Local Resources

The following is a list of resources in the Kansas City area for anyone interested in teaching Latin America. Other helpful information may be accessible through the links page of this website. The center also administers a listserv (AMERICAS-L) that disseminates news and other information that pertains to Latin America. Please contact the center if you would like to add your email address to the listserv.

Area Libraries

Biblioteca de Argentina maintains a page of Spanish-language links to sites related to Latin America. The library is open from Monday to Thursday between 8:30am and 8:30pm; Friday and Saturday from 8:30am to 5:00pm; and Sunday from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

2800 Metropolitan
Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone: (913) 722-7400
Fax: (913) 722-7402

Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas features a wide variety of materials in Spanish: books, magazines, fotonovelas, CDs, and videotapes. The library has unique bibliographic and audiovisual resources related to Latin American Culture in Spanish and English. Regular staff members are bilingual. The library is open from Monday to Thursday between 10:00am and 8:00pm, Friday and Saturday between 10:00am and 5:00pm, and is closed on Sunday.

2710 West Pennway
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 701-3487
Fax: (816) 701-3497

Radio Stations

  • 1250 AM KKHK: "Super X"
  • 1480 AM KCZZ: "La Zeta"
  • 90.1 FM on Mondays from 7:00pm to 7:30pm: "Dialago Abierto"
  • 90.1 FM on Mondays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm: "Sabor Latino"
  • 90.1 FM on Mondays from 9:00pm to 11:00pm: "Fiesta Musical"
  • 90.1 FM on Tuesdays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm: "Taste of Tejano"
  • 90.1 FM on Tuesdays from 9:30pm to 11:00pm: "Breaking Thru the Darkness"

Television Channels

Lawrence (Sunflower Broadband)

  • 100 Univision

 

Kansas City (Time Warner)

  • 151 Azteca America-Central
  • 152 Cine Latino Mexico City
  • 153 History en Español
  • 154 Mun2 East
  • 155 MTV Tres
  • 157 Video Rola
  • 158 Telemundo
  • 159 SUR
  • 160 CNN Español
  • 161 Discovery en Español
  • 162 Fox Sports Español
  • 163 Boomerang
  • 164 EWTN Latin America
  • 166 Utilisima
  • 167 Discovery Familia
  • 169 Antena 3
  • 170 Galavision East TV
  • 171 Telefutura
  • 172 KUKC 48 Univision
  • 173 ESPN Deportes
  • 174 GOL TV Español

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