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Meridiano Televisión Type Broadcast Television Network Country Venezuela Availability National Founded by Dr. Andres De Armas Owner Bloque De Armas Key people Martin De Armas, President Bloque De Armas
Dr. Andres De Armas, Vice-president Bloque De Armas
Armando De Armas, Vice-president Bloque De Armas
Juan Andres Daza, General Manager Meridiano Televisión
Armando Rafael De Armas, General Director Meridiano TelevisiónLaunch date 1996 Analogue channel 37 and 39 Official website http://www.meridiano.com.ve Meridiano Televisión is a 24-hour sports network in Venezuela.
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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 specializes 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 Venezuela First Division games, the League of Professional Football of Spain, and the European League of Champions among others.
Programming
The most watched programs on Meridiano Televisión are:
- Noticiero Meridiano (3 broadcasts a day)
- La Voz del Fanatico (sport talk show)
- Solo Basket
See also
- List of Venezuelan television channels
- TV Venezuela
External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
Television stations in Venezuela Major national
networksMajor commercial
regional networksCable and satellite
channelsAmericana de Televisión (ATEL) · Asamblea Nacional Televisión (ANTV) · teleSUR · RCTV Internacional · Sun Channel · Venevisión ContinentalCategories:- Television channels and stations established in 1996
- Venezuelan television networks
- Television stations in Venezuela
- Spanish-language television stations
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