Repretel 11

Canal 11 is a private Costa Rican television channel, owned and operated by Repretel since 1996. It was the first station owned and operated by Repretel-Albavision group in Costa Rica.

Repretel 11
TI-BYK
San José,
Costa Rica
ChannelsAnalog: 11 VHF
BrandingCanal 11
SloganParte de su vida
Ownership
OwnerRepretel
Repretel 6
Repretel 4
CDR 2
History
First air date
1969 (1969)
Former call signs
Canal 11 (1983-1996)
Links
Websitewww.repretel.com

History

Repretel bought the station from rival Teletica, due to a mismanagement from the leasing company operating the station, forcing the sale; Repretel was growing fast, leasing Channel 9 and 6; became the first TV-station owned and operated in Costa Rica.

In 1996, the channel briefly relayed channel 6. On March 1, 1997, the channel became independent again, airing a schedule consisting primarily of imported cartoons and telenovelas.[1] On June 9, 2003, the channel interchanged schedules with Repretel 4 and changed focus to Latin American entertainment, including news and variety shows from Telemundo and Univisión.[2]

Programming

Main programming consists in US TV-Series dubbed in Spanish, imported shows from Televisa and Univision, the Latin reality show "Combate" and Informe11 news.[3]
It's the second most watched channel from the network, behind Repretel 6.

References

  1. Barquero, Christopher (1997). "Se enciende el 11". La Nación. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. Fernández G., Victor (2003). "Canales 4 y 11 intercambiaron programación". La Nación. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. Repretel 11 Programming Grid Archived 2012-11-26 at the Wayback Machine


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