Repretel 6

Canal 6

Country	Costa Rica
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Repretel (Albavision)
Sister channels	Canal 4 Canal 11 CDR 2
History
Launched	September 12, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-09-12)
Former names	Telecentro Canal 6 (1965-1995)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital VHF	Channel 6.1

Canal 6 (previously known as Telecentro) is a private Costa Rican television channel, owned and operated by Repretel. It is the flagship TV station of the media group.

History

The channel was founded on September 12, 1965 as Telecentro Canal 6, led by Costa Rican and Panamanian investors, led by Mario Sotela Pacheco. Early in its history it also had shares from Spanish company Movierecord.^[1]

In 1995 under tough TV market conditions, the Corporación Costarricense de Televisión of the Sotela family, decided to lease the TV station to Repretel for 10 years. Its largest shareholder, Mario Sotela Blen, became a part of Repretel 6's directive as a "commercial associate".^[2] By 2007, the lease ended, and Repretel bought the station, ending the rumors of Telecentro Canal 6's comeback. It became the third owned and operated station of the group and flagship of the other two.

Programming

Main programming consists of imported shows and soap operas from Univision and Telemundo, also has three daily news programs and carries sports programming of the network, specially Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Herediano, Costa Rica national football team and Fifa World Cup football games. ^[3]

References

1. "Television and Radio Age" (PDF). 1 January 1968. p. 58. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
2. La Nación, 26 April 1995
3. Repretel 6 Programming Grid Archived 2012-11-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website