Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories: * National broadcasting networks, such as Venevision * Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira * Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe

Table of broadcast networks

All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.

History

Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks

Televisora Nacional Televisora Nacional was the first television station (state-owned) to begin operations in Venezuela. It broadcast from 1953 to 1992 making Venezuela the ninth country in the world to have television. History On 22 November 1952, the first televis ...

- Government network, predecessor of

Vale TV Vale TV ''(Valores Educativos Televisión)'' (formerly a public-owned educational channel in Venezuela called Televisora Nacional) is a television channel run by Asociación Civil, a non-profit association owned by the Roman Catholic Archbishopr ...

. *

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

- The first commercial network in Venezuela, was bought out by the

Grupo Cisneros Grupo Cisneros is a privately held, family owned business headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, historically based in Venezuela, with a focus on Latin American and Spanish-speaking people worldwide. It is a conglomerate of media entertainment, ...

and became Venevisión. *

RCTV Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisió ...

(Radio Caracas Televisión) - Second commercial network whose license expired on May 27, 2007. The license renewal was refused by the Government of

Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...

. It was re-launched on cable and satellite television networks on July 16, 2007 as RCTV International. * Televisa del Zulia - First regional commercial network, created in 1956 and closed in 1960. * Ondas del Lago Televisión - Regional television network - Active in the late '50s. * Radio Valencia Televisión - A regional over-the-air broadcast network from 1958 to 1962. *

Teletrece ''Teletrece'' —also known as T13 or Tele 13— is the flagship daily evening television news programme of the Chilean television channel Canal 13, 13.2, 13c, 13i and T13 Móvil. It is presented by journalists Ramón Ulloa and Mónica Pérez. Fi ...

- A regional television network - Active in the 60's. * Canal 11 Televisión - Commercial television network, 1966 – 1968. * Canal 11 (Maracaibo) - A regional television network - Active in the 60's. * Marte TV - A Caracas regional network. Sold and re-launched as

La Tele La Tele was a regional television network in Venezuela. It could be seen on the cable and satellite systems of DirecTV (channel 113 in all of Venezuela), Supercable (channels 49, 48, 49, 49, 48, and 44 in Caracas, Margarita Island, Maracay, Puert ...

on December 1, 2002.

Table of broadcast networks

History

Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks

See also