Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories: National broadcasting networks, such as Venevision Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira o Contactv Televisora Regional de San Fernando, Estado Apure, Venezuela Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe
Table of broadcast networks All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.
Table of broadcast television networks Major national networks Television Network Founded % of Venezuelan households reached # of households viewable Type of network # of Full-Power Affiliates # of Low-Power/Class-A Affiliates & Transmitters Venevisión 1961 TVes TVes Commercial 33 N/A VTV 1964 N/A N/A Political, National 45 N/A TVes 2007 N/A N/A Cultural, commercial, social service TV N/A N/A Televen 1988 N/A N/A Commercial 27 N/A ViVe 2003 N/A N/A Educational N/A N/A Globovisión 1994 N/A N/A News, Commercial 7 N/A Vale TV 1998 N/A N/A educational 27 N/A Meridiano Televisión 1996 N/A N/A Commercial, sports 16 N/A TeleSUR 2005 N/A N/A Political, News 4 N/A Regional networks Canal i (previously PumaTV) 1995 N/A N/A Commercial/news, regional N/A N/A Vepaco TV 2002 N/A N/A Commercial, regional 14 N/A Amavisión 1983 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Televisora de Oriente 1992 N/A N/A Commercial, regional 8 N/A TVS 1994 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A TRV (Orbivisión) N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A TIC TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Color TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Novavisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Aragua TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Telellano N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Rumbera TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Llanovisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Bolívar Visión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A TV Guayana 1993 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A NTV Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A DAT TV 2001 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Niños Cantores Televisión 1987 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Avila TV 2006 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A LaSimón TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A UCV TV (Caracas)|UCV TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Flamingo Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Sol TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A TV Llano 1995 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Promar TV 1995 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Somos TV 2005 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A V+TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Telecentro 1990 N/A N/A Commercial, regional 6 N/A Televisora Andina de Mérida 1982 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A OMC Televisión 1998 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A ULA TV 1999 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A AR Visión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Telemir 2005 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Sol Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Tele Éxito N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional 11 N/A Telecaribe (Venezuela)|Telecaribe 1989 N/A N/A Commercial, regional 20 N/A Portuguesa TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Universal Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Regional Acarigua N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Televisra Regional de Portuguesa N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Prisma Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Telesol N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Olímpica Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Televisora Regional del Táchira 1989 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Canal 21 (Táchira) N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Buena TV 2006 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Total TV (TTV) N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A TeleBoconó 1979 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Tele Yaracuy N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Yaracuyana TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Televiza 1994 N/A N/A Commercial, regional 4 N/A Zuliana de Televisión 1991 N/A N/A Commercial, regional 3 N/A Global TV 1999 N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Telecolor N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Tele N N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A URBE Televisión N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A Ciudad TV N/A N/A N/A Commercial, regional N/A N/A TV Familia 2001 N/A N/A Religion, regional N/A N/A Community television networks TV Puerto 2003 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Apure N/A N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Teletambores 2002 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Contacto Vecinal TV 2005 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Zamora TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Oritvisión 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Calipso TV 2003 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Río N/A N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Catia TVe 2001 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Caricuao 2002 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Coro TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Galopando TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Lara TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Azul TVC N/A N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Survisión 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Bailadores 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Petare 2002 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Siguaraya TV 2006 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Valdez TV 2005 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Jaureguina TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Michelena TV 2002 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Montaña TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Rubio 2006 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Vida TV 2003 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Tarmas TV 2002 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Camunare Rojo TV 2003 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Bolívar TV 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Fundacomez 2004 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Quijote TV 2006 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Arawakos TVC 2007 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A Venezuela Heroica 2007 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A TV Limón 2007 N/A N/A Community 1 N/A
History + History of Broadcast networks 1953-19601961-19701970-19801980-19901990-20002000-2007 Televisora Nacional TVN-5 (22 Noviembre 1952) Televisora NacionalTelevisora Nacional Red canal 5 (1974)Televisora Nacional red canal 5Televisora Nacional red canal 5 - ValeTV (1998) ValeTV Televisa canal 4 (1° Junio 1953 - 1960) Venevisión Canal 4 (27 Febrero 1961) Venevisión Venevisión Venevisión Venevisión Canal 4 - Venevisión Continental (28 Agosto 2000) Radio Caracas Televisión Canal 2, 7 y 10 (15 Noviembre 1953) RCTV RCTV RCTV Radio Caracas Televisión Radio Caracas Televisión Canal 2 (27 Mayo 2007) - RCTV Internacional - por cable (16 de Julio 2007) Televisa del Zulia (1956) Canal 22 (Caracas) Setiembro 25 1956 Cidade De Venezolana Inspectòr Cities Ondas del Lago Televisión canal 13 Saò Barthelemy (1° Octubre 1957) TeleZulia (9° Noviembre 1957) en (1° Enero 1959) Radio Valencia Television (1958) Radio Valencia Televisión Teletrece Teletrece Teletrece Cadena Venezolana de Television canal 8 CVTV (1ª Agosto 1964)Cadena Venezolana de Television canal 8 CVTV - Venezolana de Television red canal 8 (1974) Venezolana de Television red canal 8 Venezolana de TelevisionVenezolana de Televisión
Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks Televisora Nacional - Government network, predecessor of Vale TV. Televisa - The first commercial network in Venezuela, was bought out by the Grupo Cisneros and became Venevisión. RCTV (Radio Caracas Televisión) - Second commercial network whose license expired on May 27, 2007. The license renewal was refused by the Government of Hugo Chávez. It was re-launched on cable and satellite television networks on July 16, 2007 as RCTV International. Televisa del Zulia - First regional commercial network, created in 1956 and closed in 1960. Ondas del Lago Televisión - Regional television network - Active in the late '50s. Radio Valencia Televisión - A regional over-the-air broadcast network from 1958 to 1962. Teletrece - A regional television network - Active in the 60's. Canal 11 Televisión - Commercial television network, 1966 – 1968. Canal 11 (Maracaibo) - A regional television network - Active in the 60's. Marte TV - A Caracas regional network. Sold and re-launched as La Tele on December 1, 2002. La Tele - Closed in 2015 Puma TV - predecessor of Canal i.
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