Telemundo has 86 affiliates nationwide. The broadcasts reach 88 percent of Spanish households from the station's studios. Telemundo is a full service Spanish language station with over 1000 hours of original programming annually, including telenovelas -- a type of Spanish-language soap opera -- with English subtitles. In addition, Telemundo has other programming including children's shows and sports. The network covers local, national and international news as well. Telemundo has a cable station, Mun2, which caters to Hispanic youth. Telemundo is a subsidiary of NBC Universal.
WLTV, based in Miami, is a Univision affiliate that runs Spanish language programming. Univision has been broadcasting for almost 50 years and specializes in telenovelas, entertainment, news and sports. Univision is especially known for "Sábado Gigante" and "Despierta America." Through Telefutura, Univision also runs WAMI, a station which has the rights to broadcast local sports teams, including the Miami Heat.
América TeVé, or WJAN, is a small Miami TV broadcaster with three stations. This station specializes in live local programming aimed at Cuban-Americans. The programming schedule is static throughout the week; until noon infomercials are broadcast and for the rest of the day each show is broadcast at the same hour daily. On weekends the schedule varies.
Mega TV is a Spanish language program operated by the Spanish Broadcasting System, WSBS. The station started service in 2005 and operates out of Miami. It has since grown to 11 different national affiliates. The station is also carried on Direct TV Mas. The station covers a full gamut of programing from news and entertainment to children's shows.
Several other Spanish language programs are run on sub-channels of existing stations. Estrella, a Spanish language station headquartered in Burbank, California, runs on WVSN 7.2. LATV, based in Los Angeles, runs on WPLG 10.2. In addition, V-Me, out of New York, runs on WPBT 2.2.