List of television networks in Venezuela
Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:
- National broadcasting networks, such as Venevision
- Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira
- Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe
Table of broadcast networks
All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial television stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.
Table of broadcast television networks |
Major national networks |
Television Network |
Founded |
% of Venezuelan households reached |
# of households viewable |
Type of network |
# of Full-Power Affiliates |
# of Low-Power/Class-A Affiliates & Transmitters |
Venevisión |
1961 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial |
33 |
N/A |
VTV |
1964 |
N/A |
N/A |
Political, National |
45 |
N/A |
TVes |
2007 |
N/A |
N/A |
Cultural, Social Service TV |
N/A |
N/A |
Televen |
1988 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial |
27 |
N/A |
ViVe |
2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Educational |
N/A |
N/A |
Globovisión |
1994 |
N/A |
N/A |
News, Commercial |
7 |
N/A |
Vale TV |
1998 |
N/A |
N/A |
educational |
27 |
N/A |
Meridiano Televisión |
1996 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, sports |
16 |
N/A |
TeleSUR |
2005 |
N/A |
N/A |
Political, News |
4 |
N/A |
Regional networks |
Canal i (previously PumaTV) |
1995 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial/news, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
La Tele |
2002 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
14 |
N/A |
Amavisión |
1983 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Televisora de Oriente |
1992 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
8 |
N/A |
TVS |
1994 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
TRV (Orbivisión) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
TIC TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Color TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Novavisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Aragua TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Telellano |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Rumbera TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Llanovisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Bolívar Visión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
TV Guayana |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
NTV Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
DAT TV |
2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Niños Cantores Televisión |
1987 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Avila TV |
2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
LaSimón TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
UCV TV (Caracas)|UCV TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Flamingo Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Sol TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
TV Llano |
1995 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Promar TV |
1995 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Somos TV |
2005 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
V+TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Telecentro |
1990 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
6 |
N/A |
Televisora Andina de Mérida |
1982 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
OMC Televisión |
1998 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
ULA TV |
1999 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
AR Visión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Telemir |
2005 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Sol Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Tele Éxito |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
11 |
N/A |
Telecaribe (Venezuela)|Telecaribe |
1989 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
20 |
N/A |
Portuguesa TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Universal Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Regional Acarigua |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Televisra Regional de Portuguesa |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Prisma Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Telesol |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Olímpica Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Televisora Regional del Táchira |
1989 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Canal 21 (Táchira) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Buena TV |
2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Total TV (TTV) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
TeleBoconó |
1979 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Tele Yaracuy |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Yaracuyana TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Televiza |
1994 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
4 |
N/A |
Zuliana de Televisión |
1991 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
3 |
N/A |
Global TV |
1999 |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Telecolor |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Tele N |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
URBE Televisión |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Ciudad TV |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Commercial, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
TV Familia |
2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
Religion, regional |
N/A |
N/A |
Community television networks |
TV Puerto |
2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Apure |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Teletambores |
2002 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Contacto Vecinal TV |
2005 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Zamora TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Oritvisión |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Calipso TV |
2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Río |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Catia TVe |
2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Caricuao |
2002 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Coro TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Galopando TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Lara TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Azul TVC |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Survisión |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Bailadores |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Petare |
2002 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Siguaraya TV |
2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Valdez TV |
2005 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Jaureguina TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Michelena TV |
2002 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Montaña TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Rubio |
2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Vida TV |
2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Tarmas TV |
2002 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Camunare Rojo TV |
2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Bolívar TV |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Fundacomez |
2004 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Quijote TV |
2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Arawakos TVC |
2007 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
Venezuela Heroica |
2007 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
TV Limón |
2007 |
N/A |
N/A |
Community |
1 |
N/A |
History
History of Broadcast networks
1953-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1970-1980 | 1980-1990 | 1990-2000 | 2000-2007 |
Televisora Nacional TVN-5 (22 Noviembre 1952) | Televisora Nacional | Televisora Nacional Red canal 5 (1974) | Televisora Nacional red canal 5 | Televisora Nacional red canal 5 - ValeTV (1998) | ValeTV |
Televisa canal 4 (1° Junio 1953 - 1960) | Venevisión Canal 4 (27 Febrero 1961) | Venevisión | Venevisión | Venevisión | Venevisión Canal 4 - Venevisión Continental (28 Agosto 2000) |
Radio Caracas Televisión Canal 2, 7 y 10 (15 Noviembre 1953) | RCTV | RCTV | RCTV | Radio Caracas Televisión | Radio Caracas Televisión Canal 2 (27 Mayo 2007) - RCTV Internacional - por cable (16 de Julio 2007) |
Televisa del Zulia (1956) | | | | | |
Ondas del Lago Televisión canal 13 (1° Octubre 1957) | TeleZulia | | | | |
Radio Valencia Television (1958) | Radio Valencia Televisión | Teletrece | Teletrece | Teletrece | |
| Cadena Venezolana de Television canal 8 CVTV (1ª Agosto 1964) | Cadena Venezolana de Television canal 8 CVTV - Venezolana de Television red canal 8 (1974) | Venezolana de Television red canal 8 | Venezolana de Television | Venezolana de Televisión |
| Canal 11 Televisión (Diciembre 1966-Mayo 1968) | | | | |
| Canal 11 (Maracaibo) | | NCTV canal 11 (1987) | | |
| | | Televen (1988) | | |
| | | | | TVES canal 2 (27 de Mayo de 2007) |
Defunct over-the-air Venezuelan television networks
- Televisora Nacional - Government network, predecessor of Vale TV.
- Televisa - The first commercial network in Venezuela, was bought out by the Grupo Cisneros and became Venevisión.
- RCTV (Radio Caracas Televisión) - Second commercial network whose license expired on May 27, 2007. The license renewal was refused by the Government of Hugo Chávez. It was re-launched on cable and satellite television networks on July 16, 2007 as RCTV International.
- Televisa del Zulia - First regional commercial network, created in 1956 and closed in 1960.
- Ondas del Lago Televisión - Regional television network - Active in the late '50s.
- Radio Valencia Televisión - A regional over-the-air broadcast network from 1958 to 1962.
- Teletrece - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
- Canal 11 Televisión - Commercial television network, 1966 – 1968.
- Canal 11 (Maracaibo) - A regional television network - Active in the 60's.
- Marte TV - A Caracas regional network. Sold and re-launched as La Tele on December 1, 2002.
See also