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Canal 1
Logo used since 2024. This logo concept has been in use since 2017.
TypeBroadcast television network
Free-to-air television network
CountryColombia
Broadcast areaColombia
Programming
LanguageSpanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerHMTV1
(privately operated by Phoenix Media)
Key peopleRamiro Avendaño Jaramillo
(President),
Daniel Coronell
(NTC),
James McNamara (HMTV)
History
LaunchedJune 13, 1954; 71 years ago (1954-06-13)
FounderGustavo Rojas Pinilla
Former namesHJRN-TV (1954–1956)
Televisora Nacional de Colombia (1956–1963)
Canal Nacional (1963–1973)
Primera Cadena (1974–1979)
Primera Cadena Color (1979–1981)
Cadena Uno (1984–1997)
Canal Uno (1998–2017)
Links
Websitehttp://www.canal1.com.co
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog VHF/UHFListings may vary
Digital UHFChannel 16.3

Canal 1 (English: Channel 1; pronounced "Canal Uno" (Spanish pronunciation: [kanˈal ˈuno]) is a Colombian free-to-air television channel. It is owned by HMTV1, a subsidiary of Hemisphere Media Group and managed by Phoenix Media, a private company. From 1957 to 2017, the channel was administered by private programming companies known as programadoras (television production companies; literally, "programmers"), which bid for time slots with the Colombian state.

History

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Canal 1's fifteenth and previous logo from February 3, 2014 to August 13, 2017 Canal 1's sixth and previous logo from August 14, 2017 to March 14, 2023 Canal 1's seventh and previous logo from March 15, 2023 to September 30, 2024

Canal 1 started broadcasting on 13 June 1954 as Canal Nacional on VHF channel 8 in Bogotá and channel 10 in Manizales and Medellín and was operated by the National Radio of Colombia. In 1963, it was operated by Inravisión (Instituto Nacional de Radio y Televisión), the now-former Colombian public broadcaster. Under Inravisión, the channel's frequency was moved from channel 8 to VHF channel 7 in Bogotá.

Until 1966, when private local channel Teletigre was officially launched, Canal Nacional was the only television channel in Colombia. Teletigre only covered Bogotá, meaning that the rest of the country only received the existing Inravisión channel.

On January 1, 1974, it became the Primera cadena (First Network) following the nationalization of Teletigre as Segunda Cadena a few years earlier (in 1971), by the order of the National Front and the reorganization of Inravisión's television networks.[1] In the 1980s it would become Cadena Uno (Network One), and eventually became Canal Uno at the beginning of 1998.

The channel broadcast 24/7 from March 21, 1995; in conjunction with this, morning newscasts began.[2] However, the project failed within less than a year due to lack of viewers and quality.[3]

Since July 1998, when Caracol Televisión and RCN Televisión launched their own private television channels, Channel 1's and Canal A's ratings steadily dropped (see below chart). Adding this to the economic recession of the late 1990s the network was suffering, this situation severely affected the remaining programadoras, which gradually either declared bankruptcy or became production companies for Caracol Televisión and RCN Televisión. In order to solidify its position, the channel unveiled a new slogan, "Canal Uno, uno como ninguno" (Channel One, one like no one) in October 1998, in conjunction with its new name. However, according to a survey made by the channel at the time of the rebrand, most viewers did not understand the campaign.[4] Channel 1 was less affected than Canal A, which became Canal Institucional, a State-controlled channel, in November 2003. RTI Colombia, the only programadora remaining on Canal A, was moved to Channel 1 and stood there until 2008.

In February 2014, the channel was rebranded with a new logo, a new graphical package, the removal of infomercials and a 24-hour program schedule.[5][6][7]

As of 1 May 2017, a quarter of Channel 1's programming is made by the production companies CM&, NTC Televisión, and RTI Televisión, and a fifth by Hemisphere Media Group, the owner of Puerto Rican station WAPA and several pay-TV channels. The four companies form a joint venture company branded as Plural Comunicaciones.

On January 12, 2023, Phoenix Media acquired all the shares of Canal 1 from Plural.[8]

Historical rating share

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Year Share Ranking
1998 31.5% 2
1999 17.0% 3
2000 10.7% 3
2001 5.6% 3
2002 3.8% 3
2003 3.23% 3
2004 3.1% 3
2005 2.3% 3
2006 2.0% 3
2007 2.3% 3
2008 2.1% 3
2016 4.9% 5
2017 1.4% 5

Source:[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fox, Elizabeth (2004). "Latin American Broadcasting". The Cambridge History of Latin America, Volumen 10. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 537. ISBN 0-521-49594-6. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ "En 11 días noticieros de TV de la mañana". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Una improvisación de 24 horas". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ LOS DOCE CONTRA EL LEÓN DEL A
  5. ^ "Amplían por 40 meses concesiones a tres operadores de Canal Uno". El Tiempo. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ "En el primer trimestre de 2014 se hará la transición para el lanzamiento del nuevo Canal Uno". Autoridad Nacional de Televisión. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Canal Uno emitirá las 24 horas y sacará televentas de su programación". El Tiempo. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ^ Anziano, Virginia (12 January 2023). "Phoenix Media adquirió el 100% de Canal 1". TAVI Latam. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ (in Spanish) Farándula criolla, Canal Caracol, una década al aire Archived 15 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, 13 July 2008, accessed 14 December 2008
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