BuenaVision TV network covering 17.4 million television households in New York

BuenaVisión TV launched its Spanish-language TV network last week, kicking off with a unique and local offering for Latinos in the New York Tri-State area. The BuenaVisión TV network, launched on WBQM Channel 3, covers 17.4 million television households in the New York area. Carlos Barba, president and CEO of BuenaVisión TV and a pioneer in the Hispanic television industry, enthusiastically shared: “We are looking forward to welcoming the Latin community to their new home away from home, a Spanish channel where they can reconnect with their cultures, homelands and families; a place where we can feel proud to be Latinos.” Barba says the channel will cater to “Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Cubans and other Caribbeans and Central Americans living in New York.” The channel just launched and has already made additions to its programming grid, such as acclaimed shows from Colombia’s renowned Jorge Barón; El Show de las Estrellas and Noticiero TelePaís. El Show de las Estrellas airs Sunday evenings from 7-9:30pm.Noticiero TelePaís airs weekday nights from 11 to 11:30pm and is one of Colombia’s most viewed programs. BuenaVisión’s primetime programming will include nightly news, interview and entertainment shows, plus a variety of popular movies from the big screen on CineClub. One of the entertainment shows, Hollywood Express, is produced and filmed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles covering all of the celebrity happenings of the movie industry with Caroline Barba as the host. Other partner providers include Color Visión Channel 9 in Dominican Republic and Teleoro Channel 13 in Puerto Rico.