Meridiano Televisión is a 24-hour sports network in

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History

Meridiano Televisión was launched in 1997 as a privately owned television network in

, exclusively dedicated to national and international sports. It is owned by Bloque De Armas, which also owns the sports newspaper '' Diario Meridiano''. With many similarities to the sport network

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, Meridiano Televisión transmits almost all sporting events, mainly baseball (the Major League of Baseball and the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball) because it is considered to be the Venezuelan national sport. Also, sporting events that are popular in Venezuela and that are widely seen on Meridiano Televisión are Venezuela First Division games, the Spanish

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, the AFF Cup, the

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and the

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and

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among others.

Programming

The most watched programs on Meridiano Televisión are: *Noticiero Meridiano (3 broadcasts a day) *Solo Basket

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meridiano Television Television channels and stations established in 1996 Television networks in Venezuela Television stations in Venezuela Spanish-language television stations