TC Televisión is a state-run television channel in Ecuador. The network was founded in 1969 and was commercially-funded for many years until 2011 when Grupo Iasaías went into a lawsuit and was sold to a state government unit, Since then the channel has been owned by SERTVSA (Sistema Ecuatoriano de Radio y Televisión) despite a local court ruling that the Isaías brothers return all of their assets from the government.[1][2]
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| Country | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Guayaquil |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CAEC Televisión Comunica EP |
| History | |
| Launched | May 30, 1969 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.tctelevision.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital VHF | Channel 10.1 (HD) Channel 10.2 (SD) |
History
editIn early 1969, RCA had completed equipment shipments worth US$600,000 to Cadena Ecuatoriana de Televisión (CETV) in Guayaquil. The transmitter was atop a mountain peak and relayed its signal over seven further transmitters across the country. CETV was primarily commercial, but had an agreement with the government to produce educational programming.[3] On July 9, 1969, CETV was formally created, its founder being Ismael Pérez Perazo. Shortly afterwards, the station was acquired by La Filantrópica (later Filanbanco).[4]
The organization was divided between two locations, the Azul and El Carmen mountains of Guayaquil, in charge of operations, and the city's center, where the administrative functions were located.[5] The station's relay in Riobamba opened on December 27, 1969, becoming the first television station available there.[6]
Programming
edit- DespierTC
- El Noticiero
- Entre ellas
- De Casa en Casa
- Rendón y la Bombón
- De Boca en Boca
- Soy el Mejor
- Casi 40tonas
- Vera: ¡a su manera!
- Alerta Roja
- El Show de Tiko Tiko
- Impacto Semanal
- Punto Final
- Antuca me Enamora - Reposition
- La Santa Misa
- Quiropraxia Neural
- Turcafé
- TC Deportes
- Juntos y revueltos - Reposition
- Mega Pekes
- Puro Teatro - Gamavisión TV Series
- Verdades Urbanas
- El Informante
Telenovelas and Series
editThis network dedicates for its international shows, mainly telenovelas from Miami-based Venezuelan production company RCTV International and Colombian television network RCN among other networks. TC airs international series and also produces and airs local programs such as Estas secretarias, Mi recinto and Soy el mejor among others, the network also distributes over 5000 hours of programming to networks around the world.
Slogans
edit- 2002 - 2010: PonTC (PutTC)
- 2010: Estamos trabajando por ti (We are working for you)
- 2011: Ponte 10 (Get 10)
- 2012 – 2018: Mi Canal (My Channel)
- 2014: Mi Mundial (My World Cup)
- 2016 - 2017: Líder Absoluto (Absolute Leader)
- 2020 - 2021: Somos Todos, Va conmigo (We're all, Go with me)
- 2021 - Present: #SoyTC (#IamTC)
Incidents
editOn January 9, 2024 at just after 2:00 p.m. local time, a group of criminals armed with weapons and explosives took over the channel's newsroom, taking the news program's presenters as hostages while threatening them during a live broadcast, although police later stated that all of the staff were freed and that they had made 13 arrests relating to the incident. The events may have been a response to the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, an Ecuadorian drug cartel, although it is uncertain whether this is true.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Edificio del Hotel Ramada fue recuperado y vendido por los hermanos Isaías". Primicias (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Hermanos Isaías recuperaron sus bienes; ahora empleados denuncian desalojo y venta del Hotel Ramada". Radio Pinchincha (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Broadcasting Magazine (May 1969)" (PDF). World Radio History. May 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "EL FENÓMENO TELEVISIVO EN EL ECUADOR CASO: ECUAVISA - TC TELEVISIÓN" (PDF). Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ MORA, Alba Luz. La televisión en el Ecuador. Guayaquil, Editorial AMAUTA, 1982: 141.
- ^ "Un suceso que trastocó nuestras vidas: hace 50 años llegó la televisión a Riobamba". Riobamba. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Ecuador: Gunmen storm television studio live on air". BBC News. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
