Television in Colombia
Television in Colombia or
History
Schedule of the first Colombian television broadcast
Source:[1]
13 June 1954 from 21:00
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia
- Speech by President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
- Tele News
- Recital: Violin: Frank Preuss, Piano: Hilda Adler
- Documentary
- El niño del pantano, TV adaptation of a tale by Bernardo Romero Lozano, produced by Gaspar Árias
- Film
- Estampas colombianas, comical sketch by Álvaro Monroy
- Film sent by the United Nations: Report with Colombians in New York City
- Ballet from the Kiril Pikieris Academy
- Tele-final
- National Anthem
Television in Colombia was inaugurated on 13 June 1954 during the government of General
Early years
Initially television in
Color broadcasts
On 1 December 1979, regular color television broadcasts started in Colombia[3] using the NTSC standard. Color television had already been introduced in October 1973, when programadora Cenpro Televisión made a color broadcast during an education seminar with Japanese-made equipment. The inauguration and the first match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup were broadcast live in color, but they could be seen in color only on big screens in Bogotá and Cali.[4]
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Colombian national television system had three national channels:
In 1984, the first of the regional networks in the country was created,
would join them.1987 saw the introduction of cable television to the country after bidding in 1985. TV Cable, the country's first cable system, began operations at the end of December 1987.
The 1991 bid (for the 1992-1997 period) triggered competitiveness as a first step toward privatization. Cadena Dos became
The Colombian Constitution of 1991 and a law in 1995 created the Comisión Nacional de Television (CNTV, National Television Commission), an autonomous entity in charge of policies for public television and regulation of television contents. The CNTV started working in 1995. In March 1993, more ratings information came to Colombian screens. A court decision forced Inravisión to ban sexual and violent scenes from the franja familiar (family block). Programadoras were now required to state if the program was appropriate for minors to view.[5] In addition, programadoras had to submit their material to Inravisión 72 hours in advance to determine its suitability; television was classified in two types of franjas, including the franja infantil and franja familiar (which determined the content rating of the programs to be aired in that block) as well as ratings for the profitability and value of the timeslots, ranging from AAA (prime time) to D (overnight hours).
In 1997, the government through the CNTV gave away licences to set up privately owned television networks. These licences were granted to
The recession of the Colombian economy during the late 1990s weakened the state-run networks and the programadoras. But the companies that produced the networks' shows also had to face a new landscape of Colombian television, as Caracol and RCN now dominated. Ratings fell steadily as the programadoras became merely production companies for Caracol or RCN or disappeared outright. Names famous in Colombian television, like PUNCH, Cenpro,
By 2003, Canal A was almost entirely filled with cultural and educational programs produced by the government-run programadora (Audiovisuales).
In 2009 a licence for a third national private television network was to be granted by the Colombian government. Spanish groups PRISA and Planeta, and Venezuelan tycoon Gustavo Cisneros were bidding, each of them allied with Colombian shareholders, for the licence. As of July 2020, there is still no third private channel in Colombia.
Digital television
Satellite and Cable
Terrestrial
On August 28, 2008,
On December 28, 2010,
On January 9, 2012
As of June 2020, there are around 40 state owned DVB-T2 masts (RTVC) and around 150 private DVB-T2 masts (CCNP: 149, Citytv: 1). [13]
DTH-Social (Direct To Home), a Ku satellite system using DVB-S2, is planned and will enable 100% geographic coverage. As of December 2022, it is not yet available.
Programming
Network | Coverage | Type |
---|---|---|
Caracol TV |
National | private |
RCN TV |
National | private |
Canal 1 | National | mixed (operated by a private consortium, its concession and transmitter network belong to the Colombian government) |
Canal Institucional | National | public |
Señal Colombia | National | public |
Teleantioquia | Regional: Antioquia Department | public |
Canal 13 |
Regional: Bogotá, the southeastern part of the Andean region, and all Orinoquia and Amazon regions | public |
Canal Capital | Regional: Bogotá | public |
Citytv | Regional: Bogotá | private/local |
Caucavisión | Regional: Cauca Department | private/cable |
Telecaribe | Regional: Caribbean Region of Colombia |
public |
Telecafé | Regional: Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis |
public |
Teleislas | Regional: San Andrés y Providencia Department |
public |
Canal TRO |
Regional: Santander Department | public |
Telepacífico | Regional: Pacific Region of Colombia |
public |
Telemedellín | Regional: Antioquia Department | mixed (managed by public and private universities in Medellín) |
Canal U | Regional: Antioquia Department | public |
Enlace Piedemonte Canal 2 | Regional: Casanare | private/cable |
Most viewed channels
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | Caracol TV | 14.5 |
2 | RCN TV | 13.9 |
3 | Canal 1 | 4.5 |
4 | Señal Colombia | 3.3 |
5 | Canal Capital | 2.5 |
6 | Citytv | 1.9 |
7 | Canal Trece | 1.4 |
8 | Teleantioquia | 0.9 |
9 | Telepacífico | 0.8 |
10 | Canal Institucional | 0.6 |
See also
- Media of Colombia
- List of Colombian television series
- Television content rating systems in Colombia
- Television in Latin America
References
- ISBN 958-96587-5-X.
- ^ Semana. 2004-06-06. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- Luís Ángel Arango Library, La televisión a Color para todos 1979 Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Historia de la televisión en Colombia, accessed 24 December 2008
- Luís Ángel Arango Library, Las primeras imágenes a color 1974 Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Historia de la televisión en Colombia, accessed 24 December 2008
- ^ "Programas de TV siguen en el aire." El Tiempo 31 March 1993: link
- ^ 2003 schedule from Canal A — notice the high content of Audiovisuales programs
- ^ "Colombia says chooses European digital TV standard". Reuters. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "CNTV chooses European Standard for Colombia's DTV" (in Spanish). Portafolio. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ a b EFE (28 December 2010). "Caracol y RCN inician emisión digital terrestre". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "RESOLUCIÓN 389 DE 2010". Comisión Nacional de Televisión. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Colombia adopts DVB-T2".
- ^ "Colombia tendrá dos estándares de TV digital".
- ^ "Adjudicada la III fase de la Televisión Digital Terrestre". 9 September 2016.
External links
- Caracol Televisión
- (in Spanish) Commission of Television[permanent dead link]
- (in Spanish) Luis Angel Arango library - History of Colombian television
- (in Spanish) "Television starts" article by Óscar Collazos
- (in Spanish) EL TIEMPO: 50 years of Colombia