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