Radiotelevisió Valenciana () was in charge of the broadcasting of television and radio in the

Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wi ...

in Spain.

History

The Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community of 1982 makes possible the creation of means of social communication destined to promote intercommunication between Valencians and to enhance their cultural and linguistic identity. In July 1984, the Valencian Courts approved the Law for the Creation of Valencian Radio and Television, a necessary instrument to put into practice one of the projects most shared and expected by the various social and political sectors of the Community. Article 11, c) of Law 7/1984 of 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 Val ...

of July 4, by which RTVV is created, establishes the internal regulation through the Regulations developed by the General Directorate, establishing the management of the services of Radio and Television through two public companies in the form of joint-stock companies, Televisió Autonòmica Valenciana SA and Ràdio Autonomia Valenciana S.A. Despite being two different companies, they depend on the same body, this being RTVV. The capital of the company is exclusively contributed by the Valencian Government, in accordance with said law. On 10 March 1987, the infrastructure works of the RTVV program production center, located in

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, on the outskirts of the city of Valencia, began, as well as facilities. In March 1988, the RTVV Board of Directors was constituted. The Council was made up of eleven members appointed, according to the Law of Creation of the Entity, by the Valencian Courts, and the duration of their mandate coincides with that of the corresponding legislature. On 9 October 1989,

Canal Nou 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 Valencian Community, Spain. It was run by Radiotelevisió Valenciana (RTVV), ...

began broadcasting. In April of the same year, the Board of Directors proposed to the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana the appointment of the first General Director of the entity. On August 1, 2009, Canal 9 started with a high definition signal called at first Canal Nou HD and later Nou HD, which emitted the same rescaled signal except for the contents produced in high definition that is broadcast in that format. The entity's budget in 2011 was €120 million, being lowered in 2012 to €98.7 million. In January 2012, an employment regulation file (ERE) was announced for the RTVV. In October 2013, the public channel Canal Nou was renamed simply Nou, but the name is short-lived, due to the closure of RTVV. This year's budget is € 78 million. On 29 June 2016, the Tax Agency published a list of debtors where RTVV appears with an amount pending payment of € 1.3 million.

Dissolution

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

closed down RTVV that same day. Nou TV's last broadcast ended abruptly when Spanish police pulled the plug at 12:19 on 29 November 2013.

Televisió Valenciana (TVV)

It began test broadcasts on 2 September 1989 under president

Joan Lerma Joan Lerma i Blasco (born 15 July 1951 in Valencia, Spain) is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Government since the restoration of de ...

, regular broadcasts began on 9 October 1989. * Nou Televisió – the first channel of TVV; launched as "Canal Nou". * Canal Nou Dos - the second channel of TVV, broadcast informative, documentary and cultural, as well as sports, programs * Nou 24 – the third channel of TVV, broadcast news, and information; launched as "24/9", then re-branded as "Canal Nou 24". * Canal Nou Internacional - the fourth channel of TVV, distributing Valencian programming to the Valencian community around the world, as well as promoting it to the rest of the citizens of those areas

Ràdio Autonomia Valenciana (RAV)

* Nou Ràdio �
www.radionou.com
* Nou Sí Ràdio �
www.siradio.com

References

External links

Official site of RTVV
1988 establishments in the Valencian Community 2013 disestablishments in the Valencian Community Defunct radio networks Defunct television networks Former state media FORTA Mass media companies established in 1988 Mass media companies disestablished in 2013 Spanish radio networks Television networks in Spain Television channels and stations established in 1988 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013 Mass media in the Valencian Community Radio stations established in 1984 Radio stations disestablished in 2013 {{Valencia-stub