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RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos

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RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos (abbreviation of Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia, known by its acronym RTVC) is a public radio and television entity of Colombia, created by Decree 3525 of October 28, 2004, by dissolving Inravisión and its public production company Audiovisuales, under the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.

RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos
Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia
TypePublic broadcasting
BrandingRTVC
Country
Colombia
AvailabilityNationwide
FoundedOctober 28, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-28)
TV stationsSeñal Colombia
Canal Institucional
Canal Trece
Trece+
Radio stationsRadio Nacional de Colombia
Radiónica
Headquarters26–33 Carrera 45, Centro Administrativo Nacional, Teusaquillo, Bogotá
Broadcast area
Colombia
OwnerMinistry of Information Technologies and Communications
Key people
Hollman Morris, Manager
Former names
Inravisión
(1964–2004)
Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia
(2004–2013)
Señal Colombia Sistema de Medios Públicos
(2013–2015)
Callsign meaning
RTVC
Official website
es: www.rtvc.gov.co

RTVC is a state entity, linked to the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications and its function is to produce, program and operate state radio and television services, such as Señal Colombia, Canal Institucional, Radio Nacional de Colombia and Radiónica. In addition, it manages a network of eight state channels with regional coverage.

With the refocusing of RTVC's administration, the entity launched the web stations Signal Classic and Signal Llanera. In addition, it has the Memoria Signal platform, whose programming is made up of the audiovisual archives of radio and television in Colombia, and RTVCPlay OTT Service, the free entertainment content platform. Currently RTVC also has RTVC Noticias, everyone's newscast, with information on Colombia and its regions in its own accent.

Services

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RTVC owns four free-to-air television stations (one of which is managed by private businesses) and two radio networks.

Television

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Terrestrial television

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RTVC has two channels of national coverage.

National channels

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RTVC is responsible for the operations of the two national channels, which have 97% of their coverage.

Logo Name Programming Foundation Channels

 
 Señal Colombia Main general channel, with cultural, informative, children's, opinion, entertainment and sports programming. February 9, 1970 Channel 11 (Analog signal)
Channel 16.1 (TDT)
and repeaters

 
 Canal Institucional Executive Institutional Channel, with information programming and national politics, sessions of the Senate and the House of Representatives are also broadcast. February 2, 2004 Channel 9 (Analog signal)
Channel 16.2 (TDT)
and repeaters

Regional channels

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It is also responsible for the operations of the two regional channels, both broadcasting in departments of the country located in the regions of the Andes, the Llanos and the Amazon.

Logo Name Programming Foundation Channels

 
 Canal Trece Regional channel of Andean culture, launched in 1998 as Teveandina. September 1, 1998 13 (Analog signal)
Channels 17.1 y 20.1 (TDT)
and repeaters

 
 Trece+ Regional channel of music and culture, it was broadcast as a test signal since 2016 as an alternate musical signal of Trece but later as RTVC Cinco, then as Trece 2 and finally as Trece +. 2017 Channel 17.2 (TDT)
and repeaters

Radio

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RTVC broadcasts two stations on various frequencies nationwide. These, in turn, have four specialized thematic stations.

Logo Name Programming Foundation Stations Services

 
 Radio Nacional de Colombia First broadcaster, generalist and cultural, provides informative and consultation content on culture, traditions, music, gastronomy, Colombian countryside, politics, economy, artists and others from the country's regions. February 1, 1940 570 AM (Bogotá/El Rosal)
95.9 FM (Bogotá)
Channel 16.5 (TDT, audio)
and repeaters 		'Señal Clásica: Online station that broadcasts classical music, with programming based on the Signal Memory files.
Exploremos: 'Online station with educational and musical content.
Señal Llanera: Online station that broadcasts llanera music.
Señal Andina
Señal Pacífico
Señal Caribe

 
 Radiónica Second station, musical, its programming is focused on a youth audience based on rock and alternative music with occasional rotation of metal, electronic, pop, reggae, ska and hip hop. October 15, 2005 99.1 FM
Channel 16.4 (TDT, audio)
and repeaters 		Radiónica +: Station dedicated to the dissemination of Colombian independent music.

Emisoras de Paz

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In compliance with point 6.5 of the Peace Agreement signed between the National Government and the FARC component, RTVC Public Media System has 16 National Radio stations in operation in Colombia, waiting to implement four more in 2024, to complete the twenty contemplated in the Agreement.

These peace stations transmit cultural, musical and informative content that highlights regional cultures, enterprises and projects, with a focus on pedagogy on the contents of the Final Agreement.

The frequencies of the stations that are in operation are:

  • San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá): 93.3
  • Fundación (Magdalena): 97.3
  • Tumaco (Nariño): 104.6
  • San José del Guaviare (Guaviare): 90.6
  • Mesetas (Meta): 94.0
  • Florida (Valley): 92.0
  • Bojayá (Chocó): 98.5
  • Arauquita (Arauca): 88.9
  • Puerto Leguízamo (Putumayo): 100.3
  • Algeciras (Huila): 92.6
  • El Tambo (Cauca): 96.7
  • Chaparral (Tolima): 103.5
  • Ituango (Antioquia): 92.3
  • Convention (Norte de Santander): 94.0
  • Fonseca (La Guajira): 92.2
  • San Jacinto (Bolívar): 102.7

The stations also broadcast online.

OTT Platform

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Name Services
Señal Memoria It is the most important audiovisual archive in Colombia that preserves approximately 170,000 audiovisual and sound documents, produced and broadcast by the National Radio since 1940 and by national public television since 1954, as well as film material produced since the 1940s.

The documents in the catalog are divided and organized into the following collections: History and Political Situation, Culture and Society, History of the Media and Colombia and the World.

Signal Memoria's mission is also to safeguarding the country's sound and audiovisual archive through the creation of its own content such as The Voice of Power, a transmedia project that analyzes the speech of Colombian presidents since the mid-20th century, or The Stories of Diana Uribe, a podcast to learn about the natural and cultural diversity of Colombia.

RTVCPlay It is the free online entertainment platform of the Public Media System, with content from the Colombian audiovisual industry, originals, acquisitions and RTVC brands, such as series, films, documentaries, children's programs and podcasts.

Its catalog contains feature films that have marked the history of the country such as La vendedora de rosas, The Millionaire Taxi Driver, Dog Eat Dog, A Man of Principle, and Embrace of the Serpent, among others.

News operation

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RTVC also connects citizens with local, national and international information through RTVC Noticias and Señal de la Mañana.

Name Services
RTVC Noticias RTVC Noticias is the Colombian Public Media System's first newscast, with a focus on regions and relevant content that contributes to building citizenship.

With correspondents in major cities around the world, it has a special focus on the regions, with its own journalists and the support of the Radio Nacional team in municipalities where no other media outlet reaches.

It collaborates with all of the system's platforms as well as features special coverage and breaking news bulletins.

This news is broadcast from Monday to Friday, at 12 noon and 7:00 p.m., as well as on weekends and holidays, at 7:00 p.m.

Señal de la Mañana Señal de la Mañana is RTVC's morning news program on Radio Nacional and the Canal Institutional, with content on television, social networks and digital platforms.

With a team of journalists distributed from San Andrés to Leticia, Señal de la Mañana is aired from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Radio Nacional's 68 frequencies, which include the Emisoras de Paz, and is also aired on the Institutional Channel from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m.

Managers

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  • Gilberto Ramírez (2004–2005)
  • Eduardo Osorio Lozano (2005–2007)
  • Katy Osorio Guachetá (2007–2010)
  • Douglas Velásquez Jácome (2010)
  • Francisco Ortiz Rebolledo (2010–2012)
  • Darío Montenegro (2012–2013)
  • Diana Celis Mora (2013–2014)
  • Lucy Osorno Sánchez (2014–2015)
  • Jhon Jairo Ocampo (2015–2018)
  • Juan Pablo Bieri (2018–2019)
  • Juan Ramón Samper Samper (2019–2020)
  • Álvaro García Jiménez (2020–2022)
  • Adriana Vásquez Sánchez, manager in charge (2022–2023)
  • Nórida Rodríguez (2023–2024)
  • Hollman Morris (2024–Present)
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