Azteca America Adds its 61st Television Market in Columbus, the Network's First Over-the-air Station in Ohio

Azteca America Adds its 61st Television Market in Columbus, the Network's First Over-the-air Station in Ohio

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca America, the fastest-growing Hispanic television network in the United States, is proud to announce its 61st market: Columbus, Ohio.

"Announcing a strong affiliate in the Columbus market is a great way to finish out 2007, which has been a year of important development in our network," said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America.

Coverage in Columbus is effective this week through the Hispanic Media LLC station WCPX-TV, channel 48. This is the first Azteca America over-the-air affiliate in the state of Ohio.

"We're excited about joining the fastest-growing Spanish-language network in the United States. This is something the Columbus Hispanic community has been awaiting anxiously," said Luis Orozco, general manager of WCPX.

"We look forward to building a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with Luis in Columbus," added Adrian Steckel, CEO of Azteca America.

Company Profile

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 61 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Albuquerque, Fresno-Visalia, San Diego, Denver, El Paso, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Corpus Christi, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Seattle, Bakersfield, Hartford, Portland, Salt Lake City, Monterey-Salinas, Laredo, Yuma, Ft. Myers-Naples, Palm Springs, Raleigh-Durham, Odessa, Colorado Springs, Milwaukee, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Amarillo, Yakima, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Reno, Greenville, New Orleans, Omaha, Tulsa, Boise, Chico- Redding, Toledo, Columbus, Chattanooga, Victoria, Twin Falls, Charleston and Sherman.

   Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company.   Visit: www.gruposalinas.com ; www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate    Grupo Salinas Media Contact:   Daniel McCosh   011 (5255) 1720-0059   dmccosh@gruposalinas.com    Azteca America Media Contact:   Monica Taher   310-432-7919   mtaher@aztecaamerica.com    WCPX Contact:   Luis Orozco   General Manager   614 216 7768   luisorozco@tv48columbus.com   www.tv48columbus.com  

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Source: Grupo Salinas; Azteca America

CONTACT: Daniel McCosh, Grupo Salinas, +011-5255-1720-0059,
dmccosh@gruposalinas.com; Monica Taher, Azteca America, +1-310-432-7919,
mtaher@aztecaamerica.com; or Luis Orozco, General Manager, WCPX,
+1-614-216-7768, luisorozco@tv48columbus.com

Web site: http://www.gruposalinas.com/
http://www.aztecaamerica.com/
http://www.tv48columbus.com/

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