Liberman Broadcasting
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| Private | |
| Industry | Radio and Television Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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José Liberman, Lenard Liberman |
| Website | lbimedia |
Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.
José Liberman, and his son Lenard founded the company in 1987. Between them, they have more than 55 years of operating experience in the broadcasting industry. They have created radio and television clusters in Los Angeles and Houston, then in the late 1990s to early 2000s, they have expanded to Dallas and San Diego. Although their television stations are part of the Liberman Television Network, they're still classified as independent stations.
On August 4, 2006, Liberman Broadcasting made an agreement with Entravision Communications to buy 5 Dallas area radio stations from Entravision.
On May 21, 2007, Liberman has announced that it would expand to Utah with a $10 Million purchase of former UPN station KPNZ from Utah Communications, LLC. The acquisition was finalized on November 30, 2007.
On July 19, 2007, Liberman bought KWIE (now KRQB), from Magic Broadcasting for $25 million. [2]
On August 18, 2008, Liberman announced that it would purchase KVPA-LP, from Latin America Broadcasting, Inc for $1.25 million.
Liberman has announced that on July 1, 2009 they would launch a new Spanish-language TV network called Estrella TV. (later delayed to September 14, 2009.)
On February 3, 2010, LeSea announced the sale of KWHD to Liberman in 2010; the station switched to Liberman's Estrella TV network after the sale is completed, under the callsign KETD.
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