Telepacífico is a Colombian regional public
television
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network, created in 1986 as the city of
Cali celebrated its 450th anniversary. It started broadcasting on July 3, 1988,
with 24 weekly programming hours. It was the third regional network in the country, after
Teleantioquia
Teleantioquia is a Colombian regional public television channel, with headquarters in Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, ...
, created in 1985, and
Telecaribe
Telecaribe is a regional television network for the Caribbean region of Colombia.
History
The station was set up in the early 1980s in Valledupar, Colombia and was created by a local entrepreneur named Jose Jorge Dangond. It started as an unli ...
, created in 1986.
Its signal reaches Western Colombia (
Valle del Cauca,
Chocó,
Cauca and
Nariño),
although it can be received via satellite since 1996.
Telepacífico stands out for its educational and informative programming. The ''EDUCA TV'' programme, started in 2001, was taken by Colombian Education Ministry as a national model.
Some of the most known and talented Colombian
newscasters
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and
journalist
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s have worked at its
news show
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s: Mabel Kremer, Vicky Dávila, Isaac Nessim,
Claudia Palacios
Claudia Isabel Palacios Giraldo (born October 1, 1977 in Cali) is a Colombian journalist and newscaster. She is best known as the weekend news anchor on CNN en Español, a position she held from 2004 through 2012. She is currently both a news ...
, and
Silvia Corzo.
References
External links
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Spanish-language television stations
Television networks in Colombia
1986 establishments in Colombia
Mass media in Cali
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