Super Canal Explained

SuperCanal
Country:Dominican Republic
Terr Serv 1:Analog UHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 33
Owner:Supercanal, S.A.

Super Canal is a Dominican television network operating from studios in Santo Domingo and broadcasting on channel 33.[1] [2] The station is owned by Supercanal, S.A.[3] Its broadcasts started in April 2000, with an 18-hour schedule at the time, having a Harris transmitter (touted as the "Rolls-Royce of transmitters" at the time) for its operation. Negotiations with foreign channels were already underway, in order to launch an international feed.[4] Super Canal also operates an international feed, Super Canal Caribe, which is seen on cable and satellite systems in El Salvador, Curaçao and the United States, as well as Dominican View, for the United States market with a focus on news and sports programming, and Tele El Salvador, which is an international channel carrying programs from several Salvadorean television networks.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Albarran. Alan. The Handbook of Spanish Language Media. 2009. Routledge. 0415991013. 195.
  2. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2010-07-01 . El Supercanal 33 cumple diez años . 2024-07-20 . listindiario.com . ES.
  3. Web site: Canales de Televisión VHF-UHF. December 15, 2016. Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones. January 11, 2021.
  4. Web site: Supercanal se inaugura en República Dominicana . April 13, 2000 . July 10, 2024 . Produ . http://web.archive.org/web/20240710113905/https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/supercanal-se-inaugura-en-republica-dominicana/ . July 10, 2024 .