El 33
| El 33 | |
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| Launched | 10 September 1988 (Test transmission) 10 September 1989 (Official) |
| Owned by | Televisió de Catalunya |
| Audience share | 1.5% (November 2012, ) |
| Broadcast area | Catalonia, Andorra, Northern Catalonia, Balearic islands and Valencian Country |
| Headquarters | Sant Joan Despí |
| Formerly called | Canal 33 (1988-2001) |
| Website | www.el33.cat |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| PAL | Vall d'Albaida: 38 UHF |
| Digital |
Barcelona: Mux 61 Girona: Mux 60 Lleida: Mux 58 Tarragona: Mux 59 Northern Catalonia: Mux 37 Balearic Islands: Mux 26 Andorra: Mux 36 Baix Cinca: Mux 59 Castelló: Mux 47 València: Mux 37 Ribera and Safor: Mux 55 |
| Satellite | |
| Digital+ | Channel 11 |
| Cable | |
| ONO |
Catalonia: Channel 11 Valencian Country: Channel 11 |
| IPTV | |
| Movistar TV | Catalonia: Channel 4 |
El 33 (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫ ˈtɾɛntə ˈtɾɛs]) is Catalonia's second public television channel. It belongs to Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the CCMA.
The idea of a second channel in Catalonia began in 1988, with a controversy between Televisión Española, which planned to launch a third channel exclusively for Catalonia and produced solely in Sant Cugat del Vallès, but the CCRTV (Corporació Catalana de Ràdio i Televisió) had planned to launch the second channel called Canal 33.
This provoked a struggle between the Spanish government and the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan government), which was not resolved until 1989. Televisió de Catalunya began its trial broadcasts for Canal 33 on September 10, 1988 (the eve of National Day of Catalonia), much to the surprise for both Spanish Government and the Generalitat. UHF Channel 47 in Barcelona was allocated to this channel. The Director-General of Telecommunications ordered TVE to interfere with the new channel's signal, while Televisió de Catalunya tried to circumvent the boycott with an illegal broadcaster that later had to be withdrawn.
Finally, there was a negotiation between the conflicting parties and the Ministry of Transport granted four frequencies in April for Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona. Thus the channel was able to begin its regular broadcasts on April 23, 1989. According to its first director, Enric Casals, the programming would be dedicated to regional news, culture and sports. Subsequently, TVE failed to materialize the project of its third channel, which helped Canal 33 consolidate in Catalonia.
The network began broadcasting programs previously transmitted by TV3 and movies during prime time, On 10 September 1989, Canal 33 began its official broadcast with its own programming during prime time. The channel aired some programs of TV3 such as the music show, Sputnik and sci-fi series like Star Trek.
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