Meridiano Televisión
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| Type | Broadcast Television Network |
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| Country |  Venezuela |
| Availability | National |
| Founder | Dr. Andres De Armas |
| Owner | Bloque De Armas |
| Key people | Martin De Armas, President Bloque De Armas Dr. Andres De Armas, Vicepresident Bloque De Armas Armando De Armas, Vicepresident Bloque De Armas Juan Andres Daza, General Manager Meridiano Televisión Armando Rafael De Armas, General Director Meridiano Televisión |
| Launch date | 1996 |
| Analog channel | 37 and 39 |
| Website | http://www.meridiano.com.ve |
Meridiano Televisión is a 24-hour sports network in Venezuela.
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[edit] History
Meridiano Televisión was created in 1996 as a privately owned television network in Venezuela, exclusively dedicated to national and international sports. Its owned by Bloque De Armas, a company that is also the owner the newspaper, Diario Meridiano, which also specializies in sports.
With many similarities to the sport network ESPN, Meridiano Televisión transmits almost all sporting events, mainly baseball (the Major League of Baseball and the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball) because it is considered to be the Venezuelan national sport. Also, sporting events that are popular in Venezuela and that are widely seen on Meridiano Televisión are national soccer games, the League of Professional Football of Spain, and the European League of Champions among others.
[edit] Programming
The most watched programs on Meridiano Televisión are:
- Noticiero Meridiano (3 broadcasts a day)
- La Voz del Fanatico (sport talk show)
- Solo Basket
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
