Canal 7 (Guatemalan TV channel)
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| Country | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Guatemala |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chapín TV (Albavisión) |
| Sister channels | Canal 3 Canal 11 Canal 13 |
| History | |
| Launched | December 15, 1964 |
| Links | |
| Website | chapintv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF | Channel 7 Channel 8 (inside the country) |
| Digital UHF | Channel 19.2 Channel 43.1 |
Canal 7 (Canal Siete, formerly Televicentro and Televisiete) is a Guatemalan terrestrial television channel owned by Grupo Chapín TV, a subsidiary of Remigio Ángel González's Albavisión group. Similar to sister channel Canal 3, the channel has a generalist profile.
History[edit]
Televicentro launched on December 15, 1964[1] under the TGBO-TV calls, with a daily schedule between 5pm and 11pm.[2] The station was founded by the El Imparcial newspaper, with initial funding costing 250,000 quetzales and with video taping equipment worth 80,000 quetzales. At launch, the channel covered 80% of the Guatemalan territory. On December 5, 1965, the channel faced internal problems among shareholders, with José Quiñones as interventor.[1]
Around 1977, the channel was renamed Televisiete, likely due to its relations with Televisa.[3]
The station is acquired by Alba Lorenzana Cardona, wife of Remigio Ángel González, in 1980.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Historia de la televisión en Guatemala". El Libre Pensador. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1967. p. 949. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "RetroGuate | No es un montaje... Ese era el logotipo de Televisiete en 1977, puede ser de ahí venga su nombre: el logotipo de Televisa con el número 7 = Televisiete". Facebook. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2023.