Rahintel
| Rahintel (Radio HIN Televisión) | |
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| Launched | 28 February 1959 |
| Closed | 4 April 1999 |
| Owned by | Grupo Financiero Universal |
| Slogan | Gente que sabe hacer televisión (People who know how to make television) |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Language | Spanish |
| Broadcast area | Dominican Republic |
| Affiliates | Canal 7 Cibao |
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo |
| Replaced by | Antena Latina |
| Sister channel(s) | Canal 7 Cibao |
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| Terrestrial | |
| VHF | Channel 7 (Santo Domingo) |
Rahintel was a television network in the Dominican Republic owned and operated by Grupo Financiero Universal. It was headquartered in Santo Domingo.
The channel's origins are traced as far back as 1959. Pedro Bonilla, owner of Radio HIN, expressed the will to launch a private television station and launches Rahintel (Radio HIN Televisión) on February 28, 1959 in a shop located near the grounds of the Fair of Peace and Fraternity of the Free World, which had recently opened at the time.
The initial purpose of the creator and, therefore, of the TV company in general were, initially, to contribute to the education of the population and to serve the economic and industrial sectors as a vehicle for promoting their products.
Artistically, Rahintel was a little more liberal in contrast to La Voz Dominicana (the current 4RD). However, this climate of artistic freedom that opened in Rahintel bothered Jose Arismendy Trujillo (Petan), director of La Voz Dominicana (and brother of tyrant Rafael Leonidas Trujillo). But Petán couldn't remove the plant - or even acquire it - given the links between Pepe Bonilla and Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Martinez (Ramfis).
Because of that, shows liike "La hora del moro" (Hour of the Chow) were created, which opened the doors to many young artists who tested their talents. This program was run by the Dominican musician Rafael Solano and he gave the start of the careers of singers such as Nini Cáffaro.
At this time, coverage was limited to the capital and some nearby towns and their programming only ran from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and, on rare occasions, until 11. In addition to live programs, its programming consisted of American series and comedies.
Several years later, in 1966, their coverage extended into the country via channels 7 and 11 and its signal was extended to the north and northwest. Notably, in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Rahintel operated on channel 11. However, they managed to create another frequency to transmit channel 7 in Santiago. This channel was known as Canal 7 Cibao.
During the decade, Rahintel made their first satellite transmission, becoming the first channel of the Dominican Republic to do it.
In 1983, Pedro Bonilla sold the TV station to Grupo Financiero Universal, controlled at the time by Leonel Almonte, who would expand the plant and their television programming, along with Milton Peláez, who launched offers to several shows on Color Visión. The episode of the "war of the ballots" had begun.
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