Spanish Language Television Collection
NMAH.AC.1404
by NMAH Staff
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C., 20013-7012
Phone: 202-633-3270
[email protected]
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/
Table of Contents
Collection Overview......................................................................................................... 1
Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1
Biographical Note............................................................................................................. 1
Scope and Content Note................................................................................................. 1
Scope and Content Note................................................................................................. 2
Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2
Names and Subject Terms ............................................................................................. 2
Spanish Language Television Collection
NMAH.AC.1404
Collection Overview
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Creators:
WKAQ (Television station : San Juan, Puerto Rico).
WNJU (Television station : New York, NY).
Title:
Spanish Language Television Collection
Dates:
1986-2015
Quantity:
3.5 cubic feet
Language:
English
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Jose Cancela, President of WNJU, 2016. The 2016 addendum was
donated by station WKAQ.
Preferred Citation
Spanish Language Television Collection, circa 1986-2015, Archives Center, National Museum
of American History
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Ownership & Literary Rights
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark.
Biographical Note
WNJU was the second television station to broadcast in Spanish in the United States. It eventually was
owned by Telemundo. WKAQ was the first television station to broadcast in Spanish in the United States.
Telemundo stations provide diverse programming, including variety shows, telenovelas, sports, reality
television, news programming, and films. Their target audience is the Hispanic and Latin American
population in America.
Scope and Content Note
The collection documents Spanish language television stations in America, and the Telemundo network.
The WNJU portion includes photographs of reporters and other station personnel; portrait shots of on-air
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personalities, both negatives and prints; photographs of the reporters at the anchor desk, including both
negatives and pritns; a reel of motion picture film of a children's show.
Scope and Content Note
The WKAQ portion includes photographs of performers, reporters and on-air personalities; photographs of
the construction of the station, of the inside of the studios; stills from a telenovela; stills from variety shows
and specials; stills of WKAQ staff at work; motion picture films, a script for a telenovela; floor plans for the
studio; ratings statistics; a script for a telenovela; print advertisements for the station, for its programming,
and for Telemundo.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series.
Series 1: WNJU Materials
Series 2: WKAQ Materials.
Names and Subject Terms
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following
terms:
Subjects:
Broadcasting--New York
Broadcasting--United States
Ethnic television broadcasting
Minorities in broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Television journalists
Types of Materials:
Advertisements--20th century.
Advertisements--21st century.
Floor plans
Motion pictures (visual works)--20th century
Motion pictures (visual works)--21st century
Photographs--Color negatives--Acetate film--1980-2000
Photographs--Color negatives--Acetate film--21st century
Photographs--Color photoprints--1980-2000
Photographs--Color photoprints--21st century
Statistics
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Names:
Telemundo Group, Inc..
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