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Mata O Te Rapa Nui

Mata O Te Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui language: The Eye of Rapa Nui)[1] is a Chilean television channel broadcasting from Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Valparaíso Region). It is the only local television station in the island, administered by its municipality.[2]

Mata O Te Rapa Nui
CountryChile
Programming
Language(s)Spanish and Rapa Nui
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
ParentMunicipality of Hanga Roa
History
Founded1998 (1998)
Launched24 January 1975 (1975-01-24)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital VHF13.1 (Hanga Roa)

Among Mata O Te Rapa Nui's productions are Parau ‘Api (news), Ko Tātou, Honui, Hoko Hia Tātou, Kori Mana Tupuna and Hanga Roa Reka.[2]

History

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On January 23, 1998, the Isla de Pascua commune solicited to the National Television Council the license to operate a television channel in the island, which was granted on August 17 the same year under a 25-year license and granted definitively on October 26.[3][4] On November 3, its characteristics were determined, establishing its video power at 100 watts and that it would broadcast on channel 5,[5] and on December 21, CNTV agreed to find funders to produce local programming for the island.[6]

On June 21, 1999, CNTV agreed to modify the station's frequency, moving from channel 5 to channel 13,[7] after which it started its regular broadcasts in September of the same year,[8] having as one of its founders Leonardo Pakarati, who worked at the channel until 2012.[9] Since 2006, the channel's director was Beatriz Rapu Tepano,[10] a post which was taken in 2022 by Felipe Vergara.[11]

According to the Hoko Hia Tātou survey, held by the Municipality of Easter Island in 2022, 59% of the residents receive their information from the local channel.[12]

In June 2022, the channel signed an agreement with Televisión Nacional de Chile to broadcast news and current affairs items produced in the island, for both its national and international services.[13]

With the approval of the Digital Terrestrial Television law, Mata O Te Rapa Nui was supposed to end its over-the-air television broadcasts because the law made it impossible for municipal television stations to apply for digital licenses.[14] However, on October 11, 2023, Law 21619 was passed enabling the municipality to apply for a digital terrestrial license.[15][16] The digital transmission equipments were provided by Sercom.[11]

In 2024 Mata O Te Rapa Nui broadcast the Tapati celebrations live for the first time.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Los canales municipales que se apagarán con la TV digital". La Tercera. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mata O Te Rapa Nui, el canal de televisión en el territorio habitado más aislado del mundo" (PDF). Senado de la República de Chile. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ Consejo Nacional de Televisión (17 August 1998). "ACTA DE LA SESION ORDINARIA DEL CONSEJO NACIONAL DE TELEVISION DEL LUNES 17 DE AGOSTO DE 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ Consejo Nacional de Televisión (26 October 1998). "ACTA DE LA SESION EXTRAORDINARIA DEL CONSEJO NACIONAL DE TELEVISION DEL LUNES 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ Consejo Nacional de Televisión (3 November 1998). "Cumple acuerdo que otorga concesión de servicio de radiodifusión televisiva, en la banda VHF, para la localidad de Isla de Pascua, comuna de Isla de Pascua" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ Consejo Nacional de Televisión (21 December 1998). "ACTA DE LA SESION ORDINARIA DEL CONSEJO NACIONAL DE TELEVISION DEL LUNES 21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ Consejo Nacional de Televisión (4 October 1999). "Cumple acuerdo que modifica concesión de radiodifusión televisiva, en la banda VHF, para la localidad de Isla de Pascua, comuna de Isla de Pascua, V Región" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ Consejo Nacional de Televisión (2 August 1999). "Acta de la Sesión Ordinaria del Consejo Nacional de Televisión del lunes 2 de agosto de 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Quiénes Somos". Mahatua Producciones. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ Rapu Sanhueza, Moana (2014). "Rapa Nui y Televisión Nacional de Chile: Percepciones y expresiones del consumo mediático insular y étnico sobre el canal estatal" (PDF). Valparaíso: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b Vergara, Felipe (November 2023). "El renacer de Mata o Te Rapa Nui" (PDF). Moevarua. pp. 4–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Informe encuesta Hoko Hia Tātou" (PDF). 2022. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Importante alianza entre el canal Mata O Te Rapa Nui y TVN". Municipalidad de Isla de Pascua. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Único canal local de Rapa Nui dejará de transmitir en 2023". TVD Al Día (in Spanish). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Será ley: Aprueban proyecto que permitirá a la Municipalidad de Rapa Nui transmitir en señal digital". TVD Al Día (in Spanish). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Ley 21619". LeyChile. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  17. ^ Lipthay, Alexander (25 March 2024). "Tapati Rapa Nui 2024". Moevarua. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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