The network primarily carries original inclusive programming including music, talk and variety series aimed at Hispanic and Latino American teenagers and young adults between the ages of 18 and 55.

From early on, LATV has characterized itself for featuring Latin Alternative musicians such as La Ley,[1][2] Zayra Alvarez,[3] Jaguares,[4] Julieta Venegas,[5] Enrique Bunbury,[6] Ely Guerra,[7] and Aterciopelados[8] on its shows.

LATV originated in 2001[9] as a programming format on KJLA (channel 57), an independent television station licensed to Los Angeles suburb of Ventura, California (which signed on in 1990 as KSTV-TV, a Galavisión affiliate), which mainly carried Spanish language programming as well as a limited amount of English language content.

The network airs a mix of original programs and series produced at LATV Studios located at 2323 Corinth ave. in Los Angeles.

Although the majority of LATV's programming is produced in Spanish, the network also carries a limited amount of program content produced either exclusively in English or in both languages including Latino TV, an interview series focusing on Latinos in entertainment, sports and art (similar in format to American Latino TV and LatiNation); and children's programs originally distributed for broadcast syndication by Telco Productions, a production company founded by host/television producer Alex Paen – which air for a half-hour on Sunday through Friday mornings and are intended to meet the three-hour weekly educational content requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission's Children's Television Act.