RTVC Sistema de Medios Publicos
(abbreviation of
Radio Television Nacional de Colombia
, known by its acronym
RTVC
) is a public radio and television entity of
Colombia
, created by Decree 3525 of October 28, 2004, by dissolving
Inravision
and its public production company
Audiovisuales
, under the government of President
Alvaro Uribe Velez
.
RTVC is a state entity, linked to the
Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications
and its function is to produce, program and operate state radio and television services, such as
Senal Colombia
,
Canal Institucional
,
Radio Nacional de Colombia
and
Radionica
. In addition, it manages a network of eight state channels with regional coverage.
With the refocusing of RTVC's administration, the entity launched the web stations Signal Classic and Signal Llanera. In addition, it has the Memoria Signal platform, whose programming is made up of the
audiovisual archives
of radio and television in Colombia, and RTVCPlay
OTT Service
, the free entertainment content platform.
Currently RTVC also has RTVC Noticias, everyone's newscast, with information on Colombia and its regions in its own accent.
Services
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RTVC owns four free-to-air television stations (one of which is managed by private businesses) and two radio networks.
Television
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Terrestrial television
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RTVC has two channels of national coverage.
National channels
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RTVC is responsible for the operations of the two national channels, which have 97% of their coverage.
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Name
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Programming
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Foundation
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Channels
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Senal Colombia
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Main general channel, with cultural, informative, children's, opinion, entertainment and sports programming.
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February 9, 1970
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Channel 11 (Analog signal)
Channel 16.1 (TDT)
and repeaters
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Canal Institucional
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Executive Institutional Channel, with information programming and national politics, sessions of the Senate and the House of Representatives are also broadcast.
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February 2, 2004
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Channel 9 (Analog signal)
Channel 16.2 (TDT)
and repeaters
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Regional channels
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It is also responsible for the operations of the two regional channels, both broadcasting in departments of the country located in the regions of the Andes, the Llanos and the Amazon.
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Name
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Programming
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Foundation
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Channels
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Canal Trece
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Regional channel of Andean culture, launched in 1998 as Teveandina.
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September 1, 1998
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13 (Analog signal)
Channels 17.1 y 20.1 (TDT)
and repeaters
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Trece+
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Regional channel of music and culture, it was broadcast as a test signal since 2016 as an alternate musical signal of Trece but later as RTVC Cinco, then as Trece 2 and finally as Trece +.
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2017
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Channel 17.2 (TDT)
and repeaters
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Radio
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RTVC broadcasts two stations on various frequencies nationwide. These, in turn, have four specialized thematic stations.
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Name
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Programming
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Foundation
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Stations
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Services
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Radio Nacional de Colombia
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First broadcaster, generalist and cultural, provides informative and consultation content on culture, traditions, music, gastronomy, Colombian countryside, politics, economy, artists and others from the country's regions.
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February 1, 1940
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570 AM (Bogota/El Rosal)
95.9 FM (Bogota)
Channel 16.5 (TDT, audio)
and repeaters
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Senal Clasica:
Online station that broadcasts classical music, with programming based on the Signal Memory files.
Exploremos:
'Online station with educational and musical content.
Senal Llanera:
Online station that broadcasts llanera music.
Senal Andina
Senal Pacifico
Senal Caribe
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Radionica
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Second station, musical, its programming is focused on a youth audience based on rock and alternative music with occasional rotation of metal, electronic, pop, reggae, ska and hip hop.
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October 15, 2005
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99.1 FM
Channel 16.4 (TDT, audio)
and repeaters
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Radionica +:
Station dedicated to the dissemination of Colombian independent music.
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Emisoras de Paz
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In compliance with point 6.5 of the
Peace Agreement
signed between the National Government and the FARC component, RTVC Public Media System has 16 National Radio stations in operation in Colombia, waiting to implement four more in 2024, to complete the twenty contemplated in the Agreement.
These peace stations transmit cultural, musical and informative content that highlights regional cultures, enterprises and projects, with a focus on pedagogy on the contents of the Final Agreement.
The frequencies of the stations that are in operation are:
- San Vicente del Caguan (Caqueta): 93.3
- Fundacion (Magdalena): 97.3
- Tumaco (Narino): 104.6
- San Jose del Guaviare (Guaviare): 90.6
- Mesetas (Meta): 94.0
- Florida (Valley): 92.0
- Bojaya (Choco): 98.5
- Arauquita (Arauca): 88.9
- Puerto Leguizamo (Putumayo): 100.3
- Algeciras (Huila): 92.6
- El Tambo (Cauca): 96.7
- Chaparral (Tolima): 103.5
- Ituango (Antioquia): 92.3
- Convention (Norte de Santander): 94.0
- Fonseca (La Guajira): 92.2
- San Jacinto (Bolivar): 102.7
The stations also broadcast online.
OTT Platform
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Services
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| Senal Memoria
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It is the most important
audiovisual archive
in Colombia that preserves approximately 170,000 audiovisual and sound documents, produced and broadcast by the National Radio since 1940 and by national public television since 1954, as well as film material produced since the 1940s.
The documents in the catalog are divided and organized into the following collections: History and Political Situation, Culture and Society, History of the Media and Colombia and the World.
Signal Memoria's mission is also to safeguarding the country's sound and audiovisual archive through the creation of its own content such as
The Voice of Power
, a transmedia project that analyzes the speech of Colombian presidents since the mid-20th century, or
The Stories of Diana Uribe
, a podcast to learn about the natural and cultural diversity of Colombia.
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| RTVCPlay
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It is the free online entertainment platform of the Public Media System, with content from the Colombian audiovisual industry, originals, acquisitions and RTVC brands, such as series, films, documentaries, children's programs and podcasts.
Its catalog contains feature films that have marked the history of the country such as
La vendedora de rosas
,
The Millionaire Taxi Driver
,
Dog Eat Dog
,
A Man of Principle
, and
Embrace of the Serpent
, among others.
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Information system
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RTVC also connects citizens with local, national and international information through RTVC Noticias and Senal de la Manana.
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Services
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| RTVC Noticias
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RTVC Noticias is the Colombian Public Media System's first newscast, with a focus on regions and relevant content that contributes to building citizenship.
With correspondents in major cities around the world, it has a special focus on the regions, with its own journalists and the support of the Radio Nacional team in municipalities where no other media outlet reaches.
It collaborates with all of the system's platforms as well as features special coverage and breaking news bulletins.
This news is broadcast from Monday to Friday, at 12 noon and 7:00 p.m., as well as on weekends and holidays, at 7:00 p.m.
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| Senal de la Manana
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Senal de la Manana
is RTVC's morning news program on Radio Nacional and the Canal Institutional, with content on television, social networks and digital platforms.
With a team of journalists distributed from San Andres to Leticia,
Senal de la Manana
is aired from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Radio Nacional's 68 frequencies, which include the Emisoras de Paz, and is also aired on the Institutional Channel from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m.
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Managers
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- Gilberto Ramirez (2004?2005)
- Eduardo Osorio Lozano (2005?2007)
- Katy Osorio Guacheta (2007?2010)
- Douglas Velasquez Jacome (2010)
- Francisco Ortiz Rebolledo (2010?2012)
- Dario Montenegro
(2012?2013)
- Diana Celis Mora (2013?2014)
- Lucy Osorno Sanchez (2014?2015)
- Jhon Jairo Ocampo
(2015?2018)
- Juan Pablo Bieri (2018?2019)
- Juan Ramon Samper Samper (2019?2020)
- Alvaro Garcia Jimenez
(2020?2022)
- Adriana Vasquez Sanchez, manager in charge (2022?2023)
- Norida Rodriguez
(2023?2024)
- Hollman Morris
(2024?Present)
External links
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Channels in
italics
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Major local and
regional channels
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| Religious channels
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Major cable and
satellite channels
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- **
- Canal U is run by state and private universities in Antioquia
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