Nou Televisió (), or simply Nou ( Valencian for "nine" or "new"), previously known as Canal Nou ("Channel Nine" or "New Channel"), was a public television station in the

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, Spain. It was run by

Radiotelevisió Valenciana Radiotelevisió Valenciana () was in charge of the broadcasting of television and radio in the Valencian Community in Spain. History The Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community of 1982 makes possible the creation of means of social comm ...

(RTVV), which was operated from

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, and operated from 9 October 1989 until November 29, 2013.

History

Broadcasting

It was broadcast in Valencian and Spanish and could be watched in the

and adjacent areas, especially

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and Murcia. The station broadcast in stereo, and it was often possible to watch programmes in dual language (original soundtrack and Valencian (or Spanish) dub).

Programming

The newscasts were divided into three issues of Notícies Nou and one morning, Bon Dia Comunitat Valenciana. It broadcast Valencian fiction series such as Negocis de Família, Les Moreres or L'Alqueria Blanca. It also broadcast soap operas, mainly of Mexican and Venezuelan production. It brings the news of the community closer together with En connexió and it also broadcast the football matches of the Valencian First Division teams, as well as the most important sporting events of different Valencian clubs, such as the

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match of the ULEB Cup. The channel also had the rights to the matches of the Valencian Community football team. It also had a children's space for children called Babala Club, a container for animated series. In prime time, it used to broadcast self-produced programs, series, cinema and thematic programs, for example, cycles of certain actors. It also broadcast the space Check-in hotel, a

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that had audience shares of up to 30% in the

. Its largest audience and share data occurred at the time Tómbola was broadcast . In addition, this channel was very involved with the Valencian festivities, with broadcasts of the

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, as well as broadcasts of the Moors and Christians festivals of the Valencian cities of Onteniente and Alcoy, the

Magdalena Festival The Magdalena Festival is the main festivity of Castellón de la Plana, the capital city of the province of Castelló, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It commemorates the origins of the city, recalling the move of the city from the Hill of Mar ...

, the

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and the

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. However, these broadcasts were later broadcast by

Nou 24 Nou 24 () was the third channel launched by Ràdio Televisió Valenciana on 3 February 2009, under the name "24/9". The channel was dedicated to informative programmes made by RTVV and it could be watched only in the Valencian region via digita ...

, or half of an act at the channel and the other half in Nou 24.

Closure

In July 2012, in the middle of the ongoing financial crisis, RTVV announced a labor force adjustment plan, firing 1,198 of its 1,660 employees. Trade unions

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and CGT challenged the measure, and on 5 November 2013 it was nullified by the National Court. Claiming that reinstating the employees was untenable, the

Generalitat Valenciana The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self-government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organized. It consists of seven institutions including the ''Corts Valen ...

closed down RTVV that same day.Fabra's failure ends with RTVV.

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, 5 November 2013Police evict TV staff in Spain after closure of station
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Logos

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References

External links

Official website
{{Spanish television stations Radiotelevisió Valenciana Defunct television channels in Spain Mass media in the Valencian Community Catalan-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1989 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013