Almavision
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country | United States |
| Launch date | 2002 |
| Former names | VidaVision |
| Website http://www.almavision.com/ |
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Almavision is an American television network broadcasting Christian programming in Spanish with affiliates across North and Central America. The network's slogan is "Television Cristiana...a la manera de Dios. " ("Christian television... in God's way.").
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[edit] History
Almavision began broadcasting on December 28, 2002 as VidaVision (not to be confused with TvidaVision), with a daily transmission on channel 38 in Los Angeles, California. In early 2003, this group found out there was another group in Florida using that name so they renamed their group Almavision (meaning Vision for the Souls).
In May they were told that a change of frequency would take place in just two weeks – from channel 38 (then KNET-LP, now KPXN-DT) to channel 25 (now KNET-LP). However, due to an error on the part of the station engineers, the change was made only one day after they had been notified. On May 28th, they were offered the opportunity to manage channel 45 in Los Angeles (KLAU-LP, now an independent station that shows Spanish-language infomercials for local area car dealerships). Because of the low coverage and picture quality of channel 25, they accepted. The deal also included management of channel 59 in Las Vegas and channel 7 in San Antonio . The first full-time Spanish Christian television network in the US had begun in those three cities.
On August 1, 2003, they began broadcasting on Sat-Mex 5, with a footprint covering from south Canada all the way to Argentina.
[edit] Current Stations
| DMA# | Market/City Of License | Station/Channel No. (DT) | Current Owner |
| 2. | Los Angeles | K55KD 55 (N/A) | Almavision O&O |
| 2. | Los Angeles (Altadena) | KTAV-LP 69 (N/A) | Almavision O&O |
| 12. | Phoenix | KTVP 22 (N/A) | Mako Communications |
| 16. | Miami | WEYS 56 (N/A) | Almavision O&O |
| 16. | Miami-Key West | WCAY 34 (N/A) | Beach TV Properties, Inc. |
| 43. | Las Vegas | KVPX 28 (N/A) | Mako Communications |
| 44. | Albuquerque | KYNN 30 (N/A) | Alpha Omega Broadcasting |
| 46. | Oklahoma City | KUOT 19 (N/A) | EICB-TV, LLC |
| 100. | Charleston | WJRB 18 (N/A) | Jen Rose Broadcasting |
| 196. | Cheyenne | K49AY 49 (N/A) | Echonet Corporation |
[edit] Former Stations
| DMA# | Market/City Of License | Station/Channel No. (DT) | Additional Notes |
| 2. | Los Angeles (Redlands) | KLAU 45 (N/A) | Now an Independent station |
| 2. | Los Angeles | KNET 25 (N/A) | Now an Independent station |
| 2. | Los Angeles (Palmdale) | KPAL 38 (N/A) | Now an Independent station |
| 2. | Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley) | KSFV 6 (N/A) | Now an Independent Spanish Religious station |
| 5. | Dallas/Fort Worth (DeSoto) | KNAV 22 (N/A) | Now a Spanish Genesis affiliate |
| 5. | Dallas/Fort Worth (Denton) | KHPK 28 (N/A) | Now a Genesis affiliate |
| 5. | Dallas/Fort Worth (DeSoto) | K31GL 31 (N/A) | Now an Independent station |
| 5. | Dallas/Fort Worth (Mesquite) | KATA 50 (N/A) | Was a Multimedios affiliate; now an MTV Tr3́s affiliate |
| 10. | Greater Houston (DeWalt) | KUVM 34 (N/A) | Now an Azteca América affiliate. |
| 188. | Laredo | KLMV 68 (N/A) | Now an Independent station. |
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