11:30 p.m.

News Team

Anchors
* Teresa Quevedo
* Raul Peimbert
* Gabriela Teissier
* Fabiola Kramsky
* Rolando Nichols
* Francisco Pinto

Weather
* Guillermo Quiroz
* Gisela Gilbert

Sports
* Lindsay Casinelli
* Bernardo Osuna (fill-in)

Reporters
* Karina Dalmas
* Pepe Barreto
* Cecilia Bogran
* Oswaldo Borraez
* Claudia Botero
* Norma Roque
* Francisco Ugalde
* Antonio Valverde
* Luis Zaragoza

Voz y Voto (Local affairs program)
* Xochilt Arellano

Notes

External links

* [http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=9450&schid=9451 Univisión 34 Los Angeles section of univision.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1715267/ Karina Dalmas]
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