Televisión de Galicia

Televisión de Galicia (Galician pronunciation: [teleβiˈsjon dɪ ɣaˈliθjɐ]; Television of Galicia; abbreviated as TVG), commonly known as A Galega (The Galician [One]), is the primary television channel of Galician public broadcaster Corporación de Radio Televisión de Galicia (CRTVG).

TVG
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaGalicia
Worldwide
SloganA galega. Xa ves.
("The Galician [one]. You already see.")
HeadquartersSantiago de Compostela
Programming
Language(s)Galician
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9) 720p (HDTV 16:9)
Ownership
OwnerCRTVG
Sister channelstvG2
TVG Europa
TVG América
History
Launched24 July 1985
Links
Websitetelevisiondegalicia.gal
Availability Europe and America
Terrestrial
DTTVLa Coruña (North): 25
La Coruña (South): 40
Lugo: 59
Orense: 50
Pontevedra: 58
El Bierzo (León): 53
Cable
RDial: 110 (TVG HD)
Vodafone TVDial: 7 (TVG)
Vodafone TVDial: 901 (Europe HD)
EuskaltelDial: 987 (Europe)
EuskaltelDial: 121 (Europe)
RDial: 121 (Europa)
TelecableDial: 151 (Europe)
Star GlobalcomChannel 85 (América)
Cable & WirelessChannel 516 (América)
PTV TelecomDial: 70 (Europe)
Satellite
Movistar+Dial: 151 (Europe)
MEODial: 220 (Europe)
Astra 19.2ºEFTA - Libre (Europe HD)

Sky		Channel 273 (América)
IPTV
Movistar+Dial: 9 (TVG)
Movistar+Dial: 151 (Europe)
Orange TVDial: 83 (Europe HD)
MEODial: 220 (Europe)
SomTVDial: 170 (Europe)
First and the original logo of TVG from 1985 when the channel first launched and 1994 when the channel was almost a decade old
Second TVG logo from 1994 to 1997
Third and previous TVG logo from 1997 to 2006
Icon of the current TVG logo

The Televisión de Galicia is a Galician-speaking TV channel. It was the first wholly Galician-speaking TV network. Its broadcast covers whole Galician territory and it is supported by the Galician autonomous government.

History

TVG went on air for the first time on 25 July 1985, with the short film Mamasunción by Chano Piñeiro. After a test period, which lasted until 29 September 1985, the station began broadcasting regularly with 39 weekly hours of programmes. The station now broadcasts a full 168 hours per week, with almost 70 per cent of its own productions. On 31 December 1996, its international channel started broadcasting in America through satellite, and on 17 May 1997, started offering its complete service via the Internet. Soon afterwards, the international channel started broadcasting in Europe. In 2019, TVG started HD broadcasting in free-to-air TV in Galicia,[1] and in 2020 the European international channel ceased its SD broadcast through satellite.[2] TVG is also offered in other parts of Spain as well as in Portugal by a number of cable television providers. All broadcasts are open and "free to air" (restrictions may sometimes apply to sporting events).

Location and language

TVG's headquarters are located at San Marcos Studios on the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela. All TVG programming is in Galician, except for commercials, which are sometimes in castellano.

As a public channel, TVG is subject to Galician law. Its mission is to promote the Galician language and culture, while providing entertainment and quality productions. TVG's directive board is formed by television specialists appointed by the Galician Parliament (representing all the different political groups).

References
  1. "A TVG comezará a emitir as súas dúas canles en HD en no mes de marzo de 2019". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "TV Galicia cesa en definición estándar por Astra". 2 March 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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