TeleXitos

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TeleXitos
Type Free-to-air television network
Country
United States
AvailabilityNationwide via digital terrestrial television in many cities and available through cable and satellite operators
Headquarters Miami, Florida
Owner NBCUniversal (Comcast)
ParentNBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
Key people
Barbara Alfonso (director) [1]
Launch date
January 28, 2012;12 years ago (2012-01-28)
Former names
Éxitos TV (2012–2014)
Official website
 telexitos.com

TeleXitos is an American Spanish language digital multicast television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal (itself a subsidiary of Comcast). Aimed at the Hispanic and Latin American community, the network airs a mix of dramatic television series from the 1970s to the 2000s and movies, with all programming consisting of shows dubbed into Spanish. [2]

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History

Telenovela format as Éxitos TV

Original logo as Exitos TV, used from January 28, 2012, to November 30, 2014. Exitos TV used as screen bug until December 1, 2015. Exitos TV logo.png
Original logo as Exitos TV, used from January 28, 2012, to November 30, 2014. Exitos TV used as screen bug until December 1, 2015.

The network traces its origins to Éxitos TV, a digital multicast network launched by Telemundo Station Group on January 28, 2012; Éxitos primarily focused on reruns of telenovelas from the 1990s and 2000s that were previously broadcast on sister network Telemundo. The network was initially launched on the digital subchannels of Telemundo's owned-and-operated stations.

Relaunch as TeleXitos

On December 1, 2014, the Telemundo Station Group relaunched Éxitos as TeleXitos. The new format of the network would shift to focus on Spanish-dubbed reruns of drama and action series from the 1970s to the early 2000s, which in effect made the network a companion service with sister network Cozi TV and a competitor to several English language multicast networks specializing in archived programming including MeTV, Antenna TV and the Retro Television Network – with TeleXitos becoming the first Spanish language network in the U.S. to focus on classic television programs. Telemundo Station Group chose to change the network's format in response to research illustrating the limited availability of action and adventure programs in Spanish. Barbara Alfonso, who previously served as programming and community marketing manager at NBC's Miami owned-and-operated station WTVJ, was appointed as director of network operations, handling responsibility of programming acquisitions, national advertising sales and digital operations. [3] [4] [1]

Programming

TeleXitos' programming focuses primarily on action and adventure series and feature films from the 1970s to the 2000s, aimed primarily at males between the ages of 25 and 54 years old. [5] Much of the network's series acquisitions are sourced primarily from the programming library of corporate sister NBCUniversal Television Distribution (including shows from Universal Television, Revue Studios, NBC Studios and MCA Television), although it features select programs from other distributors. The network was designed to complement existing programming content on sister network Telemundo, with stations affiliated with that network being given the option of scheduling daily blocks of local news, sports and special events programming in place of shows airing on the national TeleXitos feed. [6] [7] All of the network's content is presented in Spanish, consisting of dubbed versions originally intended for syndication in Latin American countries (incidentally, parent network Telemundo has long incorporated Spanish-dubbed versions of English-language films among its feature film content, which generally air in weekend prime time slots).

TeleXitos also broadcasts feature films each Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time (sometimes starting earlier or ending later depending on the length of the films), with the film roster focusing on action, adventure, comedy film, Drama and western releases from the 1970s to the 2010s. Films featured on the network consist of releases by Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and 20th Century Studios.

Current programming

Drama series

Scripted programming

Reality programming

Children's programming

Movies

Former programming

Drama series

Children’s programming

Affiliates

As of September 2015, TeleXitos has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 17 media markets encompassing 10 states (including stations in eight of the ten largest Nielsen markets), covering 27% of the United States. [8]

NBCUniversal currently broadcasts TeleXitos in most markets served by a station owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations group, either on subchannels of its Telemundo and NBC owned-and-operated stations. The network is also available on the digital subchannels of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with Telemundo. [2] [4] The network is available to stations on a barter basis, in which TeleXitos and its affiliates split the responsibility of selling advertising inventory as well as the commercial time allocated each hour.

The network initially launched in markets reaching approximately 20 million American households with at least one television set, as well as more than 4.5 million households with Latino and Hispanic residents. Telemundo Station Group immediately sought carriage of the network on the digital subchannels of television stations owned by other broadcasting companies (such as ZGS Communications) that own Telemundo-affiliated stations. The network was also initially made available on Comcast Xfinity's Miami and West Palm Beach systems on digital channel 229. [3] [5]

List of some affiliates

CityStation [8] Virtual
channel (RF)		OwnerNotes

Arizona

Phoenix KTAZ 39.2 (29.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
Tucson KHRR 40.2 (16.2)

California

Corona–Los Angeles KVEA 52.2 (25.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
Clovis-Fresno-Visalia KNSO 51.2 (27.2)
Bakersfield KBBV-CD 19.1 (19.1)Jaco Communications, LLC
Sacramento-Stockton KCSO-LD / KMUM-CD / KMMW-LD 33.3 (3.3, 31.3, 28.3)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
San Diego–Tijuana Baja California, Mexico KUAN-LD 48.2 (17.21)
San Luis Obispo-Santa Maria-Santa Barbara KTAS 33.1 (34.1)International Communications Network
San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose KSTS 48.2 (19.2)

Colorado

Longmont (Denver) KDEN-TV 25.2 (29.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Connecticut

New Britain (Hartford) WRDM-CD 19.2 (31.4)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. WZDC-CD 44.2 (34.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Florida

Miami–Fort Lauderdale WSCV 51.2 (30.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
Orlando WTMO-CD 31.3 (31.3)
Tampa WRMD-CD 49.2 (30.2)

Georgia

Norcross (Atlanta) WKTB-CD 47.3 (23.3) Gray Television

Illinois

Chicago WSNS-TV 44.2 (33.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Indiana

Indianapolis WDNI-CD 19.2 (16.2) Urban One

New Hampshire

Merrimack, New Hampshire (Boston, Massachusetts) WNEU 60.2 (29.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Nevada

Paradise (Las Vegas) KBLR 39.2 (20.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

New Jersey

Mount Laurel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) WWSI 62.2 (28.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
Linden (New York City, New York) WNJU 47.2 (35.2)

North Carolina

Charlotte W15EB-D 21.3 (15.3) Innovate Corp.
WHEH-LD 41.3 (26.3)

New Mexico

Albuquerque KUPT-LD 2.2 (16.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KRTN-LD 39.5 (18.5)

Oregon

Portland KJYY-LD 29.2 (29.2)SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Salem KJWY-LD 21.2 (36.2)SagamoreHill Broadcasting

Texas

Dallas–Fort Worth KXTX-TV 39.2 (36.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
El Paso, TX KTDO 48.4 (26.4)
Rio Grande City (Harlingen) KTLM 40.2 (14.2)
Houston–Galveston KTMD 47.2 (22.2)
San Antonio KVDA 60.2 (15.2)
Midland –Odessa KTLE-LD 20.2 (20.2) Gray Television
Lubbock KXTQ-CD 46.2 (46.2)

Utah

Ogden (Salt Lake City) KULX-CD 10.2 (14.2)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
Salt Lake City KEJT-CD 50.2 (50.2)
KTMW 20.2 (20.2)

Former affiliates

MarketStationChannelOwnerYears of affiliationStatus
Chicago WMAQ-TV 44.4 (29.4)NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations2017Defunct, former simulcast of WSNS 44.2
San Juan, Puerto Rico WKAQ-TV 2.4 (28.6)2012–2015Currently blank

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