Title: CNN en Español
Type: Spanish-language cable news network
Format: TV, radio, the internet
Website: http://espaol.cnn.com
Staff: 80 in Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, and New York. About 30% in Spanish. Radio also handled by Miami
Programming: Entertainment, business, sports, news, analysis, feature film, documentary, and series.
Top Stories: They dominate Spanish-language television news in the US, almost 27 hours a day, they transmit news and analysis on breaking stories and important international events throughout the day.
Established in 1997, CNN en Español, Spanish to English, has come to reflect the latest demographic shifts in the US. It is the leading source of Spanish-language television news in the US and reaches 42 million households. CNN en Español broadcast its first story from Beirut, Lebanon, in 1999. They were awarded a CableACE in 2000. They host a one-hour nightly news magazine show, which launched in 2002; exclusive hourly news updates in the mornings and newscasts at the end of the day on weekdays; a one-hour magazine show in the evenings; and a series of original documentary films, the last three of which are still in cinemas.