June 11, 1999
UCSD-TV is expanding its coverage on Latin America and presenting its analysis of the region to a growing audience throughout the San Diego area. "We look at San Diego and Tijuana as one binational region, so it's important that we continue to develop and expand our coverage of Latin America because its relevant to our audience," said Shannon Bradley, the public affairs producer for UCSD-TV.
Over 800,000 households in San Diego county have access to the station, which broadcasts twenty-four hours a day on UHF channel 35, and is also carried from 4 p.m. to midnight on Time Warner 18, Cox Communications (San Diego 76, North County 58) and Del mar TV3. UCSD-TV serves communities from Oceanside to the Mexican border.
The monthly talk shows "HemiScope," which covers Latin American issues, is now in its third year. Peter H. Smith, director of UCSD's Latin American Studies, hosts this program that explores issues in Latin Ame-rica and their impact on the United States. Lawmakers, activists and academics from North, Central and South America gather each month to explain the news as people from their countries see it.
"HemisScope" airs at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month. Reruns are on the following Sunday at 8:00 p.m. and the second Monday of the following month at 6:00 p.m.
Recent "HemiScope" topics have ranged from U.S.-Mexican relations to hurricane disasters in Central America, from the Pinochet trials and legal deliberations to the financial debacle in Brazil. Financial support for the series is provided by a small, private foundation interested in public education.
From time to time, UCSD-TV has a special programming on binational affairs, such as Forum Fronterizo panels assembled by San Diego Dialogue to talk about border issues. "Nuestra Sa-lud," a recent six-part series on Hispanic community health issues, received funding from the San Diego-based Alliance Healthcare Foundation. Complementing the broadcasts was the production and free distribution of videotape cassettes—narrates in both Spanish and English_to 173 community organizations.
New this year on UCSD-TV is "Fronteras," a Spanish-language documentary series that covers issues affecting the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), and air every Monday at 11:30 p.m.
"Signos Vitales," another Spanish-language series produced by UABC, airs Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. and covers a variety of medical topics.
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