TVN (Chile)
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| Launched | May 21, 1969 |
| Owned by | Republic of Chile |
| Audience share | 23.9% (May, 2005, [1]) |
| Formerly called | Televisión Nacional de Chile |
| Website | http://www.tvn.cl |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog | NTSC, in Chile |
| Analog (Valdivia) | 3 |
National television of Chile (TVN) is Chile's national television station. Its first broadcast was on 1969. It is owned, but not funded, by the government, and functions independently from it, a rare case of public television in South America.
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[edit] Technical Details
TVN sends its feed via a 200+ sender network spanning all over Chile, using channel frequency 7 in Santiago.
It also operates an external station (TV Chile), that is received via satellite around the world.
[edit] Regional Redes
TVN broadcasts outside metropolitan area using local repeaters called Redes. Each of these repeat national TVN feed, plus, a local newscast, as well as local advertising. These TVN owned networks are:
- TVN Red Tarapacá (Iquique)
- TVN Red Antofagasta (Antofagasta)
- TVN Red Atacama (Copiapó)
- TVN Red Coquimbo (La Serena)
- TVN Red Valparaíso (Valparaíso)
- TVN Red O'Higgins (Rancagua)
- TVN Red Maule (Talca)
- TVN Red Biobío (Concepción)
- TVN Red Araucanía (Temuco)
- TVN Red Austral (Punta Arenas)
[edit] Programming
TVN broadcasts from 11:00 GMT-06:00 GMT (24 hours a day in TV Chile) and offers a mix of news, variety shows and children's programming. Its primetime is dominated by local dramas, telenovelas and local adaptations of American sitcoms. The most important shows currently airing on the network are:
- Buenos Días a Todos (breakfast)
- 24 Horas (newscast)
- Floribella (telenovela)
- Los Treinta (telenovela)
- Una belleza nueva (interviews)
- Pelotón (reality show)
- 31 Minutos (children's programming)
- Último Minuto (investigative journalism)
- La Ruta de Amazonía (documentary)
- Hora 25 (culture)
- Mea Culpa (docudrama)
- Pasiones (talk show)
- Rojo, Fama Contrafama (reality show)
For the current schedule from the network please visit this site.
[edit] See also
Note: Major satellite and cable providers have noted growing demand for TVN to be offered in Canada.
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
| Nationwide Chilean television channels |  |
|---|---|
| Nationwide terrestrial television channels: Canal 13 | TVN | Mega | Chilevisión | RED TV | UCV TV | Telecanal | |
| National cable/satellite channels: ARTV | Canal 13 Cable | CDF | CDtv | etc...TV | Showbiz | Teletrak TV | TV Senado | Via X | Zona Latina | |
| International/Internet Stations: TV Chile | |
