Television in Venezuela
Encyclopedia
Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
- National broadcasting networks, such as Vendevision
- Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
- Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe
Table of broadcast networks
All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
- National broadcasting networks, such as Vendevision
- Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
- Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe
Table of broadcast networks
All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
- National broadcasting networks, such as Vendevision
- Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
- Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe
Table of broadcast networks
All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.Table of broadcast television networks |
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Television Network | Founded | % of Venezuelan households reached | # of households viewable | Type of network | # of Full-Power Affiliates | # of Low-Power/Class-A Affiliates & Transmitters | |||||||
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Venevisión Venevisión Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros... |
1961 | N/A | N/A | Commercial | 33 | N/A | |||||||
VTV Venezolana de Televisión Corporación Venezolana de Televisión or VTV is a state-owned television network based in Caracas, Venezuela, which can be seen throughout the country on channel eight... |
1964 | N/A | N/A | Political, National | 45 | N/A | |||||||
TVes TVes TVes is a Venezuelan public television channel. Its name is short for Televisora Venezolana Social and is pronounced , meaning you see yourself. It replaced the signal of Radio Caracas Televisión on Channel 2 on Monday, May 28, 2007, and began broadcasting at 12:20 am local time... |
2007 | N/A | N/A | Cultural,Social Service TV | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Televen Televen Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A... |
1988 | N/A | N/A | Commercial | 27 | N/A | |||||||
ViVe ViVe ViVe is a cultural television network funded by the Venezuelan national government that was inaugurated on November 11, 2003 and whose objective consists of spreading information related to achievements made by Hugo Chávez’s political process and the encouragement of Venezuela's culture... |
2003 | N/A | N/A | Educational | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Globovisión Globovisión Globovisión is a 24-hour television news network in Venezuela. It broadcasts over-the-air in Caracas, Aragua, Carabobo and Zulia on UHF channel 33. Globovisión is seen in the rest of Venezuela on cable or satellite and worldwide from their website... |
1994 | N/A | N/A | News,Commercial | 7 | N/A | |||||||
Vale TV Vale TV Vale TV was formerly a state-owned educational channel in Venezuela called Televisora Nacional. It is currently run by Asociación Civil, a non-profit association that is owned by the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Caracas and is supported by the leading private television networks Radio Caracas... |
1998 | N/A | N/A | educational | 27 | N/A | |||||||
Meridiano Televisión Meridiano Televisión -History:Meridiano Televisión was created in 1996 as a privately owned television network in Venezuela, exclusively dedicated to national and international sports... |
1996 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, sports | 16 | N/A | |||||||
TeleSUR TeleSUR La Nueva Televisora del Sur is a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. TeleSUR was launched with the objective of providing information to promote the integration of Latin America.... |
2005 | N/A | N/A | Political, News | 4 | N/A | |||||||
RCTV RCTV Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November... |
1953 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, cable/satellite-only network | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Regional networks |
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Canal i Canal i Canal i is a privately owned 24-news channel based in Caracas, Venezuela which can be seen over-the-air in the cities of Caracas, Maracaibo, and Barquisimeto on channels 57, 53, and 63 respectively. It was officially inaugurated on October 5, 2007.... (previously PumaTV) |
1995 | N/A | N/A | Commercial/news, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
La Tele La Tele La Tele is a regional television network in Venezuela. It can be seen on the cable and satellite systems of DirecTV , Supercable , Intercable , and Net Uno .-History:La Tele... |
2002 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 14 | N/A | |||||||
Amavisión | 1983 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Televisora de Oriente Televisora de Oriente Televisora de Oriente, or TVO, is a Venezuelan television station that can be seen in the Venezuelan states of Anzoátegui , Monagas , Nueva Esparta , and Sucre . Some people in the Miranda and Guárico states can also pick up the signal of TVO... |
1992 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 8 | N/A | |||||||
TVS TVS (Venezuela) Televisora Santoro or TVS is a Venezuelan regional television network based in the city of Maracay, Aragua State. It was launched in 1994 by the businessmen Filippo Sindoni, José Luis Santoro and Moisés Rendón Oropeza.-External links:* *... |
1994 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
TRV (Orbivisión) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
TIC TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Color TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Novavisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Aragua TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Telellano | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Rumbera TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Llanovisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Bolívar Visión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
TV Guayana | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
NTV Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
DAT TV | 2001 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Niños Cantores Televisión Niños Cantores Televisión Niños Cantores Televisión, or NCTV, is a Venezuelan regional television channel that is seen in the Zulia State, Carabobo State, and Lara State on VHF channel 11.- History :... |
1987 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Avila TV Avila TV Ávila TV is a regional television channel created by the Venezuelan government and the Caracas metropolitan mayor, Juan Barreto. It was inaugurated on July 6, 2006 with an investment of about 11m bolívares fuertes . It can be seen in the metropolitan area of Caracas on UHF channel 47, 24 hours a... |
2006 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
LaSimón TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
UCV TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Flamingo Televisión Flamingo Televisión Flamingo Televisión is a Venezuelan regional television station that can be seen on channel 10 in the towns of Boca de Aroa, Tucacas, Ciudad Flamingo, Chichiriviche, and San Juan de los Cayos in the Falcón State... |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Sol TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
TV Llano TV Llano TV Llano is a Venezuelan regional television station that can be seen in the Guárico State on UHF channel 25. It began airing on March 25, 1995.... |
1995 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Promar TV Promar TV Promar TV is a Venezuelan regional television station that can be seen in the Lara, Barinas, Portuguesa, and Yaracuy states.-History:Promar TV was created in the Lara State as an independent television produccion company called Mariano & Co. towards the end of the year 1949. Its founders were... |
1995 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Somos TV | 2005 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
V+TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Telecentro | 1990 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 6 | N/A | |||||||
Televisora Andina de Mérida | 1982 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
OMC Televisión | 1998 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
ULA TV ULA TV ULA TV is a Venezuelan regional television channel that is owned by the Universidad de Los Andes in the Mérida state... |
1999 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
AR Visión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Telemir Telemir Telemir is a new Venezuelan regional television station that is seen by those who live in the Miranda State of Venezuela. It is owned by the Corporación Mirandina de Televisión and Miguel Hurtado is the station president. Telemir's address is: C.C. Colinas de Carrizal Nivel Planta Local 6-B,... |
2005 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Sol Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Tele Éxito | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 11 | N/A | |||||||
Telecaribe | 1989 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 20 | N/A | |||||||
Portuguesa TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Universal Televisión Universal Television Universal Television is the television production arm of the NBCUniversal Television Group, and by extension, the NBC television network... |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Regional Acarigua | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Televisra Regional de Portuguesa | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Prisma Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Telesol | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Olímpica Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Televisora Regional del Táchira Televisora Regional del Táchira The Televisora Regional del Táchira is a privately owned Venezuelan regional television network based in the city of San Cristóbal in Táchira. Including Táchira, TRT can be seen in the southern part of the Zulia, northeastern Barinas, and northern Apure in Venezuela. Its signal can also be seen... |
1989 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Canal 21 (Táchira) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Buena TV | 2006 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Total TV (TTV) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
TeleBoconó | 1979 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Tele Yaracuy | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Yaracuyana TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Televiza | 1994 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 4 | N/A | |||||||
Zuliana de Televisión Zuliana de Televisión Zuliana de Televisión , is a Venezuelan regional television station seen by those living the western Venezuelan state of Zulia. It broadcasts on UHF channel 30.-History:... |
1991 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | 3 | N/A | |||||||
Global TV Global TV (Venezuela) Global TV is a Venezuelan regional television channel that can be seen in the Zulia State, located in western Venezuela, on UHF channel 65. It can also be seen on channel 10 by those who subscribe to Netuno and on channel 69 by those who subscribe to Intercable.-History:Global TV was created in... |
1999 | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Telecolor | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Tele N TELE N TELE N was a Venezuelan regional news network based in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo in the Zulia State. It could be seen in the entire Zulia State... |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
URBE Televisión | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Ciudad TV | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commercial, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
TV Familia TV Familia TV Familia is a Caracas based regional familiar, entertainment,religious and cultural television network. It can be seen by those only living in greater Caracas on UHF channel 69. It can also be seen on Directv channel 117 , Net Uno , Intercable in Caracas, Guarenas, Guatire, and the Vargas... |
2001 | N/A | N/A | Religion, regional | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Community television networks |
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TV Puerto TV Puerto TV Puerto is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in December 2003 and can be seen in the community of Puerto La Cruz in the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality of the Anzoategui State of Venezuela on UHF channel 21. Victor Acuña is the legal representative of the foundation... |
2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
TV Apure | N/A | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Teletambores | 2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Contacto Vecinal TV Contacto Vecinal TV Contacto Vecinal TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in February 2005 and can be seen in the community of Suata in the José Féliz Ribas Municipality of the Aragua State of Venezuela on UHF channel 59. Tallulat Henriquez is the legal representative of the foundation that... |
2005 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Zamora TV Zamora TV Zamora TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in August 2004 and can be seen in the community of Villa de Cura in the Zamora Municipality of the Aragua State of Venezuela on UHF channel 61. Miguel Ortiz is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Oritvisión Oritvisión Oritvision is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in November 2004 and can be seen in the Cedeño Municipality of the Bolivar State of Venezuela on UHF channel 46. Victor Moreno is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this channel.Oritvision does not have a... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Calipso TV Calipso TV Calipso TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in December 2003 and can be seen in the community of Ciudad Guayana in the Caroni Municipality of the Bolivar State of Venezuela on UHF channel 69. Ruben Vivas is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
TV Río | N/A | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Catia TVe Catia TVe Catia TVe, is a Venezuelan television channel, created and administered by the residents of Catia, a major neighborhood in the capital city of Caracas. Seventy percent of its programming is created by community organizations in the barrios... |
2001 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
TV Caricuao TV Caricuao TV Caricuao is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in November 2002 and can be seen in the community of Caricuao in the Libertador Municipality of the Capital District of Venezuela on UHF channel 66. Maria de Stefano R. is the legal representative of the foundation that owns... |
2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Coro TV Coro TV Coro TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in July 2004 and can be seen in the community of Santa Ana de Coro in the Miranda Municipality of the Falcon State of Venezuela on UHF channel 68. Victor Gonzalez is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Galopando TV Galopando TV Galopando TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in August 2004 and can be seen in the community of Tucupido in the Jose Felix Ribas Municipality of the Guarico State of Venezuela on UHF channel 58. Jesus Vargas is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Lara TV | 2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Azul TVC | N/A | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Survisión Survisión Survision is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in September 2004 and can be seen in the community of Canagua in the Arzobispo Chacon Municipality of the Merida State of Venezuela on UHF channel 64. Marco Antonio Torres is the legal representative of the foundation that... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
TV Bailadores TV Bailadores TV Bailadores is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in July 2004 and can be seen in the community of Bailadores in the Rivas Davila Municipality of the Merida State of Venezuela on UHF channel 64. Carlos Andrés Pérez is the legal representative of the foundation that owns... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
TV Petare TV Petare The Fundacion Comunitaria Televisora de Petare , is a Venezuelan television station that was created in July 2002. Its specific objective is to serve the people living in the municipality of Sucre in the Miranda State.... |
2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Siguaraya TV Siguaraya TV Siguaraya TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in March 2006 and can be seen in the community of Acarigua in the Paez Municipality of the Portuguesa State of Venezuela on UHF channel 53. Rafael Peña is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this channel.As... |
2006 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Valdez TV Valdez TV Valdez TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in April 2005 and can be seen in the community of Güiria in the Valdez Municipality of the Sucre State of Venezuela on UHF channel 23. Marcos Vargas is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this channel.As of... |
2005 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Jaureguina TV Jaureguina TV Jaureguina TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in September 2004 and can be seen in the community of La Grita in the Jauregui Municipality of the Tachira State of Venezuela on UHF channel 66. Jesus Avendaño is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Michelena TV Michelena TV Michelena TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in December 2002 and can be seen in the community of Michelena in the Michelena Municipality of the Tachira State of Venezuela on UHF channel 39. Luis Enrique Jaimes is the legal representative of the foundation that owns... |
2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Montaña TV Montaña TV Montaña TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in October 2004 and can be seen in the community of Cordero in the Andres Bello Municipality of the Tachira State of Venezuela on UHF channel 69. Jose G... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Televisora Comunitaria de Rubio Televisora Comunitaria de Rubio Televisora Comunitaria de Rubio is a Venezuelan community television station located in and seen by the people living in the town of Rubio in the Tachira State. It can be seen on UHF channel 33.-History:... |
2006 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Vida TV Vida TV Vida TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in August 2003 and can be seen in the community of Ureña in the Pedro Maria Ureña Municipality of the Tachira State of Venezuela on UHF channel 51. Fernando Londoño is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Tarmas TV Tarmas TV Tarmas TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in December 2002 and can be seen in the Vargas State of Venezuela on UHF channel 60. Wilfredo Garcia is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this channel.... |
2002 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Camunare Rojo TV Camunare Rojo TV Camunare Rojo TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. In December 2003, CONATEL, together with the community of Urachiche, created Camunare Rojo TV. Camunare Rojo TV is currently on the air for about three hours a day and all of their programs are related to politics, the economy, and... |
2003 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Bolívar TV Bolívar TV Bolivar TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in July 2004 and can be seen in the community of Aroa in the Bolivar Municipality of the Yaracuy State of Venezuela on UHF channel 67. Kamal Mahmud Hazan is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Fundacomez Fundacomez Fundacomez is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in September 2004 and can be seen in the Machiques de Perija Municipality of the Zulia State of Venezuela on UHF channel 69. David Palmar is the legal representative of the foundation that owns this channel.As of now,... |
2004 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Quijote TV Quijote TV Quijote TV is a Venezuelan community television channel. It was created in March 2006 and can be seen in the Sucre Municipality of the Zulia State of Venezuela on UHF channel 69. Jairo Almao and Jorge Barreto are the legal representatives of the foundation that owns this channel.As of now,... |
2006 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Arawakos TVC | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Venezuela Heroica Venezuela Heroica Venezuela Heroica is a Venezuelan novel. It was written by Eduardo Blanco and published in 1881. It is Blanco's main work, and presents a classic romantic view of history as an epic. Venezuela heroica is structured in five vignettes that depict the main battles and heroes of the Venezuelan War of... |
2007 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A | |||||||
TV Limón | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Community | 1 | N/A |
History
Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks
- Televisora NacionalTelevisora NacionalTelevisora Nacional was the first television station to begin operations in Venezuela. It broadcast from 1952 to 1989.-History:On 22 November 1952, the first television station in Venezuela was inaugurated: Televisora Nacional , channel five, was a state-owned television station which was...
- Government network, predecessor of Vale TVVale TVVale TV was formerly a state-owned educational channel in Venezuela called Televisora Nacional. It is currently run by Asociación Civil, a non-profit association that is owned by the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Caracas and is supported by the leading private television networks Radio Caracas...
. - TelevisaTelevisa (Venezuela)Televisa , officially known as the Televisión Independiente, S.A. became the first privately-owned television station to begin operations in Venezuela. It was the second television station to begin operations after the state-owned Televisora Nacional...
- The first commercial network in Venezuela, was bought out by the Grupo CisnerosGrupo CisnerosGrupo Cisneros is a Venezuelan conglomerate owned by Gustavo Cisneros. Major assets include the Venezuelan television network, Venevisión, production and international distribution company Venevisión International, and the Venezuelan baseball team Leones del Caracas...
and became Venevisión. - RCTVRCTVRadio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...
(Radio Caracas Televisión) - Second commercial network whose license expired on May 27, 2007. The license renewal was refused by the Government of Hugo ChávezHugo ChávezHugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
. It was re-launched on cable and satellite television networks on July 16, 2007 as RCTV International. - Televisa del ZuliaTelevisa (Venezuela)Televisa , officially known as the Televisión Independiente, S.A. became the first privately-owned television station to begin operations in Venezuela. It was the second television station to begin operations after the state-owned Televisora Nacional...
- First regional commercial network, created in 1956 and closed in 1960. - Ondas del Lago TelevisiónOndas del Lago TelevisiónOndas del Lago Televisión was a Venezuelan regional television network based in Maracaibo, Zulia State. The network was created in 1957 and lasted only a few months before ceasing operations.-History:...
- Regional television network - Active in the late '50s. - Radio Valencia TelevisiónRadio Valencia TelevisiónRadio Valencia Televisión was a Venezuelan regional television network based in Valencia, Carabobo State.-History:On April 30, 1958, Radio Valencia Televisión, channel 13, began operating its test signal, and was officially inaugurated on September 20, 1958...
- A regional over-the-air broadcast network from 1958 to 1962. - TeletreceRadio Valencia TelevisiónRadio Valencia Televisión was a Venezuelan regional television network based in Valencia, Carabobo State.-History:On April 30, 1958, Radio Valencia Televisión, channel 13, began operating its test signal, and was officially inaugurated on September 20, 1958...
- A regional television network - Active in the 60's. - Canal 11 TelevisiónCanal 11 TelevisiónCanal 11 Televisión was a short-lived television channel based in Caracas, Venezuela. It first went on the air in December 1966 and ceased operations due to bankruptcy less than two years later.-History:...
- Commercial television network, 1966 – 1968. - Canal 11 (Maracaibo) - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
- Marte TV - A Caracas regional network. Sold and re-launched as La TeleLa TeleLa Tele is a regional television network in Venezuela. It can be seen on the cable and satellite systems of DirecTV , Supercable , Intercable , and Net Uno .-History:La Tele...
on December 1, 2002.
See also
- Television in VenezuelaTelevision in VenezuelaTelevision networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:* National broadcasting networks, such as Vendevision* Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira* Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe...
- Lists of television channels