Galavision
| Galavisión | |
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| Launched | April 2, 1979 |
| Network | Cable |
| Owned by | Univision Communications |
| Picture format | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Spanish |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | uvideos |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (US) | 404 (SD/HD) |
| Dish Network (US) | 273 (SD/HD) and 833 (SD/HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on select cable systems | Check local listings |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
Galavisión (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡalaβiˈsjon]) is a Miami, Florida, United States-based, Spanish-language cable network owned by Univision Communications, Inc. The network is unrelated to the earlier Mexican channel of the same name, though both broadcast Televisa-produced programming.
As of February 2015, approximately 68,355,000 American households (58.7% of households with television) receive Galavisión.
Galavisión started on April 2, 1979, as a premium cable network, broadcasting a mix of classic and recent Mexican and other Spanish-language films as well as Spanish-dubbed recent Hollywood productions.
By 1984, the network became a general entertainment basic cable channel, offering a combination of Televisa programming and SIN reruns.
In the mid 1990s, Galavisión was led by Javier Saralegui and aired a mix of Spanish- and English-language programs like Kiki desde Hollywood or Funny is Funny. They also incorporated Miami-produced variety entertainment show A Oscuras Pero Encendidos, hosted by Paul Bouche. It complemented this strategy with Televisa-produced programs that first aired on Univision, with entertainment and some news programs from Televisa's all-news network ECO, including an Entertainment Tonight-style program anchored by Pita Ojeda and Ilia Calderón.
Since the year 2000, Galavisión aired a combination of classic comedy, telenovelas, and late night shows from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s that aired originally on Univision, with more present-day offerings from news, sports and specials originating from Televisa's three networks, Canal de las Estrellas, FOROtv, and Gala TV as well as two shows produced by Televisa's music network, TeleHit.
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