Visión Latina is a

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airing programs produced by the

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, as well as some secular programming. It has mostly low-power affiliates across large metropolitan areas of the United States, most of which are former

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affiliates. The Universal Church also owns an English-language channel, ULFN. The brand is also used by radio station

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since 2023.

History and programming

Visión Latina started broadcasting at midnight on January 1, 2022, replacing

on KJLA in

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. The channel has its studios in Los Angeles where it produces both religious (UCKG formats such as , , , a prayer segment with Bishop Clodomir Santos) and secular programming (the newscast , gossip show and the current affairs program ). Other programming as of 2023 included and biblical telenovelas produced for Brazil's Record network, dubbed in Spanish. Before its launch, the UCKG operated a network of Spanish-speaking channels called Canal de la Fe, with locally originated programming, as early as February 2019. Promotion of the channel was limited to UCKG chapters and organizations. The network also employs reporters in some cities. The network claims that 95% of its programming is secular in nature. The shutdown of Azteca América saw Visión Latina filling the void left by the network, in an attempt to increase its number of affiliates. The network at launch was available in seven states, within a year, it was made available in 42. In

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, it moved from WJYS to WPVN-CD, the latter being the former Azteca affiliate, and in October 2022, the ethnic format on KBTV-CD in

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moved to the second subchannel in order to give the network a local affiliate (being replaced in May 2024 by game show channel

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nian versions of the channel exist on cable in their respective countries. There is also a

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version in Spanish, English and Portuguese. International branches receive selected programming from the main facilities in Los Angeles, including the biblical telenovelas.

Affiliates

At one time, a significant number of Visión Latina affiliates were owned by

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References

External links

Official website
{{Broadcast Television 2022 establishments in the United States Religious television stations in the United States Spanish-language television networks in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2022