Corporación Estatal de Radio y Televisión (CERTV, ''State Radio and Television Corporation'') is a

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and

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operating from

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

in the

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. It is a public

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operated and owned by the Dominican government. Following the

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unification of 1996, CERTV has been aired throughout the country on channel 4 (''canal 4''). Previously, channel 4 was broadcast in Santo Domingo and the Southern zone, channel 5 in the Northern region and channel 12 in the Southwest.

History

The channel was first aired on August 1, 1952 with the name '' La Voz Dominicana''. This was the first television transmitter of its kind in the country and the fifth in

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, after

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, and

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. The original owner was José Arismendy Trujillo (Petán), brother of the notorious

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Rafael Trujillo (d. 1961). It was a combination of radio and television that transmitted live programming for six hours. ''Romance Campesino'' was one of the first

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and radio series that aired from the station. Besides providing entertainment and information, this

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outlet was also used by the government to communicate favorable

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for the Trujillo regime. During the 1970s, the channel was officially renamed Radio Televisión Dominicana (RTVD), a title which persisted for several decades. On July 29, 2003 its name was changed once again to Corporación Estatal de Radio y Televisión (CERTV) by means of a national decree which transformed it into a

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sustained and operated by the Dominican Government.

CERTV: Definition and Functions

According to Article 4 of the law which created it (134-03), CERTV has a general objective of managing and running public

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for the transport and diffusion of television signals in VHF (

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) and UHF (

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) and television systems for

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, equivalent to public broadcasting networks for

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and

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and

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for the transmission and broadcasting of radio and TV programming, as well as the transmission and broadcasting of these programs by other media types that exists or could exist in the future.''Memoria 2004'', ''Banco Central de la ''Republica Dominicana'', pp. 54, ''Quincuagesimo Septimo Enjercicio 2004'', Santo Domingo

List of Programs seen in this channel

* Centro Noticias * Centro Deportes * Caribe Show * El Tapón de las 12 * TV Revista * El Kan del 4 * Domingos en Grande * El Reto Semana - Primera Etapa * El Club de Isha - Primera Etapa * El Show del Mediodía - Primera Etapa * El Gordo de la Semana - Primera Etapa * Buen Provecho * Santo Domingo Invita * En Acción con Manuel y Hermes * El humor nunca pasa

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corporacion Estatal de Radio y Television Television stations in the Dominican Republic Mass media companies established in 1952 Television channels and stations established in 1952 1952 establishments in the Dominican Republic