Television in Chile

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Television is one of the major mass media of Chile. It was introduced in 1957. According to the 2002 census, 87% of Chilean households had at least one color television set.

There are 63 broadcast stations throughout the country (plus 121 repeaters) (1997).^[1] The television system used is NTSC.^{[citation needed]}

The primary regulator of television content is the National Television Council (CNTV). The technical aspects are regulated by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, through the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel).

Contents 1 History 2 Television channels 2.1 Nationwide terrestrial television channels 2.2 National cable/satellite channels 2.3 International only channels 2.4 Regional terrestrial television channels (by region) 2.4.1 Santiago Metropolitan Region 2.4.2 Tarapacá Region 2.4.3 Antofagasta Region 2.4.4 Atacama Region 2.4.5 Coquimbo Region 2.4.6 Valparaíso Region 2.4.7 O'Higgins Region 2.4.8 Maule Region 2.4.9 Biobío Region 2.4.10 Araucanía 2.4.11 Los Ríos Region 2.4.12 Los Lagos Region 2.4.13 Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region 2.5 Regional cable channels 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

The first television transmission in Chile took place on October 5, 1957 from the Catholic University of Valparaíso's main campus, giving birth to UCV, the country's first television channel. Two years later, on August 21, 1959, the Catholic University of Chile made an experimental transmission between its main campus and the El Mercurio newspaper headquarters, both in Santiago's downtown, inaugurating the country's second channel, Canal 13, occupying frrquency 2 for a few years (now 13).

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[edit] Television channels

[edit] Nationwide terrestrial television channels

• Canal 13
• TVN
• Mega
• Chilevisión
• RED TV
• UCV Televisión
• Telecanal

[edit] National cable/satellite channels

Note: Some channels are from other countries. In italics means the channels aren't in Spanish

• ARTV
• Canal 13 Cable
• CDF
• CDtv
• Etc...TV
• Showbiz
• Teletrak TV
• TV Senado
• Via X
• Zona Latina

[edit] International only channels

• TV Chile, international edition of TVN
• Chilevisión Internacional, international edition of Chilevisión

[edit] Regional terrestrial television channels (by region)

Note: This list does not include local TVN repeaters or Redes. The complete list is at TVN (Chile)#Regional networks.

[edit] Santiago Metropolitan Region

• TVO
• Nuevo Tiempo (Seventh-day Adventist Church)

[edit] Tarapacá Region

• Canal 3 TV Rural (La Tirana)

[edit] Antofagasta Region

• Canal 2 (Mejillones)

[edit] Atacama Region

• Playa Blanca Televisión (Caldera)
• Canal 3 Televisión Comunal (Diego de Almagro)
• STM (Chañaral)

[edit] Coquimbo Region

• Canal Comunal (Andacollo)
• Canal 2 (Illapel)
• Canal Ve (La Serena)
• Canal 4 (Salamanca)

[edit] Valparaíso Region

• Girovisual Televisión Canal 7 (From Algarrobo to El Tabo)
• Cosmos (La Calera)
• Canal 2 (San Antonio)

[edit] O'Higgins Region

• Canal 21 (Rancagua)
• Canal 3 (Pichilemu)
• Santa Cruz Telecanal (Santa Cruz)

[edit] Maule Region

• TVR Televisión Regional (Curicó)
• Canal 6 (Talca)
• TV 5 (Linares)

[edit] Biobío Region

• TVU (Concepción)
• Canal 9 (Concepción)
• TV8 (Concepción)
• Nuevo Tiempo

[edit] Araucanía

• Autónoma Televisión (Temuco)

[edit] Los Ríos Region

• ATV (Valdivia)

[edit] Los Lagos Region

• Imagen Televisión Productora de Televisión (Osorno)
• Televisión Escolar Allakintuy (Quellón)
• TV8 (Quicaví and Quemchi)

[edit] Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region

• Canal 4 (Punta Arenas)
• ITV Patagonia (Punta Arenas)

[edit] Regional cable channels

See: [1]

[edit] See also

• Digital television in Chile

[edit] References