Canal 6 (Nicaraguan TV channel) explained

Canal 6
Launch Date:January 17, 1957
Owner:NEPISA (Negocios Publicitarios Internacionales, S.A.)
Country:Nicaragua
Language:Spanish
Website:http://www.canal6.com.ni/
Picture Format:480i SDTV
Terr Serv 1:Analog VHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 6
Terr Serv 2:Digital UHF
Terr Chan 2:Channel 20.1

Canal 6 is a Nicaraguan terrestrial television channel broadcasting from the city of Managua. The station claims to be owned by the Government of Nicaragua, but is actually owned by a joint stock company called NEPISA (Negocios Publicitarios Internacionales)[1]

History

Canal 6 started broadcasting on January 17, 1957, as Nicaragua's second television channel, after channel 8 that signed on the year before. It was owned by Salvadora Debayle de Somoza and Lilliam Somoza de Sevilla, daughter of the then president Anastasio Somoza Garcia.[2] In 1962, its programming was seen on channel 8 after a decision to merge the two extant channels.[3]

When the Sandinistas overthrow the Somoza regime in Nicaragua in 1979, Canal 6 was nationalized and became part of the state owned Sistema Sandinista de Televisión.

With Violeta Chamorro's triumph in the 1990 elections, Canal 6 became part of the rebranded state television network SNTV until 1997 when it was legally declared in bankruptcy under Arnoldo Alemán's government.

A fraud involving detouring of money erupted in March 2002, before the channel shut down.[4] An audit followed in April.[5]

A new project was announced for the frequency in September 2006, this time the aim was to be an educational channel.[6]

Canal 6 was restored by the Government. Weeks before its resumption, the building was cleaned, as it had outdated equipment and was set to be among the officialist television channels.[7] Orlando Castillo, executive president of Telcor, confirmed the comeback on September 6, whose programming was still yet to be defined by the government.[8] It then resumed operations on September 14, 2011, after investing in its redevelopment since 2008.[9]

Upon its resumption, Canal 6 broadcast a varied schedule, including cartoons from the 80s (when it was part of the SSTV network), musical programming and news flashes about the presidential campaign of Daniel Ortega throughout the day, as well as relays from Telesur and RT's Spanish service.[10]

In November 2019, Canal 6 started managing a second channel, occupying the terrestrial signal of the former 100% Noticias with a secondary channel, Canal 15, carrying educational and cultural programming.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ortega Murillo family's private business network: 22 companies at the expense of the State . 21 March 2022 . Confidencial . 22 February 2022 .
  2. Web site: La televisión en Nicaragua: génesis, desarrollo y actualidad | Mundo Nòmada . Roirobo.wordpress.com . 2009-03-14 . 2014-01-31.
  3. Web site: Cinco décadas después... (Five decades later...) . 15 November 2021 . La Prensa . 1 August 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211013174724/https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2001/08/01/economia/767870-cinco-dcadas-despus . 13 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Gran fraude en Canal 6 (Big fraud at Canal 6) . 8 December 2021 . La Prensa . 11 March 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211013174724/https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2002/03/11/nacionales/829568-gran-fraude-en-canal-6 . 13 October 2021 . bot: unknown .
  5. Web site: Todos pegados en fraude al Canal 6 . 5 January 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 12 April 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105221525/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacional/83558-todos-pegados-fraude-canal-6/ . 5 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Gobierno reinaugura Canal 6 . 5 January 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 21 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105220737/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacional/190892-gobierno-reinaugura-canal-6/ . 5 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Canal 6 en la mira de los medios oficialistas . 19 April 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 7 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002161429/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/113117-canal-6-mira-medios-oficialistas/ . 2 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Canal 6 saldrá al aire nuevamente . 21 April 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 6 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002161431/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/113040-canal-6-saldra-aire/ . 2 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Nicaragua recuperó señal pública de televisión . July 27, 2017 . September 14, 2011 . La Voz del Sandinismo . Managua . spanish . September 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180913230549/http://www.lavozdelsandinismo.com/nicaragua/2011-09-14/nicaragua-recupero-senal-publica-de-television/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Canal 6 con muñequitos, música y spots de Ortega . 21 April 2022 . El Nuevo Diario . 15 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191003050128/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/113918-canal-6-munequitos-musica-spots-ortega/ . 3 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Gobierno empieza a usar la señal de canal 15 que pertenecía a 100% Noticias (Government starts using channel 15's signal that belonged to 100$ Noticias) . 10 December 2021 . 100% Noticias. 14 November 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Canal 6 (Nicaraguan TV channel)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.