Three Univision Stations Win Prestigious Edward R. Murrow Regional Awa

    Business Editors/TV Writers

    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005--Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that three of its owned-and-operated stations - KMEX-TV, Los Angeles, WXTV-TV, New York and KTVW-TV, Phoenix - were each recognized for excellence in journalism, receiving the prestigious Radio-Television News Directors Association's (RTNDA) Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding News Series.
    "The Edward R. Murrow awards are among the most coveted honors in the electronic journalism industry, and we are extremely proud that three Univision stations have been recognized for their integrity and outstanding achievement in providing news and information to the Hispanic community," said John Lippman, Vice President of News and Operations, Univision Television Group. "Univision has a long history of winning Murrow awards on both the regional and national level, which reflects the dedication of our news divisions across the country to delivering only the highest quality news and information to our loyal viewers."
    KMEX-TV, Los Angeles, won for its series "Nuestros Angeles de las Americas." This series followed a Costa Rican marching band in its quest to participate in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
    WXTV-TV, New York, won for its series "Sonrie Colombia." This series chronicled a group of doctors who traveled to Columbia to perform reconstructive surgery on children who were born with the birth defect of a cleft palate.
    KTVW-TV, Phoenix, won for its series "La Chona City vs. The Mummies." This series examined the competition between two Mexican towns over which should be considered the "Mummy Capital of Mexico."
    The RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.

    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 81% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 27 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 33 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.

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