Canal 7 (Guatemalan TV channel)
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| Country | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chapín TV (Albavisión) |
| Sister channels | Canal 3 Canal 11 Canal 13 TN23 |
| History | |
| Launched | December 15, 1964 |
| Links | |
| Website | chapintv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF | Channel 7 Channel 8 (inside the country) |
| Digital UHF | Channel 19.2 Channel 43.1 |
Canal 7 (Canal Siete, formerly Televicentro and Televisiete) is a Guatemalan terrestrial television channel owned by Grupo Chapín TV, a subsidiary of Remigio Ángel González's Albavisión group. Similar to sister channel Canal 3, the channel has a generalist profile and also airs programming from Univision.
History
Televicentro launched on December 15, 1964[1] under the TGBO-TV calls, with a daily schedule between 5pm and 11pm.[2] The station was founded by the El Imparcial newspaper, with initial funding costing 250,000 quetzales and with video taping equipment worth 80,000 quetzales. At launch, the channel covered 80% of the Guatemalan territory. On December 5, 1965, the channel faced internal problems among shareholders, with José Quiñones as interventor.[1]
One of its initial successes was its sports telecasts, especially of the Guatemalan soccer league, however the bulk of its programming consisted in movies and television series produced in both Mexico and the United States, much like what happened with Canal 3. The hiring of foreign experts at the station and the installation of repeaters in the Guatemalan interior regions led to an increase in ratings but a stiff competition with Canal 3.[3]
Around 1977, the channel was renamed Televisiete, changed their callsigns to TGVG-TV, likely due to its relations with Televisa.[4]
The station is acquired by Alba Lorenzana Cardona, wife of Remigio Ángel González, in 1980.[1] Televisiete's parent company Televisiete S.A. controls Indetel S.A. in Ecuador, which runs La Tele.[5] With the appearance of González and Cardona, the station specialized more in relaying Mexican programming. In 1987, the station launched the Notisiete newscast.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Historia de la televisión en Guatemala". El Libre Pensador. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1967. p. 949. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- 1 2 Cajas, Cicibel Lucas (2017). La televisión en Guatemala (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Razón y Palabra, Universidad de los Hemisferios. ISBN 978-9942-752-00-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "RetroGuate | No es un montaje... Ese era el logotipo de Televisiete en 1977, puede ser de ahí venga su nombre: el logotipo de Televisa con el número 7 = Televisiete". Facebook. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Un magnate de Estados Unidos controla 10 medios nacionales". El Universo. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2024.