Canal 13 (Guatemalan TV channel) explained

Canal 13
Owner:Chapin TV (Albavisión)
Country:Guatemala
Language:Spanish
Headquarters:Guatemala City
Former Names:TeleTrece
Trecevisión
Sister Channels:Canal 3
Canal 7
Canal 11
Picture Format:480i SDTV
Terr Serv 1:Analog VHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 13
Channel 2 (inside the country)

Canal 13, formerly known as TeleTrece and Trecevisión 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, 11 and 23, all of which are linked to Remigio Ángel González through his Albavisión group. The channel mostly airs animated series aimed at children in the daytime, as well as sporting events, TV shows and newscasts.

History

The channel started operating as 13Visión on September 20, 1978, being founded by José Antonio Mourra. Mourra brought Guatemala to the pan-regional ATELCAP framework in the mid-1980s.[2] In the 1980s and 90s, the channel's output was limited to foreign programming. It premiered its newscast, T13 Noticias, in 2007.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1215758.stm "Guatemala country profile"
  2. 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.
  3. Book: Cajas . Cicibel Lucas . La televisión en Guatemala . 2017 . Editorial Razón y Palabra, Universidad de los Hemisferios . Quito . 978-9942-752-00-0 . 1 . es . pdf.