Cubavision is a

Cuban television Cuba was the first Latin American country to begin television testing in December 1946 when station CM-21P conducted an experimental multi-point live broadcast. The first regular commercial broadcasting began in October 1950 by the small radio st ...

channel owned by the Cuban government. It airs nationally 24 hours a day and has a cable version with a global reach called

Cubavision International Cubavision International ( es, Cubavisión Internacional) is a Cuban free-to-air television channel run by Cuba's national broadcaster, Cuban Institute of Radio and Television. There is also a national channel called Cubavisión with different co ...

History

The origins of Cubavision go back to December 10, 1950, with the first transmissions of CMQ-TV, channel 6. This commercial channel started its regular transmissions on March 11, 1951. In 1959, with the conclusion of the

Cuban Revolution The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in co ...

, CMQ-TV, like the other means of communication in the country, ended up under the control of the government. Subsequently, on February 27, 1961, with the disappearance of commercial advertising in Cuban media, the Cuban Government assumed the financing of the television channels. In 1967, the first Telecenters (regional centers of television) were born and the use of video tape was introduced. In 1971, Cubavisión began its color broadcasts, and in the following years began to develop satellite transmissions, including the beginning of

Cubavisión Internacional Cubavision International ( es, Cubavisión Internacional) is a Cuban free-to-air television channel run by Cuba's national broadcaster, Cuban Institute of Radio and Television. There is also a national channel called Cubavisión with different con ...

in 1986.

References

Television in Cuba Television channels and stations established in 1950 {{Cuba-tv-station-stub