Canal 10 (Nicaraguan TV channel) explained

Canal 10
Launch Date:1997
Owner:Radio y Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A. (Grupo RATENSA/Albavisión)
Country:Nicaragua
Language:Spanish
Website:http://www.canal10.com.ni/
Picture Format:480i SDTV
1080i HDTV
Sister Channels:Canal 9
Canal 11
Terr Serv 1:Analog VHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 10

Canal 10 (Canal Diez), is a nationwide terrestrial television channel from Nicaragua owned by Radio y Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A. (RATENSA), a company founded by Mexican investors.

RATENSA formerly owned Canal 4 and also owns a local network of four affiliated radio stations Tropicálida, Alfa, Radio Galaxia La Picosa and Radio Joya.

Strictly speaking, the channel only has two sister channels (Canal 9 and Canal 11). Albavisión also operates Canal 2 as an independent operation in a condominium with Maurice Ortega.[1] [2]

History

The frequency was given to Carlos Reynaldo and César Augusto Lacayo, but was quickly bought by Ángel González.[3] The channel's frequency was assigned in 1990, and upon Ángel González's control, he assigned Chicho Silva for the post.[4] Broadcasts started on June 23, 1997, under the slogans "Sobresaliente!" (Outstanding!) and "El canal de nuestra gente" (our peoples' channel).[5]

The station initially carried exclusively foreign programming; a local newscast was added in August 2001.[6]

On January 7, 2005, the channel fired its existing news team as its newscast (Telediario 10) was replaced by Acción 10, and its presenters didn't match the new newscast's profile.[7]

On October 6, 2005, subscribers of the Estesa cable system (now Claro) got access to a 24/7 feed of the channel, with better image quality and 24/7 programming, after an agreement was signed between Estesa and Ratensa.[8] A new agreement was signed in December with local cable operators, aiming to extend the signal to the entire country, including areas with no signal of the national channel of border areas where Costa Rican channels were dominant.[9]

In August 2018, the channel's manager Carlos Pastora said that a boss from TN8 had forced him to regulate its newscasts and editorial decisions.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canal 2 negocia venta con Ángel González. 21 March 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 28 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130233253/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/234501-canal-2-negocia-venta-angel-gonzalez/ . 30 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Ortega media enrich his family, entrench his hold on Nicaragua . 29 June 2022 . Reuters . 23 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201123121258/https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/nicaragua-politics-ortega/ . 23 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Canal 2 negocia venta con Ángel González. 21 March 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 28 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130233253/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/234501-canal-2-negocia-venta-angel-gonzalez/ . 30 November 2011.
  4. Web site: ¿Ángel o demonio?. 23 March 2022 . Confidencial . 14 March 2011.
  5. Web site: Canal 10. Travel Guide Nicaragua. 2023-06-08.
  6. Web site: TV, radio y... . 8 December 2021 . El Nuevo Diario . 11 August 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105211956/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/66507-tv-radio/ . 5 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Cierran Telediario 10 y despiden periodistas (Telediario 10 ends and journalists are fired) . 8 December 2021 . La Prensa . 8 January 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002231615/https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2005/01/08/nacionales/947730-cierran-telediario-10-y-despiden-periodistas . 2 October 2021.
  8. Web site: ¡Cero y van DOS!: Estesa y Ratensa se unen. 5 January 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 6 October 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105210756/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/164335-cero-van-dos-estesa-ratensa-se-unen/ . 5 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Canales 10 y 4 a todos los rincones de Nicaragua . 5 January 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 14 December 2005 . 5 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105211520/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/variedades/169555-canales-10-4-todos-rincones-nicaragua/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Nicaragua names police chief sanctioned by US over crackdown. 2018-08-23. AP NEWS. 2019-03-21.

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