Spanish-language television network Estrella TV will premiere September 7 at 12am on KGW's 8.2 digital subchannel, according to broadcast operations manager Josy Ansley. This confirms information posted by Brad Taylor in our forums. Estrella airs news and original entertainment programming, but will not, according to industry publication Media Life, air the soap operas that are the primetime staples of Telemundo and Univision.
Estrella replaces the KGW Weather Channel that currently airs on 8.2. But don't despair, weather watchers, Ansley says it is their intention to add an additional subchannel on 8.3 featuring 24/7 weather, as well as news and information, "as soon as it's technically possible."
The station will not be picking up Universal Sports, a network airing on the digital subchannels of many NBC affiliates across the country.
UPDATE (8/25, 7:51pm): Universal Sports has been on KRCW's 32.2 since April.
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