Winter Comings and Goings

It's been awhile, but it's time to get caught up on some of the recent Spanish media comings and goings.

- WKRS in Waukegan, IL (a northern suburb of Chicago) is expected to change its format to join the growing ESPN Deportes network. WKRS is the oldest station in Lake County, being in business since 1949 and most recently broadcast local news and talk.

- Gannett's Spanish newspaper in Visalia, CA shuts down. El Sol, a weekly publication put out by the Visalia Times-Delta, began publishing in 2003 and the last issue was printed this last December. Linda Green, executive editor of the Visalia Times Delta, verified that the paper had closed and said it was for business reasons. She did not know if the Visalia-Times Delta might provide any Spanish-language stories in the English Language publication.

- The LA Times has launched a revamped Hoy Los Angeles website.

- Dish Network announced that it will begin carrying three new networks from juggernaut Univision.

- Univision launches new "Noticias" news app for Apple and Android mobile devices (an iPad version is still in the works). The app will be available only in the US and Puerto Rico.