TVN is a television network headquartered in

Panama City, Panama Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

, with repeaters throughout the country. The stations broadcast in the

NTSC The first American standard for analog television broadcast was developed by National Television System Committee (NTSC)National Television System Committee (1951–1953), Report and Reports of Panel No. 11, 11-A, 12–19, with Some supplement ...

format and

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for Panama City. In DVB-T format it was the only TV station in HD for most of the day and they also broadcast in a sub-channel two hours behind programming from the main channel(DVB-T only), being the first TV station to have this service. Main programming consists of local news, telenovelas, and Panamanian reality shows called ''Produccion Nacional'' (national productions). TVN rarely broadcasts sports, however, they launched sister station TV Max channel 9 to specialize in those programs.

History

With help and participation from state-owned and foreign companies, the National Television and Radio System (Sistema Nacional de Radio y Televisión) was awarded a license in 1957, with help from local entrepreneurs and broadcasts officially commenced on April 23, 1962. In 1967, a mobile unit was acquired, thus allowing the expansion of live events and shows seen on TVN, like El Show del Mediodía, La Lotería and horse races from the Presidente Remón horse track. In 1969, when the country was starting to use satellite TV technology, it was amongst the first to air the apollo moon landings. In 1972 it became the first channel in the country to air in color. In 1978, TVN transmitted their first World Cup, but on delay; rival RPC had the rights to air it live.

Regular programming

The channel mainly broadcasts

telenovelas A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...

and news. TVN has a separate news division under the name of "TVN Noticias", which publishes daily news content to its website and to its television news programs.

Location

Current main offices and studios are located in Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro,

, better known as ''Tumba Muerto'', sharing installations with

FETV (Panama) FETV is a television network that broadcasts on channel 5 in Panama City, and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with repeaters throughout the country. The network and stations broadcast in the NTSC format. The network takes its name from ...

, and sister channel

TVMax TVMax is a commercial privately owned TV station in Panama City, Panama Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population o ...

TV stations. TVN was formerly located alongside the Vía Transistmica, and had a studio alongside

Avenida Balboa Avenida Balboa is a road in Panama City, Panama. It is named after Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, It is approximately 3.5 km long and is located along the Pacific Ocean, making it one of the biggest attractions for real estate development in the cit ...

called Teatro ASSA.

References

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* {{Panama TV Television stations in Panama Television channels and stations established in 1962 Mass media in Panama City