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Canal 2 is a Nicaraguan free-to-air television network owned by Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A., owned by the Mexican media mogul Remigio Ángel González.In theory, the channel's sister channels are those of Grupo Ratensa, but in practice, the channel is an independent operation with support from the Nicaraguan government.
The first television channel in Nicaragua opened on VHF channel 8 on July 15, 1956 [2] as Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A., owned by the Novedades newspaper. [3] The government followed on January 11, 1957 with Canal 6. In 1962, the government merged channels 6 and 8, with the latter becoming a relayer of the former. [2]
Canal 10, which eventually became the main channel of the group, was launched on June 23, 1997. [7] The majority of the programming on both networks consisted of foreign content; Canal 10 did not introduce a newscast until 2001. [8] Initially called Telediario 10, the newscast was replaced by the current Acción 10 in January 2005. [9]
Canal 31 (Guatemala City): TV Azteca; formerly known as Latitud Televisión; Canal 33 (Guatemala City): TV-USAC; Canal 35 (Guatemala City): TV Azteca; Canal 40 (Petén): Corporación de Radio y Televisión Petenera, S. A. Canal 41 (Guatemala City): International Channel Telecentro; Canal 43 (Guatemala City): International Channel Telecentro
When the Sandinistas overthrew the Somoza regime in Nicaragua in 1979, there were only two private television stations broadcasting in Nicaragua. Televicentro (Canal 2), founded in 1965 and owned by Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A. of the Sacasa family and Canal 6 owned by the Somoza family and founded in 1959. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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]
"Nicaragua: News". USA: University of Texas at Austin. "Nicaragua". Provisional Census of Current Latin American Newspaper Holdings in UK Libraries. UK: Advisory Council on Latin American and Iberian Information Resources. 14 April 2011.
Telenica (branded as TN8) is a nationwide state-run terrestrial television channel from Nicaragua, founded by Nicaraguan businessman Carlos Briceño in 1992. The channel was bought by Juan Carlos Ortega Murillo in late 2009, yet it was not made public until January 2010, the change in ownership led to a change in profile.