Andes Televisión was a Colombian ''

programadora In Television in Colombia, Colombian broadcasting, ''programadoras'' (literally ''programmer'') are companies that produce television programs, especially for the public-commercial Canal Uno (and, until 2003, Canal A/Segunda Cadena). The Colombia ...

'' between 1997 and 2003. It was founded by Luis Guillermo Ángel, the former director of

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History

Immediately upon its foundation, Andes received time on

Canal A Canal A (previously known as ''Cadena Dos'') was a Colombian open television network launched on January 16, 1971, under the name ''Tele9 Corazón'' (pronounced "telenueve corazón"). History TV9 Telebogotá (Teletigre), the first private tel ...

for special features on holidays (''festivos''). Before the bidding cycle of 1997, Ángel sold his stake to Roberto García-Peña, a journalist at '' El Tiempo'' newspaper. Before the closing of the bidding cycle, the family of ex-president

Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United S ...

had bought the majority of Andes, announcing at the same time that it would withdraw the renewal of the license of the ''programadora'' Noticiero Criptón, whose main production was the newscast by the same name that had aired since 1987. In the bidding cycle of 1997 (for the period 1998-2003), Andes was awarded 9.5 hours a week of programming on Canal A, including the noontime news block. In December 1997, the previous owner of that block, Prego Televisión, sold the rights to its ''Noticiero Nacional'' to Andes, which began presenting it at the start of 1998. It was unique on that channel as the only ''programadora'' that sold its advertising through Comtevé, a unit of

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, instead of through Mejía & Asociados/

Datos y Mensajes Datus or Datos (), also Datum or Daton (Δάτον and Δᾶτον), was an ancient Greek city located in Macedonia, specifically in the region between the river Strymon and the river Nestos. It was founded by colonists from Thasos at 360 ...

. As the ''programadoras'' crisis continued, ''Noticiero Nacional'' was shuttered in 2000. Infomercials, or ''televentas'', replaced it. It became dependent on ''televentas'' to weather the storm; when these were prohibited in 2003, Andes Televisión bid farewell in March, the same week as Proyectamos Televisión.Luz Monroy, Martha. "Canal A, el león que agoniza." ''El Tiempo'' 26 March 200
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