VasalloVision
{{short description|Former American Spanish-language TV network}}
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| country = United States
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| language = Spanish
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| key_people = Carlos Vasallo, president and CEO
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| founder = Carlos Vasallo and Miguel Banojian
| launch_date = October 22, 2009
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| closed_date = August 13, 2012
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| replaced_by = MundoFox (de facto)
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VasalloVision was a small Spanish-language television network in the United States that catered to the Mexican audience. Most of its schedule consisted of films, lucha libre, and children's programming. The network was made up of four stations, mostly in the western part of the country.
The network started broadcasting on October 22, 2009 in Houston.{{cite press release|title='VasalloVision Network' in Las Vegas, Nevada|publisher=VasalloVision Television Network|date=January 14, 2010|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vasallovision-network-in-las-vegas-nevada-81554492.html|access-date=January 15, 2010}} The aim was to emulate Ted Turner's networks, as a superstation using its vast catalog of Mexican movies, most of which never aired on US television before. For 2010, the network aimed to reach 50% of Hispanic households.{{cite news |last1=Ramos-Weiner |first1=Maribel |title=Empresario español Carlos Vasallo lanza canal de TV abierta en EE UU: VasalloVisión |url=https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/empresario-espanol-carlos-vasallo-lanza-canal-de-tv-abierta-en-ee-uu-vasallovision/ |work=Produ |date=December 11, 2009 |language=es}} All its affiliates would affiliate with MundoMax upon its launch on August 13, 2012, and the network wound down operations on that same date.
Former affiliates
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City
! Station ! Channel ! Owner ! Comment |
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Del Rio/San Antonio, Texas
| KYVV-TV | {{center|10.1}} | SATV 10, LLC | Current Grit affiliate |
Aurora/Denver, Colorado
| KQDK-CA | {{center|39}} | rowspan="2"|Fusion Communications | rowspan="2"|Sold to Christian Television Network |
Cheyenne, Wyoming/Denver, Colorado
| KQCK | {{center|33.1}} |
Baytown/Houston, Texas
| KAZH | {{center|57.1}} | Titan Broadcast Group | First station to carry VasalloVision programming. |
Laughlin/Las Vegas, Nevada
| KMCC | {{center|32.1}} | Beam Tilt, LLC | Now owned by Ion Media and carrying Ion Television. |
Louisville, Kentucky
| WBKI-TV | {{center|34.2}} | Fusion Communications | Dropped in August 2012 after ownership switch; station taken off air in 2017 in FCC spectrum auction. |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.vasallovision.tv}}
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Category:Defunct television networks in the United States
Category:Spanish-language television networks in the United States
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2009
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012
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