Telemetro
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Telemetro |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corporacion Medcom |
| RPC | |
| History | |
First air date | October 13, 1981 |
Former call signs | Canal 13 |
| Technical information | |
| Translator(s) | (Ch.6) Chiriqui, Bocas (Ch.3) Azuero, Cocle (Ch.7) Colon, Darien (Ch.13)Veraguas |
| Links | |
| Website | www.telemetro.com |
Telemetro is a television network headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with repeaters throughout the country. The station broadcasts in NTSC format and in Panama City also in DVB-T format. In 1996 Telemetro and RPC TV merged and formed Corporacion Medcom.
Main programming consists on news, novelas, and local reality shows; it has a direct rivalry with TVN since it has similar programming.
History
In 1981, Nicolas Gonzalez Revilla founded Telemetro as a metropolitan VHF scrambled pay-per-view channel, this format was not successful and was replaced with regular broadcasting, by 1983 reached Colon Province, by 1990 expanded to Central Provinces and finally in 1992, covered Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro to have national coverage.
Specific programming
News
- Telemetro Reporta Matutino (Morning News): Delia Muñoz, Alvaro Alvarado and Virna Quintero.
- Telemetro Reporta Mediodía (Noon News): Vanessa Calviño and Massiel Rodriguez.
- Telemetro Reporta Estelar (Evening News): Jenia Nenzen and Jose Escobar.
Other Programming
- Tu Mañana (Morning Show)
- Calle 7 (Reality Show)
- Various Disney TV Series
- Various Disney and Other Companies' Movies
- La Rosa de Guadalupe
- Miss Universe
Mall TV
| Country | Panama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Panama City, Panama |
| Headquarters | Ave. 12 Octubre |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corporacion Medcom |
| Sister channels | RPC-TV, Telemetro |
| History | |
| Launched | July 10, 2001 |
| Closed | March 20, 2020 |
| Former names | Tele 7 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| VHF | 7 |
| DVB-T | 43 |
Originally launched in 2005 as a kids programming channel under the brand of Tele 7, In 2011 the channel was relaunched as Mall TV [1] to feature local shopping stores advertisements, real state development, health clinics and infomercials. The channel is also available in many provinces by cable with Cable Onda. In 2017 its over-the-air signal was replaced with Oye TV, a variety channel. It closed in 2020.