Estrella TV is an American Spanish language broadcast television television network owned by Liberman Broadcasting which was launched on September 29, 2009. As of May 2016 [update], the network currently has eight owned-and-operated stations, and current affiliation agreements with 47 other television stations. [1]
This article is a listing of current Estrella TV affiliates in the continental United States (including subchannel and low-power affiliates, and satellite stations), which are subcategorized into separate tables for its owned-and-operated and affiliated stations. The stations listed are also arranged alphabetically by state, and based on the station's city of license and followed in parentheses by the Designated Market Area if it differs from the city of license. There are links to articles on each of the broadcast stations, describing their histories, technical information (such as broadcast frequencies) and any local programming. The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their virtual channel ( PSIP) number.
The article also includes a list of its former affiliate stations, which is also based on the station's city of license or market, and denotes the years in which the station served as an Estrella TV affiliate as well as the current status of the corresponding channel that carried the network.
Current stations
Owned-and-operated stations
| City of license/Market | Station | Channel TV ( DT) |
Year of affiliation | Owned since | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock– Denver, Colorado | KETD [2] | 53 (15) | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Chicago, Illinois | WESV-LD [3] | 40 (31) | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Houston, Texas | KZJL [4] [5] | 61 (21) | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Miami- Fort Lauderdale, Florida | WGEN-TV | 8 (8) | 2018 | 2018 | |
| WVFW-LD | 8 (8) | 2017 | 2017 | ||
| Phoenix, Arizona | KVPA-LD [1] | 42 (34) | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Port Jervis– New York City, New York | WASA-LD | 24 (2) | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Riverside– Los Angeles, California | KRCA [4] | 62 (7) | 2009 | 2009 | |
| San Diego, California | KSDX-LD [4] | 9 (9) | 2009 | 2009 |
Affiliate stations
Current affiliates
| City of license/Market | Station | Channel TV / DT [1] |
Year of affiliation |
Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | KOAT-TV [6] [7] | 7.2 (7) | 2009 | Hearst Television | |
| Amarillo, Texas | KLKW-LD [8] | 22.1 (22) | 2014 | DTV America Corporation | |
| Atlanta, Georgia | WANN-CD | 32.10 (20) | 2014 | Prism Broadcasting | |
| Austin, Texas | KVUE [9] | 24.2 (33) | 2009 | Tegna Media | |
| Bakersfield, California | KBBV-CD [10] | 19.1 (19) | 2010 | Pappas Telecasting Companies | |
| Boise, Idaho | KKIC-LD [11] | 16.1 (16) | 2013 | Cocola Broadcasting | |
| Bowling Green, Kentucky | WDNZ-LD | 12.1 | 2019 | Daily News Broadcasting Company | |
| Brownsville– Harlingen– McAllen, Texas | KGBT-TV [12] | 4.4 (18) | 2020 | Nexstar Media Group | |
|
Canton– Cleveland, Ohio |
WQDI-LD | 20.1 (21) | 2016 | DTV America Corporation | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WCEE-LD | 16.1 (17) | 2014 | Norsan Broadcasting WCEO, LLC | |
| Clermont– Orlando, Florida | WKCF [13] | 18.3 (23) | 2009 | Hearst Television | |
| Decatur– Dallas– Fort Worth, Texas | KMPX [4] [5] | 29 (30) | 2009 | Tegna Media | Previously owned by the network between 2009 and 2020 |
| El Paso, Texas | KTSM-TV [1] | 9.2 (16) | 2009 | Nexstar Media Group | |
|
Fayetteville–
Raleigh– Durham, North Carolina |
WNCB-LD / WIRP-LD [8] | 16.1 (15) / 27.1 (22) | 2014 | DTV America Corporation | |
| Fort Myers- Naples, Florida | WXCW | 46.2 (32) | 2016 | Sun Broadcasting, Inc. | |
| Fresno- Merced, California | KGMC | 43.1 (11) | 2016 | Cocola Broadcasting | |
| Tampa, Florida- Lakeland | WMOR-TV [14] | 32.3 (19) | 2009 | Hearst Television | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | KSNV | 3.2 (22) | 2015 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Lubbock, Texas | KNKC-LD [8] | 29.1 (29) | 2014 | DTV America Corporation | |
| Odessa– Midland, Texas | KPEJ-TV | 24.2 (23) | 2009 |
Marshall Broadcasting Group (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
|
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
KOCY-LD KTUZ [15] |
48.1 (14) 48.1 (29.5) |
2012 2012 |
Tyler Media Group | KTUZ-DT3 is a repeater of KOCY-LD |
| Sacramento, California | KQCA [16] | 58.3 (23) | 2015 | Hearst Television | |
| San Antonio, Texas | KENS [9] | 5.2 (29) | 2009 | Tegna Media | |
| San Francisco, California | KMMC-LD | 30.1 (14) | 2024 | Major Market Broadcasting | KAAP-LD, KFMY-LD, and KZHD-LD also air Estrella TV on virtual channel 30.1. |
| Sanger– Fresno, California | KFRE-TV [17] | 59.2 (36) | 2009 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Santa Maria, California | KWSM-LD | 32.1 (20) | 2016 | Cocola Broadcasting | |
| Sparks– Reno, Nevada | KNRC-LD [18] | 14.1 (14) | 2010 | FMI Media (operated by Better Life Television) |
|
| Salinas, California | KSBW | 8.3 (8) | 2016 | Hearst Television | |
| Tequesta– West Palm Beach, Florida | WPBF-TV [19] | 25.2 (16) | 2009 | Hearst Television | |
| Tucson, Arizona | KTTU [9] | 18.2 (19) | 2009 | Tegna Media | |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | KXAP-LD [20] | 14.1 (15) | 2010 | Teletul Media Group | |
| Waco– Temple– Bryan, Texas |
KWKT-TV KYLE-TV [1] |
44.3 (28) 28.3 (29) |
2009 2009 |
Nexstar Media Group | |
| Willow Grove- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WTVE | 51.2 (22) | 2013 | WRNN-TV Associates | |
| Yakima, Washington | KWYT-LD | 36.1 (36) | 2010 | Hispanavisión Televisión | |
| Yuma, Arizona | KYMA-DT [21] | 13.3 (13) | 2020 | Imagicomm Communications |
Former affiliates
| City of license/Market | Station | Ownership | Years of affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bellingham, Washington– Vancouver, British Columbia |
KBCB 24.2 [22] | Venture Technologies Group | 2011-2014 | Replaced by Jewelry Television |
| Brownsville, Texas | KVEO-TV 23.2 [12] | Nexstar Media Group | 2009-2020 | Replaced by CBS |
| Chico, California | KBIT-LD 50.2 | Prism Broadcasting | 2014-2018 | License cancelled August 30, 2018 |
| Concord, California | KTNC-TV 42.1 | Tri-State Christian Television | 2009-2016 | Now affiliated with Tri-State Christian Television. |
| Fort Bragg, California | KUNO-TV 8.1 [23] | One Ministries | 2009–2010 | Sold to Jeff Chang and separated from KTNC-TV in 2010; began operating as independent station KQSL. Now owned by One Ministries and operating as an affiliate of TLN West. |
| Greensboro– Winston-Salem– High Point, North Carolina | WCWG 20.3 [24] | Lockwood Broadcast Group | 2009–2015 | Disaffiliated from the network on June 1, 2015, at which time WCWG 20.3 became a Laff affiliate; Time Warner Cable added the network to its Latino tier at approximately the same time. |
| Jacksonville– Tyler– Longview, Texas | KETK-TV 56.2 (22) | Nexstar Media Group | 2011 | Replaced by Grit |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | KVMY 21.2 [25] [26] | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009–2014 | Disaffiliated from network on 2015, as part of an asset realignment between KVMY and KSNV, spurred by Sinclair's purchase of the latter and its trade of KVMY to Howard Stirk Holdings; affiliation moved to KSNV 3.2. |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | KKYK-CD 30.4 (16) | Pinnacle Media | 2014 | Replaced by Buzzr |
| Miami, Florida | WSVN 7.2 [5] | Sunbeam Television | 2009–2017 | Replaced by Light TV |
| New York City, New York | WPIX 11.4 [4] [5] [27] | Tribune Broadcasting | 2009–2012 | Network was dropped by the station in May 2012; affiliation moved to Liberman-owned WASA-LD, which carried the network alongside WPIX from February to May 2012. |
| Ogden– Salt Lake City, Utah | KPNZ 24 [28] | Tri-State Christian Television | 2009-2018 | Was an Azteca America owned and operated station, now a TCT owned and operated station |
| Omaha, Nebraska | KPTM 42.3 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2010–2015 | Subchannel disaffiliated from the network on October 31, 2015, following the conclusion of its affiliation agreement signed under Pappas Telecasting Companies ownership; now a Comet affiliate. |
| Palm Springs, California | KRET-CD 45.2 (31) | Charles R. Meeker | 2010 | Subchannel currently occupied by Antenna TV |
| Roswell, New Mexico | KOCT-TV 6.2 [6] | Hearst Television | 2009 | Defunct, was a satellite of KOAT-TV, went off the air in 2012. |
| San Francisco, California | KEMO-TV 50.1 (32) | Innovate Corp. | 2021 - 2024 | Replaced with ShopHQ |
| San Francisco, California | KCNS 38.4 (32) | WRNN-TV Associates | 2016 - 2021 | Sub-channel replaced with CRTV infomercials |
| Santa Barbara, California | KSBT-LD 32.2 (32) | R&C Media Group, Inc. | 2010 | Airs Chinese-language programming. |
| Silver City, New Mexico | KOVT-TV 10.2 [6] | Hearst Television | 2009 | KOVT-TV was a satellite of KOAT-TV that was cancelled in 2012. |
| St. Louis, Missouri | KBGU-LP 33.2 (33) | HC2 Holdings | 2015 | Currently airs Shop LC. |
| Templeton– Monterey, California | KMBY-LD 19.2 (19) | Cocola Broadcasting | 2010 | Programming moved to KSBW 8.3, channel currently airs TeleXitos. |
| Wichita, Kansas | KCTU-LD 5.2/23 [29] | River City Broadcasters, Inc. | 2009–2019 | Disaffiliated from the network due to complaints over program content. [30] |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | WADA-LD 18.1 (43) | HC2 Holdings | 2014-2015 | Replaced by Laff TV network in 2015. Station cancelled in 2018. |
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