Country | Catalonia |
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Broadcast area | International |
Headquarters | Sant Joan Despí |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Catalan |
Ownership | |
Owner | Catalan Media Corporation (Television of Catalonia) |
Sister channels | TV3 |
History | |
Launched | 10 September 1995 |
Former names | Televisió de Catalunya Internacional (1995-2009) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DTT | Balearic Islands: 26 UHF |
Streaming media | |
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