Azteca (TV network)
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| Type | Spanish language broadcast television network |
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| Country | United States |
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| Founded | September 8, 2000 by Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
| Slogan |
Contigo (With You) |
| Headquarters | Glendale, California |
| Owner | Azteca International Corporation |
| Parent | Azteca |
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Key people
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Manuel Abud, President and CEO, Azteca America |
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Launch date
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July 28, 2001 |
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Former names
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Azteca América (2001–2014) |
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Picture format
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1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) (formatted to downconverted widescreen in many markets) |
| Affiliates | List of affiliates |
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Official website
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us |
Azteca (Spanish pronunciation: [asˈteka]; originally known as Azteca América from July 28, 2001 until May 2014) is an American Spanish-language broadcast television network that is owned by the Azteca International Corporation subsidiary of Azteca S.A. de C.V.
Headquartered in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California, the network's programming is aimed at Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States and has access to programming from TV Azteca's three television national networks in Mexico, including a library with over 200,000 hours of original programming and news content from local bureaus in 32 Mexican states. Its programming consists of a mix of telenovelas, Liga MX matches, sports, news programming, and reality and variety series.
Azteca is available on cable and satellite television (primarily carried on dedicated Spanish language programming tiers, except in some markets with an over-the-air affiliate), with local stations in over 60 markets with large Hispanic and Latino populations (reaching 89% of the Hispanic population in the U.S. The network's flagship station KAZA-TV in Los Angeles is the highest-rated station in Azteca's portfolio.
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