Wilder – GM @ Entravision Albuquerque TV & Radio Stations.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced the appointment of Margarita Wilder as General Manager of the company’s Albuquerque, NM-based television stations, Univision 41 KLUZ-TV and Telefutura 48 KTFA-TV and radio stations 1450 KRZY-AM and 105.9 KRZY-FM. Ms. Wilder will oversee all operations at the stations, including advertising sales, local news and radio programming and administration. She replaces Luis Hernandez, who has been named General Manager of Entravision’s Denver television station group.

With over a decade of television advertising sales experience, Ms. Wilder brings to the position an astute knowledge of the Albuquerque, NM market. She has served as General Sales Manager of both KLUZ-TV and KTFA-TV. In this capacity, she is credited with increasing sales by 25% over the past two years while increasing rates by 58%. In addition to accelerating the stations’ benchmarks for advertising sales, Ms. Wilder also managed the local and national sales teams and advertising inventory. Prior to joining KLUZ-TV and KTFA-TV, Ms. Wilder served on the advertising sales staff at Entravision’s Univision affiliate in El Paso, TX, KINT-TV. There, Ms. Wilder was credited with developing new clients and exceeding monthly sales goals.

Walter Ulloa, Chairman and CEO of Entravision, commented, “We’re thrilled to have Margarita take the reins at our Albuquerque television and radio properties. She has been a valuable contributor to the growth of these assets. We are confident in her abilities to maintain the rapid expansion of the stations, as we continue to realize the value of operating media assets in the fastest growing U.S. Hispanic markets.”