| Agency Name: | National Television Council |
| Nativename: | Consejo Nacional de Televisión |
| Formed: | 24 October 1970 |
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| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Headquarters: | Mar del Plata 2147 Providencia, Santiago |
| Region Code: | CL |
| Budget: | US$21,030,236 CLP$9,684,519,000[1] |
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| Chief1 Name: | Catalina Parot |
| Chief1 Position: | President |
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| Parent Agency: | Ministry General Secretariat of Government |
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| Website: | CNTV official website |
The National Television Council (Spanish; Castilian: '''Consejo Nacional de Televisión'''|italic=no or CNTV) is a Chilean government agency whose function is to oversee the operation of television services.
It was first created by Law 17377 on October 24, 1970.Its existence is formalized in the Constitution of Chile, with its composition, organization, and powers defined in Law 18838 of 1989 and Law 19131 of 1992.
Since 2001, it has participated in creating the contents of CNTV Infantil, an educational channel for cable television.
After the passage of Law 17377 in 1970, the council was composed of:
Decree Law 113 of October 29, 1973, modified the composition of the council by eliminating the representatives of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies (due to the dissolution of the National Congress after the coup d'état of September 11) and the representatives of the workers of TVN and the university channels.
Law 18838 of September 30, 1989, established that the Council be composed of:
Currently, after the reforms introduced by Law 19131 of 1992, the CNTV must be composed of 11 members, one of whom, appointed by the president of the republic, presides over the council. The rest are designated by agreement of the Senate. The directors must be persons of relevant personal and professional merits. In addition, the law requires pluralism both in the selection of directors and in the functioning of the body.
Due to its power, the council has been accused of being an archaic, conservative and obsolete body for modern times. Lately, it has also been accused of censoring content on television.[2]