CMM TV, originally known as Castilla-La Mancha Televisión (CMT), is the public regional channel of the autonomous region of

Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Province of Albacete, Albacete, Province of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Province of Cuenca, Cuenca, Province of Guadalajar ...

(

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). It belongs to Castilla-La Mancha Media (CMM), the public broadcasting service in the region.

Creation

Regular transmissions began on 13 December 2001. The first program aired was a documentary, followed by the evening newscast.

Headquarters and newsdesks

The head office is in the city of

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. There are also local offices in

Albacete Albacete ( , , ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ...

Ciudad Real Ciudad Real (, ) is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region. It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...

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Puertollano Puertollano () is a municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. The city has a population of 45,539 (2022). Contrasting to the largely rural character of the region, Puertollano stands o ...

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, as well as a foreign correspondent in

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Programming and audience

CMT has a wide range of programs. It is placed among the public regional networks in Spain with the best audience rates. Among its flagship programs it is worth mentioning "Tal Como Somos" (''"The way we are"''), presented by journalist and writer Teresa Viejo, and "Nuestro Campo Bravo" (''"Our wild field"''), which was awarded a prize from the Spanish Television Academy.

Future developments

During the first months of 2008, it is expected to launch an international satellite channel, "CMT SAT", which intends to be a window to the culture of the

region. In addition to that, a second TV channel, called CMT 2, has started test transmission on TDT (Digital terrestrial television). However the date of the beginning of regular programming remains unknown.

External links

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