Fitch Rates Univision's Note Offering 'B+/RR3'; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'B+/RR3' rating to Univision Communications, Inc.'s
(Univision) senior secured note offering. The proceeds are expected to be used
to tender the company's 7.85% notes due 2011. Univision's Issuer Default Rating
(IDR) is rated 'B'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Univision's ratings and Outlook are at the low end of their categories. The
ratings are constrained by a highly leveraged capital structure, which leaves
creditors with a very limited margin of safety. Fitch maintains a conservative
view of the prospects for economic weakness, but acknowledges that the rating is
susceptible if advertising underperforms Fitch's grim outlook.

Over the latest 12 months, Fitch has commented that Univision faced several
obstacles over the intermediate term. Importantly, two of those obstacles ?
payment of the second-lien loan and the Grupo Televisa S.A. (Televisa)
litigation ? have largely been resolved. Fitch believes the company's remaining
major obstacle over the intermediate term concerns the impact the existing
economic downturn will have on Univision's ability to make interest and
principal amortization payments and meet covenant step-downs. In Fitch's view,
Univision should have the ability to meet these obligations.

While 2009 should be extremely difficult for advertising revenues, Fitch
believes retransmission revenues, paid-in-kind (PIK) interest, and the
maturation of $7 billion of higher-than-market interest rate swaps should
provide the additional liquidity needed for debt compliance over the short term.
Fitch's current expectations are for advertising revenue to be down in the 10%
range, comprised of national advertising likely down in the low single digits
and local advertising down more than 15%. However, Fitch expects Univision's net
first-lien leverage to remain below the covenant limit of 11.25 times (x) by
year-end 2009 and that the company should be able to handle future covenant
step-downs.

The ratings are supported by Univision's underlying portfolio of assets, which
include duopoly television and radio stations in most of the top Hispanic
markets, with a national overlay of broadcast and cable networks.

Liquidity is supported by approximately $473 million of cash on hand on March
31, 2009. The company had approximately $43 million of cash remaining in the
Reserve Fund at that same time and received a distribution of $17 million in
April 2009. Additionally, the company used $150 million to permanently reduce
its revolver borrowings on June 19, 2009. The company's remaining maturity
schedule includes principal amortization on its term loans of approximately $150
million in 2010 and $200 million in 2011. Univision's $500 million 7.85% senior
notes mature in July 2011, potentially bringing total 2011 maturities above $700
million. Principal amortization is reduced to less than $90 million per year
thereafter. Fitch's expectations are for the company to generate positive cash
flow in 2010 and 2011 and to be able to handle these maturities organically.
Remaining bullet maturities begin in 2014 and are substantial.

The Recovery Ratings and notching reflect Fitch's recovery expectations under a
distressed scenario. Univision's recovery ratings reflect Fitch's expectation
that the enterprise value of the company, and hence, recovery rates for its
creditors, will be maximized in a restructuring scenario (going concern), rather
than a liquidation. Fitch has recently reduced its market multiple to 7x from
9x, reflecting the existing difficult economic environment. The 7x market
multiple reflects the company's FCC licenses in top U.S. markets, the
elimination of the Televisa litigation and long-term growth prospects, among
other things. Fitch estimates the adjusted distressed enterprise valuation in
restructuring to be approximately $4.4 billion. The 'B+/RR3' rating for the
secured debt reflects Fitch's expectations for recovery at the low end of the
51%-70% range under a bankruptcy scenario.

For additional information, please see Fitch's 10-page report on Univision
published today and available on Fitch's web site at www.fitchratings.com.

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or
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