Liberman Broadcasting

Liberman Broadcasting

Type	Private
Industry	Radio and Television Broadcasting
Founded	1987
Founder	José and Lenard Liberman
Headquarters	Burbank, California , U.S.
Area served	United States
Website	lbimedia.com

Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (also known as LBI Media) is an American media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community, owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets, and is the parent company of the Estrella TV network.

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  1 History
  


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  2 Television stations
  


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  3 Radio stations
  
  
  
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    3.1 Current
    
  
  
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    3.2 Former
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Programming
  
  
  
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    4.1 Television
    
  
  
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    4.2 Radio
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

History

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.)^[4][5]

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.^[6]

On February 22, 2010, Liberman Broadcasting acquired W40BY (now WESV-LD) Chicago from Trinity Broadcasting Network with plans to launch its Estrella TV network on the low-power station.
^[7] The sale was closed on December 6.^[8][9]

April 2012, Liberman Broadcasting closed on its sale of a Houston-area station. The KSBJ Educational Foundation bought KXBJ-FM (96.9) for $2.1 million.^[10]

On May 2, 2012, Liberman Broadcasting closed its deal to sell KJOJ, Conroe (880)another Houston-area station to Aleluya Christian Broadcasting for $1 million.^[10]
On February 11, 2013, Liberman Broadcasting closed on its $6 million deal to sell Spanish CHR “Baila 101.7” KTCY in the Dallas Ft. Worth market to Educational Media Foundation.^[11]

In 2016, Liberman Broadcasting was involved in a sexual harassment scandal involving two female newscasters. Vice President of News, Andres Angulo was directly implicated. ^[12]

On November 21, 2018, Liberman Broadcasting filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.^[13]

Television stations

This is a list of O&O Estrella TV stations.

Main article: Estrella TV

City of license / Market	Callsign	Branding	RF Channel	PSIP	Power (kilowatts)
Chicago, Illinois	WESV-LD	Estrella TV 40	40	40	10
Dallas, Texas	KMPX	Estrella TV 29	30	29	10
Denver, Colorado	KETD	Estrella TV 53	46	53	10
Houston, Texas	KZJL	Estrella TV 61	44	61	10
Los Angeles, California	KRCA	Estrella TV 62	35	62	10
Phoenix, Arizona	KVPA-LD	Estrella TV 42	42	42	10
Port JervisNew York City, New York[14]	WASA-LD	Estrella TV 24	24	24	10
San Diego, California	KSDX-LD	Estrella TV 29	9	29	10
Miami, Florida	WGEN-TV	Estrella TV 8	8	8	7
	WVFW-LD	Estrella TV 34	34	34	2

Radio stations

Current

Callsign	Branding	Frequency	Power (watts)	City of License or coverage
KNOR	La Raza 93.7	93.7 MHz	43,000	Dallas, Texas
KBOC	Luna 98.3	98.3 MHz	90,000
KZMP-FM	FunAsia Radio 104.9	104.9 MHz	20,150
KZMP	La Ranchera 1540	1540 kHz	35,000 day 750 night
KZZA	La Ranchera 106.7	106.7 MHz	75,000
KEYH	La Ranchera 850	850 kHz	10,000	Houston, Texas
KJOJ-FM	La Raza 103.3	103.3 MHz	100,000	Freeport, Texas
KNTE	La Ranchera 101.7	101.7 MHz	35,000	Bay City, Texas
KQQK	El Norte 107.9	107.9 MHz	100,000	Beaumont, Texas
KTJM	La Raza 98.5	98.5 MHz	100,000	Port Arthur, Texas
KRQB	Que Buena 96.1	96.1 MHz	1,000	San Bernardino, California
KBUE	Que Buena 105.5	105.5 MHz	1,000	Los Angeles, California
KBUA	Que Buena 94.3	94.3 MHz	5,000
KEBN	Que Buena 94.3	94.3 MHz	5,000
KVNR	Little Saigon Radio 1250	1480 kHz	5,000 day & night
KWIZ	La Ranchera 96.7	96.7 MHz	5,000

Former

(a partial listing)

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Market	Station	Years owned	Current programming/ownership
Dallas/Fort Worth	KTCY Baila 101.7 FM (now KYDA)	2006–2013	An Air1 affiliate owned by Educational Media Foundation.
Greater Houston	KXBJ 96.9 FM	2007–2012	A simulcast of Contemporary Christian KSBJ under ownership of KSBJ Educational Foundation.
	KJOJ 880 AM (now KJOZ)	2001–2012	A Progressive Talk-formatted station under ownership of Daij Media LLC.

Programming

Television

The following television shows are produced by Liberman Broadcasting and are distributed exclusively to Liberman owned & operated TV stations:

• Rica Famosa Latina (top rated Housewives)


• Duetos


• El Show de Don Cheto


• El Show de Lagrimita y Costel


• Estrellitas del Sabado


• Estudio 2


• Secretos


• Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento


• Alarma TV


• A Que No Puedes


• Noticero Estrella TV"


• Que Jalada


• Noches con Platanito


• Esto es Guerra

Radio

La Ranchera, La Raza and Que Buena feature Regional Mexican music, whereas features Luna features Spanish adult contemporary music.

References

1. 
   ^ Calif. media company to buy Dallas radio stations Dallas Business Journal
   


2. 
   ^ Salt Lake Stick Leads Liberman To Utah Hispanic Market Weekly
   


3. 
   ^ Deals - 8/25/2008 Broadcasting & Cable
   


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   ^ "Coming, a new force in Hispanic TV". Media Life Magazine. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


5. 
   ^ "LBI Media, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results". PR Newswire. March 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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6. 
   ^ Ostrow, Joanne (January 28, 2010). "Denver's TV market to get new Latino station". Denver Post. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
   


7. 
   ^ [1] Broadcasting & Cable
   


8. 
   ^ "CDBS Print".
   


9. 
   ^ "Chicago LPTV Station Sold".
   


10. 
    ^ ^ab RBR-TVBR. "Liberman spins again in Houston market - Radio & Television Business Report".
    


11. 
    ^ "EMF Buys Dallas-Fort Worth FM From Liberman".
    


12. 
    ^ Villafañe, Veronica. "Sex, Lies And Audiotape: Another Anchor Filed Sexual Harassment Suit Against Estrella TV And News VP". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
    


13. 
    ^ "LBI Media, Inc. Files For Chapter 11". All Access. November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
    


14. 
    ^ "CDBS Account Login".
    

External links

• Official site

v t e Liberman Broadcasting
Radio stations	KBOC KBUA KBUE KEBN KEYH KJOJ-FM KNOR KNTE KQQK KRQB KTJM KVNR KWIZ KZMP 1 KZMP-FM KZZA
Television stations	KETD KMPX KPNZ KRCA KSDX-LD KVPA-LD KZJL WASA-LD WESV-LD WGEN-TV WVFW-LD
Television networks	Estrella TV
Other assets	Liberman Broadcasting tower (Era, Texas)
1 Operated by Deportes Media under a LMA.

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