Television in Venezuela

In Venezuela television networks do not have local affiliates, making the individual stations nothing more than large "repeater stations", and therefore the terms television network, television channel and television station interchangeable in this country. In the case of the smaller regional networks, the signal may be sent to just a dozen or fewer stations.

Broadcast networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
* National broadcasting networks, such as Venevisión
* Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
* Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe

Table of broadcast networks

All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.

History

Table
type=class="wikitable sortable"
title=History of Broadcast networks
hdrs=1953-1961!!1961-1962!!1962-1964!!1964-1966!!1966-1968!!1968-1979
row1=Televisora Nacional!!Televisora Nacional!!Televisora Nacional!!Televisora Nacional!!Televisora Nacional!!Televisora Nacional
row2=Televisa!!Venevisión!!Venevisión!!Venevisión!!Venevisión!!Venevisión
row3=Radio Caracas Televisión!!Radio Caracas Televisión!!Radio Caracas Televisión!!Radio Caracas Televisión!!Radio Caracas Televisión!!Radio Caracas Televisión
row4=Televisa del Zulia!!!!!!!!!!
row5=Ondas del Lago Televisión!!!!!!!!!!
row6=!!Radio Valencia Televisión!!Teletrece!!Teletrece!!Teletrece!!
row7=!!!!!!Cadena Venezolana de Televisión!!Cadena Venezolana de Televisión!!Venezolana de Televisión
row8=!!!!!!!!Canal 11 Televisión!!
row9=!!!!!!!!Canal 11 (Maracaibo)!!

Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks

* Televisora Nacional - Government network, predecessor of Vale TV.
* Televisa - The first commercial network in Venezuela, was bought out by the Grupo Cisneros and became Venevisión.
* RCTV (Radio Caracas Televisión) - Second commercial network whose license expired on May 27, 2007. The license renewal was refused by the Government of Hugo Chávez. It was re-launched on cable and satellite television networks on July 16, 2007 as RCTV International.
* Televisa del Zulia - First regional commercial network, created in 1956 and closed in 1960.
* Ondas del Lago Televisión - Regional television network - Active in the late '50s.
* Radio Valencia Televisión - A regional over-the-air broadcast network from 1958 to 1962.
* Teletrece - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
* Canal 11 Televisión - Commercial television network, 1966 – 1968.
* Canal 11 (Maracaibo) - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
* Marte TV - A Caracas regional network. Sold and re-launched as La Tele on December 1, 2002.

ee also

* Lists of television channels