Repretel 11

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Canal 11
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.

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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 TelevisaUnivision and its own productions.

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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.