Canal 13 (Guatemalan TV channel)
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| Country | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Guatemala City |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chapin TV (Albavisión) |
| Sister channels | Canal 3 Canal 7 Canal 11 |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 September 1978 |
| Former names | TeleTrece Trecevisión |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF | 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guatemala country profile". BBC News, July 3, 2012.
- ^ "O FLUXO TELEVISIVO DO CANAL 5: uma forma cultural em Honduras" (PDF). Federal University of Ouro Preto. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Cajas, Cicibel Lucas (2017). La televisión en Guatemala (pdf) (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Quito: Editorial Razón y Palabra, Universidad de los Hemisferios. ISBN 978-9942-752-00-0.