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Media in Colombia
Summary of the Media available in Colombia
Newspapers
Newspaper media in Colombia date back to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The first newspaper published in Colombia was La Bagatela, edited by Antonio Narino in 1811. In Colombia the most read and influential newspaper is El Tiempo, which also has the highest newspaper circulation in the country. It was founded in 1911 by Alfonso Villegas Restrepo and currently owned by Spanish Grupo Planeta.
Another influential newspaper is El Espectador, founded in 1887 by Fidel Cano, was for many years one of the most important dailies in Colombia but due to a financial crisis its circulation was restricted to one edition weekly since 2001. El Espacio, founded in 1965 by Ciro Gomez Mejia is the main Yellow journalism newspaper in the country and with El Tiempo and the recently founded El Periodico, the only newspapers of national distribution.
El Colombiano newspaper, based in Medellin, is the most influential newspaper in the Paisa Region. Other regional newspapers include La Cronica del Quindio, La Opinion, and El Heraldo de Barranquilla, which covers the area of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. MIRA is a tabloid format newspaper with circulation of some 150,000 per week. It is edited by MIRA political party.
The main current issues magazines published in Colombia are:
Revista Cambio
Revista Cromos
Revista Semana
Radio
Caracol Radio, founded in Medellin in 1948. It was owned by Julio Mario Santodomingo until 1997, when the network was escinded of Caracol TV and sold to PRISA.
*Los 40 Principales Colombia.
*HJCK. Cultural network. Founded in 1950. Since 2005 it is broadcasted by Internet only.
*Radioacktiva - Planeta Rock. Founded in 1989. Rock music programming.
RCN Radio. Founded in 1948 by Enrique and Roberto Ramirez. Its main secondary networks are: La Mega (Pop music), Rumba Stereo (Reggaeton), Amor Stereo, Antena 2 (sport broadcasting to 20 cities countrywide), La Carinosa, El Sol, La FM and Radio Uno (Vallenato)
Television
Caracol TV. General programming. Founded in 1956 by Fernando Londono Henao, Cayetano Betancourt, Carlos Sanz de Santamaria and Pedro Navas as a production company. It's a national network since 1998.
RCN TV. General programming. Founded in 1967 as a production company. It's a national network since 1998.
Senal Colombia. Cultural and educative broadcasting. Founded in 1970.
Canal Uno, state-owned national television network, whose programming is provided by private companies.
Regional TV networks
Citytv. Regional channel to Bogota
Teleantioquia. Regional channel based in Medellin and covers the Antioquia Department
Telepacifico. Regional channel based in Cali. Covers the Pacific region
Telecafe. Regional channel based in Manizales, coverage in the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis
Telecaribe: Regional channel based in Barranquilla, covers the Caribbean Region of Colombia.
Television Regional del Oriente: Regional channel based in Bucaramanga, covers Santander Department and Norte de Santander.
Freedom of the press
According to the International Press Institute freedom of the press in Colombia remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists to operate because of the degradation of the Colombian armed conflict with parties involved resorting to threats or physical attacks. Crimes against journalist and reporters in Colombia often causes self-censorship and in the event of death, the cases have been subject to impunity. [*]
External links
Colombian Ministry of Communications
References
http://www.mediosmedios.com.ar/A.%20Colombia.htm
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