Mega (Chilean television channel)

Mega
Launched	October 23, 1990[1]
Owned by	Grupo Bethia
Audience share	24.5% (May, 2005, )
Slogan	Mi Mega (My Mega)
Website	http://www.mega.cl/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital ISDB-Tb (Santiago)	Channel 27
Analog (Santiago)	Channel 9
Analog (Greater Concepción)	Channel 2
Analog (Greater Valparaiso)	Channel 5

Mega (stylized as MEGA, originally named Red Televisiva Megavisión) is a Chilean private television network headquartered in Santiago. It currently airs on digital frequency channel 27 (ISDB-Tb) for HDTV. In 2012, ownership of Mega Channel was transferred from Claro Group to Bethia Group.^[2]

Logo used from 2010 to 2013.

Logo used from 2013 to 2015.

History

Mega began broadcasting on 23 October 1990. It was originally named Red Televisiva Megavisión before changing its name in 2001. It is the first private broadcaster in Chile.

Programming

Among the many TV shows broadcast on MEGA are:

• Casado con hijos (remake of Married… with Children) (sitcom)
• Más Vale Tarde (Late night Talk show)
• Morandé con Compañía (variety show)
• Mucho gusto (breakfast television)
• Ahora Noticias (Daily News brand)
• El Tiempo en Mega (Climate show)
• Histoias que nos Reúnen (Sunday Cultural Program)

Slogans

• 2001-2010 : Mega, ¡Se Vive! (Mega, You'll stay.)
• 2010-2013 : Mega, ¡me gusta! (Mega, I like it!)
• 2013-2015 : Mega, cambia contigo (Mega, Change still goes.)
• 2015-present : Mi Mega (My Mega)

See also

• TVN
• Canal 13
• Chilevisión

References

1. "Anatel Mega". Anatel. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
2. "December 30, 2011 Important Chilean group acquires Mega free-to-air TV channel". nextvlatam.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

External links

• Official Site (Spanish)
• El "aterrizaje" de Bethia en Mega: Los primeros pasos del nuevo controlador / The "landing" of Bethia in Mega: The first steps of the new controller (Spanish)