Capitolio TV is a Venezuelan television channel established in 2016. It is headquartered at the

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. The channel is owned and operated by the National Assembly of Venezuela. It was established after the old parliament decided to close

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after the opposition led by Democratic Unity Roundtable won the majority of the seats in the

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; for that reason it was replaced by the National Audiovisual Television Foundation ANTV granting the concession to its workers.

History

Capitolio TV was founded on October 7, 2016 through

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, and was scheduled to open on October 18, 2016. However, the signal did not air that day because officials of the Military House positioned in the adjacencies of the

and there was a march of supporters of the ruling party in the vicinity of said palace. Live broadcasting finally began on October 23, 2016 through YouTube live streaming. Having already more than a month of live transmission without interruptions, the official inauguration of the channel was held at the protocolary room of the National Assembly on November 29, 2016. The President of the Permanent Commission of Popular Power and Media of the

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, Deputy

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, and the president of the Capitolio TV Foundation, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez announced that it is planned for 2017 to recover the signal taken from the pre-2015 National Assembly of Venezuela and negotiate with satellite and cable TV providers to add Capitolio TV to the channel grid.

Logo

The logo of the channel has the Federal Legislative Palace, next to the

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and 8 gold stars. The channel logo was released the same day of its presentation via live streaming.

Censorship

During the

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, Venezuelan internet users reported several live streaming websites including

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and Capitolio TV were inaccessible on 7 April 2017.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.elcapitolio.tv/
Official YouTube Channel
Television networks in Venezuela Television channels and stations established in 2016 Spanish-language television stations 2016 establishments in Venezuela National Assembly (Venezuela) Legislature broadcasters Commercial-free television networks Media of the Crisis in Venezuela

History

Logo

Censorship

See also

References

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