08-17-2004 Print Press Release Printable Version    


25TH Annual Fiestas Patrias Celebration 2004

Houston, TX -- The 25th Annual Univision Radio FIESTAS PATRIAS Celebration will take place on Sunday, September 5th, 2004 at the Reliant Center from 12:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. The event is free to the public, and admission tickets are available at all Houston area Fiesta stores. FIESTAS PATRIAS 2004 is bigger and better than ever!

The event features numerous vendor booths exhibiting arts, crafts, authentic foods, fun, games, non-stop live music, helpful information, and many special treats and surprises for the entire family. The event will span over 500,000 square feet, making it one of the largest cultural events of its kind in Texas, celebrating the pageantry, sounds and culture of the Hispanic community. 

For the first time ever Tejano 980 AM will be hosting a Tejano stage with continuous musical performances by some of the best ring stars in Tejano including XELENCIA, GRUPO FAMA and LA TRAIZION*.  And as always, there will be continuous performances on both the Community Stage and the Main Stage, and this year’s top entertainment line-up includes*:

DUELO                   GUARDIANES DEL AMOR
PALOMO                 JUAN TAVAREZ
PEPE AGUILAR        LA ONDA
YAHIR                     EL MOMENTO DE DURANGO  And many more………..!!!

*Subject to change.

The Univision Radio stations participating in this year’s FIESTAS PATRIAS Celebration include KLTN Estereo Latino 102.9FM, KLAT La Tremenda 1010AM, K-LOVE 106.5FM, KRTX Tejano 980AM, KQBU Puro Mexico 93.3 FM, and KOBT Orbita 100.7FM.  FIESTAS PATRIAS 2004 Media and Press credentials are available by calling Francés Jones/ Client Services Director at (713) 407-5535.

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 79% 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; Galavisión, 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

Contact: Francés Jones
Univision Radio
713-407-1455
fjones@univisionradio.com