Telemundo Houston

What Telemundo Houston does

Telemundo Houston (KTMD-TV, branded Telemundo 47) is a Spanish-language local television station serving the Houston metropolitan area and surrounding Texas communities. It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal Media, LLC as a station within the national Telemundo broadcast network, which was founded in 1984 and came under NBCUniversal ownership following Comcast's 2011 acquisition of NBCUniversal. The station broadcasts on channel 47 via an over-the-air signal and is carried by cable, satellite (DirecTV, Xfinity, Spectrum, DISH), NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming platform, the telemundohouston.com website, and a mobile app. Headcount is in the 51-100 range and the station is headquartered at 1235 North Loop West, Suite 125, Houston.

The station's core offerings are local and regional news (Noticias Locales), weather (El Tiempo), consumer advocacy (Telemundo Responde), immigration news (Inmigración al Día), sports including Spanish-language coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and entertainment programming drawn from the Telemundo network (telenovelas, La Casa de los Famosos, El Turco miniseries). Distribution is multi-platform: over-the-air broadcast, retransmission consent agreements with MVPDs, Peacock streaming, a 24/7 live news streaming service, email newsletters, and social channels including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp. The 2026 product slate centers on Noticias 24/7 streaming, FIFA World Cup coverage, and network tentpole premieres.

Telemundo Houston monetizes primarily through three revenue streams: television advertising (local ad spots, national ad sales handled through NBCUniversal, and programmatic digital advertising), recurring retransmission consent fees paid by cable, satellite, and streaming distributors for carriage rights, and digital advertising on the website. The station does not sell directly to consumers and does not publicly disclose revenue, which is consolidated within NBCUniversal Media, LLC's filings. Its primary audience is Spanish-speaking Hispanic and Latino residents of the Houston DMA, with local and regional businesses as the principal advertiser customers seeking access to the Houston Hispanic consumer market.

Name

Telemundo Houston

Legal name

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Website

https://telemundohouston.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Telemundo Houston (KTMD-TV, Telemundo 47) is a Spanish-language local broadcast television station in the Houston DMA, owned and operated by NBCUniversal Media, LLC. It delivers local news, weather, sports, immigration coverage, and Telemundo network entertainment to Hispanic audiences across broadcast, cable, satellite, Peacock streaming, and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spanish-Language Broadcast Television

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-Affiliated Local TV Stations (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW/Telemundo/Univision, etc.) (MPABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ), News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Spanish-language broadcasting
• Local television news
• Weather forecasting
• Sports coverage
• Entertainment programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Television Advertising: Advertising revenue generated from broadcast television commercials, including local ad spots, national advertising sold through NBCUniversal, and programmatic digital advertising on the website and streaming platforms
2. Retransmission Consent Fees: Fees paid by cable, satellite, and streaming providers (such as DirecTV, Xfinity) for the right to carry the station's broadcast signal
3. Digital Advertising: Revenue from digital advertising on the Telemundo Houston website, including display ads, video pre-roll, and sponsored content

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Telemundo Houston (KTMD-TV) is a Spanish-language broadcast television station delivering local and regional news, weather, sports, immigration coverage, and entertainment programming to the Houston metropolitan area. The station operates as an NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo network affiliate, distributing content via over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, the Peacock streaming platform, and the telemundohouston.com digital property.

Product overview

Telemundo Houston (KTMD) is a Spanish-language television station providing local and regional news, weather, sports, and entertainment content to the Houston metropolitan area. The station operates as part of the NBCUniversal/Telemundo network and offers content across multiple platforms including broadcast TV, streaming video, digital newsletters, and social media. Core offerings include local news coverage (Noticias Locales), weather forecasting (El Tiempo), consumer advocacy (Telemundo Responde), immigration news (Inmigración al Día), and comprehensive FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage. The station also airs popular Telenovelas, reality shows such as La Casa de los Famosos, and entertainment programming from the Telemundo network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telemundo Houston Local News (Noticias Locales) Spanish-language local and regional news coverage for the Houston metropolitan area, including breaking news, local events, politics, immigration, health, and community stories, targeted at Hispanic and Latino residents.
• El Tiempo (Weather) Local weather forecasting, severe weather alerts, radar maps, and temperature information for the Houston area and Texas Gulf Coast, including hurricane season coverage.
• Telemundo Responde Consumer protection segment that helps Spanish-speaking viewers resolve complaints, reports on product recalls, and provides consumer advocacy support.
• Telemundo Houston Noticias 24/7 Live Stream 24/7 live news streaming service providing round-the-clock access to Telemundo Houston news content via the website and digital platforms.
• Email Newsletters (Boletín Electrónico) Email newsletter subscription service delivering news alerts, weather updates, and targeted Spanish-language content directly to subscribers in the Houston area.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NBCUniversal / Telemundo NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelemundo Houston (KTMD) is a local affiliate station owned and operated by NBCUniversal as part of the Telemundo national Spanish-language broadcast network. The station operates under the Telemundo brand with access to network programming, sports rights (including FIFA World Cup), news content, and operational support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Univision Houston (KXLN): Univision's owned-and-operated Spanish-language TV station serving the Houston DMA; the most direct head-to-head competitor to Telemundo Houston for local Spanish-language news, advertising dollars, and retransmission carriage in the same market.
• Telemundo Los Angeles (KVEA): Sister Telemundo O&O station owned by NBCUniversal in the #2 US Hispanic market (Los Angeles); directly comparable in business model, content mix, and parent company backing as a network affiliate of the same Telemundo brand.
• Telemundo New York (WNJU): NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo O&O serving the New York DMA, the largest US Hispanic market; same ownership structure, same network affiliation, same Spanish-language local news + entertainment operating model as Telemundo Houston.
• Telemundo Miami (WSCV): Telemundo O&O in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale DMA, a heavily Hispanic market; comparable as a flagship NBCUniversal Telemundo station with the same local news, weather, and network programming mix as Telemundo Houston.
• Azteca América Houston: Spanish-language broadcast affiliate serving the Houston DMA via TV Azteca programming; competes for the same Hispanic local audience and advertising budget, though with materially smaller reach and resources than Telemundo or Univision.
• Estrella TV Houston: Spanish-language broadcast network with local Houston affiliate presence; competes in the same over-the-air Spanish-language advertising market with a lower-budget, mass-market entertainment skew.

Broad incumbents

• Univision Communications: The larger US Spanish-language broadcast network and parent of KXLN Houston; broader portfolio (cable, streaming ViX, radio) competes head-on with Telemundo at the national and local level, making it the principal incumbent rival to Telemundo's network.
• NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations: Parent group of Telemundo Houston operating English-language NBC O&Os (WNBC, KNBC, WMAQ, etc.) plus Telemundo O&Os across major DMAs; provides the corporate scale, programming, and sales infrastructure that backs Telemundo Houston.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Largest US TV station operator by station count with extensive local news and sports operations; comparable as a scaled broadcast station group with similar local ad sales, retransmission, and digital revenue streams, though predominantly English-language.
• TEGNA: Major US local TV station group with strong local news franchises in mid-to-large markets; comparable as a multi-station operator monetizing local advertising, retransmission consent, and digital streaming on similar revenue mechanics to Telemundo Houston.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@telemundohouston
• Facebookfacebook.com/TelemundoHouston
• Instagraminstagram.com/TelemundoHou
• Xx.com/TelemundoHou
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/telemundo-houston

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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