WKMG-TV Local 6 is "tuning in" to the growing Hispanic population beginning July 11.

The CBS affiliate has announced it will use closed captioning to provide Spanish subtitles of Local 6 News at 6 p.m.

Local 6 is the first TV station in Central Florida to provide this exclusive service, which could eventually expand to all of Local 6 News programming.

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WKMG Becomes First To Provide Local News With Spanish Subtitles (IN SPANISH)

This move highlights the commitment the station is making to serve all of Central Florida, including the growing population of residents who speak Spanish as their primary language.

"Local 6 is proud to offer this ground-breaking service to our viewers," Local 6 General Manager Henry Maldonado said. "The Hispanic community is key to the success of any business, especially broadcasting. It’s also our responsibility, and we take that responsibility very seriously."

While continuing to provide closed captioning in English for the hearing impaired audience, the Post-Newsweek owned station will also offer real-time Spanish captioning via TranslateTV.

TranslateTV uses advanced technology software to translate English closed captions in real time, into Spanish subtitles. For Local 6 viewers, English captions appear on Closed Caption 1 (CC1) and Spanish captions appear on Closed Caption 2(CC2).

Translate TV is already in operation in various markets throughout the country, including stations in Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Columbus and New York. It is also the translation service for "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno Show and MSNBC.

"This is a new service and uses new technology." Maldonado said. "So, we are asking our viewers to give us feedback. We ask for their comments and suggestions as we launch this very important effort."

Local 6 News at 6 p.m. is anchored by Lauren Rowe and Bob Frier.