Canal Uno (Colombia)
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| Type | Terrestrial television |
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| Branding | Canal Uno (alternatively, Canal 1 as in the logo) |
| Availability | Colombia |
| Slogan |
(in Spanish) #El1DeTodos Aqui todos somos uno (in English) #The1ofeveryone Here we are One |
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Broadcast area
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Colombia |
| Owner | Plural Comunicaciones S.A.S. |
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Launch date
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June 13, 1954 |
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Former names
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HJTV-2/HKRN-4 (1954-1956) Televisora Nacional de Colombia (1956-1963) Canal Nacional (1963-1972) Primera Cadena (1973-1983) Primera Cadena Color (1979-1984) Cadena 1 (1984-1987) Cadena Uno (1987-1997) Canal Uno (1998-) |
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Official website
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http://www.canaluno.com.co |
Canal 1 (in English: Channel 1) is the first Colombian national television channel. It started 13 June 1954 on channel 8 in Bogotá. It is state-owned by RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos, operated by Plural Comunicaciones, S.A.S., and privately run, with programming companies known as programadoras bidding for time slots with the Colombian state.
In 1963, it became operated by Inravisión (until then, it was operated by the Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia); later it would move from Channel 8 to Channel 7 in Bogotá. Until 1966, when private local channel Teletigre went on air, the then Canal Nacional was the only television channel in Colombia.
In 1972, it became the Primera Cadena ("First Network") since Teletigre's successor, again in state hands, became a national channel. In the 1980s it would become Cadena Uno ("Network One", sometimes spelled Cadena 1) and acquired its current name on 1 January 1998.
Since July 1998, when private channels Caracol TV and RCN TV (formerly programadoras) started operations, ratings for the state-owned channels Canal Uno and Canal A have steadily dropped (see below chart). This and the economic recession of the late 1990s severely affected the programadoras, which one after other declared bankruptcy or became merely production companies for Caracol TV and RCN TV. Canal Uno was less affected than Canal A, which became Canal Institucional, a state-controlled channel, in November 2003. RTI Colombia, the only programadora remaining on Canal A, was moved to Canal Uno and stood there until 2008.
As of May 1, 2017, Canal Uno is programmed 26.6% each by three groups: CM&, NTC Televisión, RTI Televisión and 20.2% by Hemisphere Media Group (all four groups conformed Plural Comunicaciones S.A.S).
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