Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía
| Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía | |
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| Abbreviation | RTC |
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| Formation | July 6, 1977 |
| Type | Broadcast content regulator and film and television rating board |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
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Director
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Amadeo Díaz Moguel |
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Parent organization
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Secretariat of the Interior |
| Website | Sitio oficial |
The Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía (General Directorate of Radio, Television and Film), known by its acronym RTC, is an agency of the Mexican Secretariat of the Interior (SEGOB). It rates films and television programs broadcast in the country, and it also manages the time allotted to the government on broadcast television and radio stations, including the production and distribution of La Hora Nacional, a weekly program heard on all radio stations in Mexico.
Its current director is Amador Díaz Moguel, who was named to the position on July 13, 2014.
The RTC was created on July 6, 1977, by a decree published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación. Its first director was Margarita López Portillo. When it was created, it took over various tasks, including the operations of the national radio station Radio México, rural television services and other radio and television stations owned by the federal government and the management of the . It also proceeded to liquidate the nearly 40-year-old National Film Bank. In 1983, the broadcast stations under RTC's purview were transferred to new government institutes. In 1985, it received further power by issuing opinions on broadcast stations during their concession renewals (managed by the SCT), and in 1989, it took over production of La Hora Nacional, government commercials, and mandatory cadenas nacionales. At this time, it also began rating movies and television programs.
In 2006, the RTC closed its nine regional offices which had monitored broadcast stations throughout the country, in favor of monitoring stations from Mexico City only.
The RTC has several functions in the three media covered in its remit:
In radio, the RTC coordinates the broadcasting of government public service announcements and cadenas nacionales across the country's radio stations and makes new PSAs and content available over the internet. In most years, except during election campaigns when electoral authorities and parties take it over, the RTC controls 88 percent of the time allotted to the government, with the remaining 12 percent managed by the National Electoral Institute. Likewise, the RTC also distributes PSAs for air on television stations, as well as longer-form programs that must be at least five minutes in length.
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