Canal Habana is a Cuban public television channel founded in 2006,
at the Mazón and San Miguel studios, where television was broadcast for the first time in
Cuba
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from the old channel CHTV that was broadcast in the City of
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. .
The channel is transmitted by air with a reach throughout Havana, occupying the nascent UHF band in the spectrum of the capital of Cuba (Channel 27).
History
On May 7, 1990, the broadcasts of the CHTV channel began,
that was broadcast in the
City of Havana and the old Havana province and that was located on the 18th floor of the
Hotel Habana Libre
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the channel remained on the air during more than 15 years between 4:30 and 6:00 pm.
The channel began with the objective of witnessing the events of the life of Havanans during the difficult days of the Special Period. CHTV was a unique channel because it was a project with young fourth-year students of the
Bachelor
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Etymo ...
of Journalism at the
University of Havana
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together with only three professional journalists and a group of engineers, filmmakers and technicians from various areas of the
ICRT.
In a second moment, he moved to the studios of P and 23 where he consolidated his professional work with investigative and interpretive journalism. On January 28, 2006, the current Canal Habana was founded.
References
External links
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Official website of Televisión Cubana
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Television in Cuba
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Spanish-language television stations
Mass media in Havana