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Univision Radio Announces its’ 10th Annual Fiestas Patrias Festival Celebrating Mexican Independence
Las Vegas, NV -- Univision Radio stations KISF La Nueva 103.5 FM, KQMR La Kalle 99.3 FM and KLSQ Recuerdo 870 AM today announced that this year’s 10th annual “Fiestas Patrias” festival will take place at Sunset Park (Eastern and Sunset) on Sunday September 18th, 2005. The food and music festival will celebrate Mexican Independence Day as well as the independence days of other Latin American countries. The festival is renowned as Las Vegas’ largest cultural event filled with international folklore exhibits, food, and live music. The event is produced with the help of experienced event specialists, Meehan and Associates, in conjunction with the Clark County Parks & Community Services. Event sponsors include Miller Lite’s La Maquina Musical, Station Casinos, American Family Insurance and others. Doors will open at 11:00AM and will close at 7:00PM each day. Tickets are $8 for adults and children under 12 years will receive free admission.
Along with the excitement of featured international, award winning artists, a Children’s Fun Zone and stage will spotlight performances by local dance and musical groups. Plus, interactive children’s activities like face painters, arts and crafts, jumpers, balloonists, children’s characters, clowns and stilt walkers will entertain the entire family. Furthermore, several local non-profit organizations such as Art for Everyone, Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA), Southern Nevada AHEC, Sunrise Children’s Hospital’s PERK program, Nevada Health Centers, CCHD’s Covering Kids and more will be present to provide important community and health information to attendees.
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 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 16 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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Zulema Santacruz
Univision Radio
702-284-6425
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