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Telecanal

Telecanal is a private owned TV channel of Chile. It currently airs in Santiago in the 2 frequence of VHF. It mostly airs low budget entertainment TV shows and telenovelas.

Controversy

Five years ago, VidaVision (associated with the protestant church) started broadcasting in frequency 2 after channel Rock&Pop went bankrupt.

On July 2005, Compania Chilena de Comunicaciones (former owner of the frequency) sold the signal to Alfa Tres. Jaime Cuadrado, the owner of Alfa Tres, is the former commercial manager of Canal 13 and personal friend of Don Francisco. Alejandro Martinez, owner of VidaVision, set a lawsuit against Compania Chilena de Comunicaciones alleging fraud.

Also, Jaime Cuadrado has been associated with mexican media mogul Angel Gonzalez, owner of Red Television. It has even been stated that he is the actual owner of the station. To own more than one television station is forbidden by the Chilean law to avoid an horizontal monopoly.

See also List of Chilean television channels

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