Univision Radio Launches 'Tu Voz En Washington,' a Sunday Morning Public Affairs Program Live from Washington, DC

Business Wire, Sept 21, 2004

MIAMI -- Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio broadcaster in the United States, today announced the launch of "Tu Voz en Washington," a national weekly Sunday morning public affairs and open microphone program which will air LIVE starting this Sunday, September 26th from 11:00 AM to 12 Noon (ET) on RadioCadena Univision, Univision Radio's AM Network. "Tu Voz en Washington" will be moderated by veteran Univision Network News Washington Correspondent Lourdes Meluza and will originate from Univision Network's Washington News Bureau. RadioCadena Univision can be heard in ten markets including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago and Las Vegas.

Each Sunday, "Tu Voz en Washington" will include in-depth interviews with national and international political leaders, newsmakers, and civic leaders with a focus on current events, news happenings, and topics affecting U.S. Hispanics and U.S. policy toward Latin America. The show will include an open microphone segment during which callers from across the country can ask questions and offer opinions on these topics.

"We are confident that 'Tu Voz en Washington' will quickly become an important platform for Hispanics to be informed about and address important issues affecting their lives," stated McHenry T. Tichenor, Jr., President of Univision Radio. "We are very proud to launch our very first Sunday morning national public affairs program, and thrilled that it will benefit from Lourdes Meluza's professionalism and credibility," added Tichenor.

Meluza, who joined Univision Television Network sixteen years ago, will be adding the moderation of "Tu Voz" to her current duties. Since 1993, she has been a national correspondent in Washington covering the White House, Congress and agencies with a focus on issues affecting U.S. Hispanics. After September 11th, she was also assigned to cover national security issues. She has traveled extensively in her coverage of major international stories, including the fall of Communism in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the Pope's visit to Cuba. Prior to moving to Washington, Meluza was a reporter for Univision's Miami station WLTV Channel 23. Prior to joining Channel 23, Meluza spent five years as a reporter for the Miami Herald's Spanish edition. Meluza is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Communications.

"The launch of 'Tu Voz en Washington,' a timely and much-needed radio program looking at how Hispanics are affected by what's going on in Washington and the world, is cause for celebration. Millions of Latinos get their news and information from Univision and we are heartened that the company is further enhancing its role as a critical source of information for the community," stated Raul Yzaguirre, President of the National Council of La Raza.

"I am extremely excited to join Univision Radio as it continues to engage its dedicated audience with the launch of this culturally relevant program," stated Meluza. "Tu Voz en Washington" presents an unprecedented opportunity for Univision Radio to connect our nations' leaders with the rapidly growing and extremely influential U.S. Hispanic population."

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 80% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 24 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 31 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net.