Fibracat TV

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Fibracat TV
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CountrySpain
Broadcast area Catalonia, Andorra
Headquarters Manresa
Programming
Language(s) Catalan
Picture format 1080p HDTV
Ownership
Owner Fibracat
History
Launched1 June 2020(3 years ago) (2020-06-01)
Replaced RAC 105 TV
Closed31 December 2022
(10 months ago)
 (2022-12-31)
Replaced by 8TV (simulcast in HD)
Links
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Fibracat TV was a Catalan language private TV station based in Manresa, Spain. The channel was run by Fibracat.

The channel was launched on June 1, 2020 [1] after Fibracat, a company dedicated to telephone and internet services, rented the frequency that was used by RAC 105 TV. [2]

The channel's programming consisted of half-hour slots which focus primarily on feminism and new technologies. [3] Therefore, the channel's programs usually deal with issues such as gender equality, women's empowerment, the technological revolution and the social and economic changes generated by these movements. [4]

Fibracat TV ceased activity on the last day of 2022, with no reason for its end of transmission given. [5]

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References

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  2. "Fibracat obté el permís del CAC per crear un canal de televisió d'àmbit català". Regió7 (in Catalan). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. "Neix el nou canal de TDT en català Fibracat TV". elmon.cat (in Catalan). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. "Fibracat lanza un nuevo canal de TDT con la mujer y la tecnología como ejes". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. "Fibracat TV cessa les emissions i deixa mesos d'impagaments a EDICA, propietària de 8tv | Principal.cat". www.principal.cat (in Catalan). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.