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Costa Rica In The OTI Festival
Costa Rica and its two Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica, OTI member stations Teletica and Repretel debuted in the OTI Festival in 1976 in Acapulco, one year later than most of its Central American neighbours. The first Costa Ricans, Costa Rican entrant in the song contest was Felix Ángel with a patriotic song called "Patria" (Homeland) which didn't receive a warm reception by the juries and placed 13th, scoring only two points. Since their debut, this country took part in every edition of the event until the last edition, which was held again in Acapulco. Costa Rica hosted the OTI Contest in 1998 and the venue was the National Theatre of San José, Costa Rica, San José. The stage was dark colored with a blue floor. The orchestra zone was in the background. History Costa Rica never managed to win the festival but the country enjoyed some successes. In 1980, in Buenos Aires, the singer Ricardo Padilla achieved fourth place, with the song "El amor se va" (Love g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teletica
Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., known as Teletica is a Costa Rican television broadcaster, founded in 1958. It operates Teletica Canal 7, XperTV Canal 33, and, since 1991 (partially since 2018), CableTica (now called Liberty). History In October 1958 an agreement was signed that gave rise to Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., Teletica Channel 7. Mario Echandi, President of Costa Rica, decided to grant licenses to public television. Two men were his predecessors, René Picado Esquivel and Carlos Manuel Reyes and his wife Andreina Otalvaro. On May 9, 1960 the first television broadcast was held. In the same year, the first newscast of Costa Rica would be created, called the word of Costa Rica, which one month later changed its name to what is now known as Telenoticias. In 1962, Teletica transmitted the visit of then US President, John F. Kennedy. In 1963, the first mobile television unit was installed, which could expand the information programs live from outside the facilities. By 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
