Repretel 11

Last updated
Canal 11
Repretel 11 logo.png
Country Costa Rica
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner Repretel (Albavisión)
Sister channels Canal 6
Canal 4
CDR 2
History
Launched1969
Links
Website www.repretel.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital VHF Channel 11.1

Canal 11 is a private Costa Rican television channel, owned and operated by Repretel since 1996. It was the first station owned and operated by Repretel-Albavision group in Costa Rica.

Contents

History

It was founded in 1968 by Juan Edgar Picado Trejos and a US investor. Broadcasts started the following year as the first television station in Central America to broadcast in color, but the government temporarily restricted its license to operate by means of a presidential decree, causing a legal battle in the process. The decree stated that the investor was American and should have had a Costa Rican work permit, even though he wasn't working for the channel. After a few months, Televictoria won the appeal and resumed broadcasts. [1] In 1971, its color broadcasts became regular, and, from 1974, full-time. [2]

As an independent operation, the station had a news bulletin (Reporte 11), whose first director was Eduardo Enrique Leiva. On weeknights at 10pm, the station presented Telegatunas, hosted by Hugo Araya, a program devoted to celebrity gossip, and before sign-off, La Última Tanda, which presented vintage Hollywood movies. [2]

The channel struggled to compete against Teletica and Telecentro (which in the 90s ended up becoming a sister station), due to debts, the station was sold to businessman Franz Ulrich in 1977, who later sold off the station in 1993. [2]

Repretel bought the station from rival Teletica, due to a mismanagement from the leasing company operating the station, forcing the sale; Repretel was growing fast, leasing Channel 9 and 6; became the first TV-station owned and operated in Costa Rica.

In 1996, the channel briefly relayed channel 6. On March 1, 1997, the channel became independent again, airing a schedule consisting primarily of imported cartoons and telenovelas. [3] On June 9, 2003, the channel interchanged schedules with Repretel 4 and changed focus to Latin American entertainment, including news and variety shows from Telemundo and Univisión. [4]

Programming

Channel 11 is the second most watched channel on the network, behind Repretel 6, its programming consists of productions by Televisa, Univisión and its own productions.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Santamaría International Airport</span> Costa Rican airport serving San José located in Alajuela

Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, 20 kilometres northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by William Walker, an American filibuster. It is the biggest and busiest airport in Costa Rica and second in Central America with more than 5 million passengers per year before COVID.

Leonora Jiménez Monge is a Costa Rican beauty pageant titleholder and the original winner of 2005 Miss Asia Pacific International. She was dethroned because of her participation in Miss World 2005 and the Miss Asia Pacific title was passed to the 1st runner up, Evgeniya Lapova of Russia. Leonora did not place among the semifinalists in Miss World.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Repretel 4</span> Television channel in Costa Rica

Canal 4 is a private Costa Rican television channel, owned and operated by Repretel. It was the second television station acquired by Repretel in Costa Rica. The station broadcasts on channel 6.2 which the frequency is used by sister channel Canal 6 due to the original frequency being impossible to convert to digital until 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Repretel 6</span> Television channel

Canal 6 is a private Costa Rican television channel, owned and operated by Repretel. It is the flagship TV station of the media group.

CDR Canal 2 is a Costa Rican music television channel. The frequency belonged to Roxie Blen until 2011 when the station was sold to Central de Radios, a unit of Repretel. The channel broadcasts on digital channel 11.2 which is used for its sister channel Canal 11 due to the frequency being impossible to convert to digital until 2021. The channel was previously owned by Univision which was named as Univsion Canal 2 until 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teletica</span> Costa Rican television broadcaster

Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., known as Teletica, is a Costa Rican television broadcaster, founded in 1958. It operates Teletica Canal 7, XperTV Canal 33, and since 1991 CableTica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Repretel</span>

Representaciones Televisivas S.A., commonly known as Repretel or Grupo Repretel is a Costa Rican media company, founded by Remigio Gonzalez, that came into competition with Teletica and Canal9. Repretel owns Costa Rican channels 4, 6, 11 and 2. Repretel began operating in 1993 with Channel 9, in 2000 the lease expired and moved to Channel 4. The company also operates 11 radio stations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miss Costa Rica</span> National beauty pageant competition in Costa Rica

The Miss Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica. The winner of the pageant represents Costa Rica at Miss Universe pageant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desiree Ortiz</span> Venezuelan television host

Desiree Ortiz is a Venezuelan television host. Currently hosting "Show Business", on air in fourteen countries through the Venevisión network, Venevisión Plus and Mega TV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Citizens' Action Party presidential primary</span> Costa Rican primary election

A primary election was held for the first time among the members of Costa Rica’s Citizens’ Action Party (PAC), known as the Citizens' National Convention for the selection of the party's candidate in the 2010 general election. This was a closed primary, as potential electors were required to register before the election up till April 30, 2009.

Julia Carolina Sánchez Rangel, also known as La Chama, is a Venezuela-born Costa Rican journalist, presenter, and businesswoman. She is known for her work on Repretel's Channel 11.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Costa Rica on 6 March 2020, after a 49-year-old woman tourist from New York, United States, tested positive for the virus.

Inés Aleida Sánchez Guarde de Revuelta was a Cuban-Costa Rican journalist. She was the host of the television program Teleclub, a position she has held since its premiere in 1963. She was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-serving presenter of an educational television program.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thelma Darkings</span> Costa Rican actress and television presenter

Thelma Darkings Bucknam is a Costa Rican actress and television presenter. She is known for hosting the Costa Rican talk show programs Conectados and previously Entre nos. Her film credits include Noi siamo angeli (1997), Caribe (2004), and El último comandante (2010).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Snow Clasico</span> Football match

The United States versus Costa Rica football (soccer) match was held on 22 March 2013 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. It was part of the second matchday of the final qualification round in CONCACAF for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, on loan from EFL Championship side Sunderland, and the Costa Rica national team.

Amelia Rueda Ahumada, born in Buenos Aires on October 3, 1951, is a Costa Rican journalist who began her career in 1974 and has been practicing for more than 40 years.

Events in the year 2023 in Costa Rica.

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Femenil, also known as Alajuelense Fútbol Femenino and Alajuelense Femenil, is a women's football team that competes in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division, the top division of women's football in Costa Rica. It is affiliated with men's side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and was formed through an agreement with the Comite Cantonal de Deportes y Recreación de Alajuela (CODEA); the club first competed as Alajuelense CODEA in 2019.

References

  1. ↑ ""Mi padre fundó el primer canal a color en C.R."". Diario Extra. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Don Pepe, Canal 11 y la Tragedia del Virilla". Cambio Político. 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Barquero, Christopher (1997). "Se enciende el 11". La Nación. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Fernández G., Victor (2003). "Canales 4 y 11 intercambiaron programación". La Nación. Retrieved 20 May 2016.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.