TVes
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Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela |
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| Slogan | Sonríe Contigo |
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Analog: 2 (in Caracas), 7 (in San Cristóbal, Táchira) Digital: Supercable, Intercable, NetUno, Other Signals: 2; DirecTV: 104 |
| Owner | Venezuelan Social Television Foundation, Government of Venezuela |
| Founded | May 28, 2007 |
| Call letters' meaning | YTVS-TV |
| Former callsigns | YVKS-TV(1953-2007) |
| Website | http://www.tves.gob.ve/ |
TVes is a Venezuelan public television channel. Its name is short for Televisora Venezolana Social (Venezuelan Social Television) and is pronounced [ˈte ˈβes] ("te ves"), meaning you see yourself. It replaced the signal of Radio Caracas Televisión on Channel 2 on Monday, May 28, 2007, and began broadcasting at 12:20 am local time (04:20 UTC). The Venezuelan government had refused to renew RCTV's broadcasting license and instead determined to create a new channel from part of RCTV's infrastructure. The new channel, in contrast with RCTV, is public-owned. According to the government, TVes aims to portray the identity of Venezuelans, hence the pronunciation of the station's name meaning you see yourself.
The station is managed by the Venezuelan Social Television Foundation (Fundación Televisora Venezolana Social), a foundation established under Presidential Decree 5394, published in the Gaceta Official government gazette on 11 May 2007. The Foundation has its own funds and separate legal identity (personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propio) and is attached to the Ministry of Communications and Information. Its initial funding came entirely from the Ministry, but in future years, it'll receive an allocation from the federal budget, together with such other donations and earnings it receives. The Foundation is based in Caracas but may conduct business throughout the republic and abroad.
The members of the Foundation's board were sworn in by Vice President Jorge Rodríguez on 21 May 2007. The board members are Tarik Souki Farías, Roberto Hernández Montoya, Asalia Venegas, Rafaela Cusati, María Alejandra Díaz Marín, Nelín Escalante, Amilio Ezequiel González, Jorge Morales and Manuel Fernando, with journalist and broadcaster Lil Rodríguez serving as its president.
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