Canal i
Type | Broadcast television network |
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Country | Venezuela |
Availability | Caracas (channel 57), Maracaibo (channel 53), and Barquisimeto (channel 63) |
Owner | Wilmer Ruperti Albavisión |
Key people | Wilmer Ruperti (owner, founder, and president) |
Launch date | October 5, 2007 |
Official website | canal-i.com |
Canal i is a privately owned 24-news channel based in Caracas, Venezuela which can be seen over-the-air in the cities of Caracas, Maracaibo, and Barquisimeto on channels 57, 53, and 63 respectively. It was officially inaugurated on October 5, 2007.
History
Canal i was officially inaugurated on October 5, 2007, taking over the signal of the now defunct music channel, Puma TV. Canal i is a 24-hour news channel; it is the fourth Venezuelan 24-hour news channel to be founded after Globovisión, Canal de Noticias, and TeleSUR. The president of Canal i, Wilmer Ruperti, invested $ 21 million in order to establish the network.
The idea to create Canal i dates back to 2004 when Ruperti purchased Puma TV, however, the project was delayed until 2006. Canal i aims to provide a fair and balanced news programming that does not have any political affiliations. Some of Canal i's presenters include Carlos Escarrá, a pro-Chávez congressperson and member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and Julio Borges, the leader of Justice First, the second largest opposition party.
External links
- canal-i.com
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public networks
- Venezolana de Televisión (Since 1964)
- TVes (Since 2007)
private networks
- Venevisión (Since 1961)
- Televen (Since 1988)
regional networks
- Canal i
- TVS
- TVO
- NCTV
- TRT
- Promar
- TV Llano
- Zuliana de Televisión
channels
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- TV FANB (Since 2013)
- ANTV (Since 2005)
- teleSUR (Since 2005)
- Sun Channel (Since 2007)
- Ve Plus TV (Since 2012)
- Vale TV (Since 1998)
- Meridiano Televisión (Since 1997)
- TV ConCiencia (Since 2013)
- Globovisión (Since 1994)
- Televisora Nacional (Venezuela) (1952-1992)
- Televisa (Venezuela) (1953-1960)
- RCTV (1953-2007)
- Canal 11 Televisión (1966-1968)
- La Tele (2002-2015)
- Flamingo Televisión (1990-2000)
- ATEL (2003-2013)