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Canal 12 is a nationwide terrestrial television channel in Nicaragua owned by Nicavisión, S.A., a company of the Valle Peters family. It broadcasts from a main transmitter atop Las Nubes, a major broadcast television site for the Managua area, and from repeaters at Estelí, Matagalpa and Jinotega.
[136] [137] Miguel Mora, the director of 100% Noticias de Nicaragua, stated that the Nicaraguan government censored his channel on cable networks in the country. [138] The censorship of 100% Noticias was not lifted until 25 April. [139] One journalist, Ángel Gahona , was shot and killed while reporting on the protests on Facebook Live.
Novoa, a 26 year old American citizen born in Macon, Georgia was studying at the American University (Nicaragua) located in Managua. During this time, Novoa was known to be an "Active Participant" in the 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests against President Daniel Ortega. Marco stated that he was kidnapped and beaten by Pro-Ortega Paramilitary ...
The suspension lasted several hours, except for 100% Noticias, who was out of the air until 25 April. [12] Murillo accused the protesters of being manipulated and trying to "destabilize" and "destroy" Nicaragua. [13] 20 April - The 15-years-old student of Instituto Loyola, Álvaro Conrado, was shot to death during a demonstration. He died when ...
By February 2018, many analysts viewed the canal project as defunct, with the main investor having lost much of his fortune in the 2015–2016 economic crisis, and other Chinese investment having turned to focus on Panama, the Nicaragua project's main competitor.
The mass media in Nicaragua consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. [1] Freedom of speech is a right guaranteed by the Constitution of Nicaragua. There is no official state censorship of the media in Nicaragua. [2]
Canal 10 (Canal Diez), is a nationwide terrestrial television channel from Nicaragua owned by Radio y Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A. (RATENSA), a company founded by Mexican investors. RATENSA formerly owned Canal 4 and also owns a local network of four affiliated radio stations – Tropicálida , Alfa , Radio Galaxia La Picosa and Radio Joya .
On December 21, 2018, the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services revoked the operation license of Canal 15 and raided its offices. The director Miguel Mora and journalist Lucía Pineda Ubau were jailed and accused of inciting terrorism in the context of the 2018 Nicaragua protests . [ 2 ]