Sertv

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SERTV
Panama City, Panama
Branding	Sertv
Slogan	Un canal pensando en ti A channel thinking on you
Channels	Analog: 11 VHF Digital: 41 DVB-T
Translators	(Ch.23) Chiriqui, Bocas (Ch.26) Azuero, Cocle (Ch.10) Colon, Darien (Ch.22) Veraguas
Owner	Sistema Estatal de Radio y Television
First air date	December 31, 1980
Sister station(s)	Nacional Fm
Former callsigns	RTVE Canal 11
Website	www.sertv.gob.pa

SERTV is a public government television network, and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with repeaters throughout the country. The station broadcasts in NTSC and UHF formats; in Panama City also in DVB-T format.

History

The station origins begun late 70s, as closed circuit experiment of Universidad de Panama. Around 1980 station went to air, operated by Ministry of Education. Their main programming consisted in tele-educational shows, especially mathematics from Mexico, Spain and Japan.

The station was known as Canal 11, after the end of military government, was changed to RTE, on the next government was change to RTVE, since got new radio stations and UHF frequencies to operate in other parts of the country.

By 1994 RTVE was separated from Ministry of Education and became independent institution, changing name to SERTV. Under this new entity the station improve equipments, studios and programming, also they operate 3 radio stations and online broadcasting.

In 2010 SERTV became the first station to broadcast in DVB-T format in Panama.

Programming

Current programming is totally different as used to be in the 80s, with new studios; news, interviews and TV shows are produce locally. This shows are call NO Toxic Programming (Produccion No Toxica) and the most important are:

Recordar es Vivir (old music video clip show)
El Poder de la Timba (local musicians show)
Sala 11 (movies review show)
Sertv Noticias (local news)

Radio Stations

Sertv also operates 3 radio stations:

Nacional FM
Crisol FM
Radio Nacional de Panamá (only in AM band,)
Radio Panamá Internacional (online stream)

References

v t e Panama television channels

Medcom Telemetro 13 RPC TV 4 Mall Tv 7 TVN TVN 2 TVMax 9 NEXtv NEXtv 21 +23 NEXtv 33 Others Fetv 5 Sertv 11 Plus 35 Enlace 29 Hossana 37 QEX-TV 27 ACP 25 Defunct Panavision 5 Telecinco RCM 21 MixTv 33 Tele7 TVO 21 ShopTv 33

See also: List of television stations in Central America

v t e Broadcast television stations in Panama

Stations in Panama City/ Balboa, Panama / Cerro Azúl / Colón / Santa Rita	HOU-34 2 (TVN) (Cerro Azúl) HOU 3 2 (TVN) (Cerro Santa Rita) HOH-21 4 (RPC) Las Cumbres VHF 5 (FETV) (Cerro Azúl) VHF 5 (FETV) (Santa Rita, Panama) VHF 7 (Telemetro) (Santa Rita) VHF 11 (Sertv) Cerro Oscuro HOF-33 12 ( RPC) (Cerro Santa Rita) VHF 13 (Telemetro) Cerro Oscuro

Stations in David, Panama / Volcán Barú	HOU 2 (TVN) HOH-4 4 (RPC) Boquete, Chiriquí HOH-4 6 (Telemetro) VHF 8 (FETV) HOU-31 10 (TVN) VHF 12 (RPC)

Stations in Cerro Atalaya, Veraguas	HOU 2 (TVN) VHF 5 (FETV) Cerro Atalaya, Veraguas VHF 13 (Telemetro)

Stations in El Valle	VHF 3 (Telemetro) El Valle VHF 7 (FETV) El Valle HP5 9 (TVN) El Valle HOHN-12 (RPC) El Valle

Stations in other parts of Panama	HOH-4 4 (RPC) Cerro Punta, Chiriquí HOH 4 (RPC) Santiago, Panama HOU 6 (TVN) Campana, Panama HOU 6 (TVN) Canajagua, Panama VHF 9 (FETV) La Palma, Panama VHF 11 (Sertv) Buenos Aires, Panama VHF 11 (Sertv) Cerro Taboga, Panama VHF 11 (Sertv) Santa Fé, Veraguas

Web TV Stations in Panama	Panama en vivo (Panamavod.com) Panama tv

See also: Communications in Honduras, as well as broadcast television in the San Jose and Guatemala City markets

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