Canal 11 (Guatemalan TV channel) explained

Canal 11
Owner:Chapin TV (Albavisión)
Country:Guatemala
Language:Spanish
Headquarters:Guatemala City
Former Names:Teleonce (1966-2022)
Sister Channels:Canal 3
Canal 7
Canal 11
Picture Format:480i SDTV
Terr Serv 1:Analog VHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 11

Canal 11, formerly known as TeleOnce is a television station headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala,[1] with repeaters throughout the country. The network and stations broadcast in the NTSC format.

It is one of the five stations operated by Radio y Televisión de Guatemala, who also operate channels 3, 7, 13 and 23; all of which are linked to Remigio Ángel González through his Albavisión group. The channel specializes in animated series, TV shows and movies.

History

The Guatemalan government issued a license for channel 11 in 1960, announcing on December 27 that year as "Voz e Imagen de Centroamérica" on an advertisement at the El Imparcial newspaper, promising an 8,000-watt antenna and a budget of 25,000 quetzales. Before starting operations, the channel failed to begin operations, having failed its initial April 1961 target; the station faced legal problems on February 9, 1962, before the government suspended its license on March 6 the same year.

The current station was founded between October 1966 and February 1967 with mixed Guatemalan and Honduran capitals; financing came from Guatemalan businessmen and the channel was led by the Honduran Antonio Mourra.[2] Mourra later started channel 13, which later joined Asociación de Televisoras de Centroamérica y Panamá as a founding member.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1215758.stm "Guatemala country profile"
  2. Web site: Historia de la televisión en Guatemala . 11 October 2023 . El Libre Pensador . 11 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111220130818/https://ellibrepensador.com/2011/03/11/historia-de-la-television-en-guatemala/ . 20 December 2011.
  3. Web site: O FLUXO TELEVISIVO DO CANAL 5: uma forma cultural em Honduras. 22 December 2023 . Federal University of Ouro Preto. 28 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222183323/https://www.repositorio.ufop.br/bitstream/123456789/14053/1/DISSERTA%C3%87%C3%83O_FluxoTelevisivoCanal.pdf . 22 December 2023.