El 33

El 33
Launched	10 September 1989
Owned by	Televisió de Catalunya
Audience share	1.2% (March 2011, )
Broadcast area	Catalonia, Andorra, Northern Catalonia, Balearic islands and Valencian Country
Headquarters	Sant Joan Despí
Formerly called	Canal 33 (1989-2001)
Website	www.el33.cat

El 33 (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫ ˈtɾɛntə ˈtɾɛs]) is Catalonia's second public television channel. It belongs to Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the CCMA.

Launched on 10 September 1989, almost 6 years after the launch of its brother channel TV3, it was originally called Canal 33 until May 2001. In 2003 El 33 underwent a restructuring that split it into two channels that shared the same frequency: 33 and K3; this situation ended in April 2010, now El 33 broadcast 24 hours.

Programming

33 is a cultural and alternative channel. 33's programming consists of cultural programs, documentaries, debates, and some series. Formerly, this channel broadcast sports programming and sport events, but this programming has moved to the new sport channel Esport3.

3alacarta

Users can watch the 33 and all its programs in the 3alacarta website.

See also

• Televisió de Catalunya
• TV3

External links

• Official Site (Catalan)