Type | Public broadcast television network |
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Country | Colombia |
Broadcast area | Colombia |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (upscaled to 16:9 480i for the channel's standard resolution signal) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Government of Colombia (publicly operated by RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos) |
Key people | Hollman Morris (Manager of RTVC) Lina Moreno (Executive Director) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | February 2, 2004 |
Replaced | Canal A |
Former names | Señal Colombia Institucional (2004) Institucional (2004-2008/2009-2013) Señal Institucional (2008-2009/2013-2015) CITV Canal Institucional (2017-2018) |
Links | |
Website | https://www.canalinstitucional.tv/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital UHF | Channel 16.2 (RTVC multiplex) |
Analog VHF/UHF | Listings may vary |
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