RCTV
| Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional | |
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| Launched | 15 November 1953 (as an over-the-air network) 16 July 2007 (as a cable/satellite-only network) |
| Owned by |
Radio Caracas Televisión RCTV, C.A. (an Empresas 1BC company) |
| Audience share | (22 April 2008, ) |
| Slogan | Marca el paso (Sets the pace) |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela |
| Formerly called | Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) (15 November 1953–16 July 2007) |
| Website | RCTV Site |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
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DirecTV (Venezuela) |
Channel 103 |
| Cable | |
| Net Uno | Channels May Vary |
| Intercable | 13 |
| SuperCable | Channels May Vary |
| Planet Cable | Channels May Vary |
Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional (RCTV Internacional) is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) on 15 November 1953 by William H. Phelps, Jr.. Its radio counterpart was Radio Caracas Radio.
On 27 May 2007, RCTV made headlines when the Government of Venezuela decided not to renew their radio broadcast concession for what it said was the station's role in the 2002 coup which briefly overthrew Venezuela's democratically elected government. The Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia or TSJ) upheld the decision by the National Commission of Telecommunications (CONATEL) not to renew RCTV's broadcast license. RCTV continued to broadcast via satellite and cable as RCTV International. In January 2010 RCTV was sanctioned with temporary closure for failing to respect Venezuelan media law. It rejected the Venezuelan media regulator's finding that it was a domestic media provider.
In 2010, the Council on Foreign Relations described RCTV as "the most important independent television station in Venezuela".
Radio Caracas Televisión, C.A. was established on 18 August 1953 by the Corporación Radiofónica de Venezuela (more commonly known as Coraven, a subsidiary of the Grupo Phelps and RCA), whose mission was that of launching a television network. In the month of September, Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) began test broadcasts on channel seven using the call sign YVKS-TV, and on 15 November, the network was officially inaugurated at 7:30 pm. RCTV was the third television network to begin operations in Venezuela after Televisora Nacional and Televisa, seen on channels five and four, respectively, and the second commercial network after Televisa.
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