Canal 1
HDTV | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Government of Colombia (privately operated by Phoenix Media) |
Key people | Ramiro Avendaño Jaramillo (President), Patricio Wills (RTI), Daniel Coronell (NTC), Yamid Amat (CM&), James McNamara (HMTV) |
History | |
Launched | June 13, 1954 |
Founder | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
Former names | HJRN-TV (1954-1956) Televisora Nacional de Colombia (1956-1963) Canal Nacional (1963-1973) Primera Cadena (1974-1979) Primera Cadena Color (1979-1981) Cadena Uno (1984-1997) Canal Uno (1998-2017) |
Links | |
Website | http://www.canal1.com.co |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analog VHF/UHF | Listings may vary |
Digital UHF | Channel 16.3 |
Canal 1 (English: Channel 1; pronounced "Canal Uno" and branded as El 1) is a Colombian state-owned television channel. It is owned by the Government of Colombia and managed by Phoenix Media, a private company. From 1957 to 2017, the channel was administered by private programming companies known as programadoras (television production companies; literally, "programmers"), which bid for time slots with the Colombian state.
History
Canal 1 started broadcasting on 13 June 1954 as Canal Nacional on channel 8 VHF in
Until 1966, when private local channel Teletigre was officially launched, Canal Nacional was the only television channel in Colombia.
In 1972, it became the Primera cadena (First Network) since Teletigre was nationalised as Segunda Cadena. In the 1980s it would become Cadena Uno (Network One), and eventually became Canal Uno at the beginning of 1998.
Since July 1998, when
In February 2014, the channel was rebranded with a new logo, a new graphical package, the removal of infomercials and a 24-hour program schedule.[1][2][3]
As of 1 May 2017, a quarter of Channel 1's programming is made by the production companies
On January 12, 2023, Phoenix Media acquired all the shares of Canal 1 from Plural.[4]
Year | Share | Ranking |
---|---|---|
1998 | 31.5% | 2 |
1999 | 17.0% | 3 |
2000 | 10.7% | 3 |
2001 | 5.6% | 3 |
2002 | 3.8% | 3 |
2003 | 3.23% | 3 |
2004 | 3.1% | 3 |
2005 | 2.3% | 3 |
2006 | 2.0% | 3 |
2007 | 2.3% | 3 |
2008 | 2.1% | 3 |
2016 | 4.9% | 5 |
2017 | 1.4% | 5 |
Source:[5]
See also
- Plural
- CM&
- NTC
- RTI
- Hemisphere
- NotiCentro 1 CM&
- Telenovelas and series of Colombia
- Television in Colombia
References
- ^ "Amplían por 40 meses concesiones a tres operadores de Canal Uno". El Tiempo. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "En el primer trimestre de 2014 se hará la transición para el lanzamiento del nuevo Canal Uno". Autoridad Nacional de Televisión. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Canal Uno emitirá las 24 horas y sacará televentas de su programación". El Tiempo. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Anziano, Virginia (12 January 2023). "Phoenix Media adquirió el 100% de Canal 1". TAVI Latam. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ (in Spanish) Farándula criolla, Canal Caracol, una década al aire Archived 15 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, 13 July 2008, accessed 14 December 2008
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- CM& (in Spanish)