Televisión de Galicia (; "Television of Galicia"; abbreviated as TVG), commonly known as A Galega ("The Galician
ne), is a Spanish
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...
television channel owned and operated by Televisión de Galicia S.A., the television
subsidiary of
Galician regional-owned
public broadcaster
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Corporación Radio e Televisión de Galicia (CRTVG). It is the corporation's
flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and
generalist programming, including ''Telexornal'' news bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment in
Galician language.
It was launched on 25 July 1985 as the first Galician language television service. Its broadcast covers the whole Galician territory and it is financed by its
autonomous government
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.
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, and in 2020 the European international channel ceased its SD broadcast through satellite.
TVG is also offered in other parts of Spain as well as in
Portugal
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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
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of S ...
. All TVG programming is in
Galician, except for commercials, which are sometimes in Spanish.
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).
Logos
File:TVG 1985.png, First and original logo. From 1985 to 1994.
File:TVG 1996.jpg, Second logo. From 1994 to 1997.
File:TVG 1999.jpg, Third logo. From 1997 to 2006.
File:Televisión de Galicia Logo.svg, Current logo. Since 2006.
References
External links
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G24 directos
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Television stations in Galicia (Spain)
Corporación Radio e Televisión de Galicia
Television channels and stations established in 1985
Galician-language television stations
Mass media in Santiago de Compostela
1985 establishments in Spain