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Television in Nicaragua has a history of more than fifty years. Canal 8, the first terrestrial television channel in the country, started broadcasting on July 15, 1956. [1] Currently there are more than 15 national terrestrial and cable TV channels.
The first television channel in Nicaragua opened on VHF channel 8 on July 15, 1956 [2] as Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A., owned by the Novedades newspaper. [3] The government followed on January 11, 1957 with Canal 6. In 1962, the government merged channels 6 and 8, with the latter becoming a relayer of the former. [2]
| Name of channel | Date of launch | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Canal 2 | March 1966 | Televicentro de Nicaragua (Albavisión and Maurice Ortega) |
| Canal 4 | October 1992 | Informativos de Televisión y Radio, SA (Intrasa) [4] |
| Canal 6 | January 17, 1957 (first incarnation), September 14, 2011 (second incarnation) | Negocios Publicitarios Internacionales, SA (NEPISA) [5] |
| TN8 | July 15, 1956 (first incarnation), [2] 1992 (second incarnation) | Televisora Nicaraguense, SA (Juan Carlos Ortega) |
| Canal 9 | 2011 | Digital Media de Nicaragua (Grupo RATENSA/Albavisión) |
| Canal 10 | 2011 | Grupo RATENSA (Albavisión) |
| Canal 11 | 2010 | Grupo RATENSA (Albavisión) |
| Canal 12 | December 11, 1994 | Nicavisión |
| Viva Nicaragua | June 13, 2011 | Celeste, S.A. |
| Vos TV | July 27, 2010 | Grupo Pellas |
| Canal 15 | 2019 [6] | NEPISA |
| La Rock 22 | 2020 | Televisora Nicaraguense, SA (Juan Carlos Ortega) |
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| ExtraPlus 37 |
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