Nou (, "nine"), previously known as Canal Nou ("channel nine"), was a

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television channel owned and operated by Radiotelevisió Valenciana (RTVV). It was the corporation's

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channel, featuring general programming mainly in

, with some contents and films in Castilian. The channel began broadcasting on 9 October 1989 and was closed on 29 November 2013. It was succeeded in 2018 by À Punt.

History

Broadcasting

Canal Nou could be watched mainly in the

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. During analogue broadcasting, it reached adjacent areas, especially southern

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, part of

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, part of

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and the east of Castile–La Mancha. After the

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, it was only available in part of

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and Murcia. It was also available in Catalonia following an agreement until July 2010.

Programming

The newscasts were divided into three issues of ''Notícies Nou'' and one in the morning, ''Bon Dia Comunitat Valenciana''. It broadcast Valencian fiction series such as ''Negocis de Família'', ''Les Moreres'' or ''L'Alqueria Blanca''. It also broadcasts soap operas, mainly of Mexican and Venezuelan production. Other programmes included ''En connexió'', an afternoon news and entertainment programme and football matches of the Valencian First Division teams, as well as the most important sporting events of different Valencian clubs, such as the Pamesa Valencia match of the

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. The channel also had the rights to the matches of the Valencian Community football team. It also had a children's space for children called ''Babala Club'', a container for animated series. In prime time, it used to broadcast self-produced programs, series, cinema and thematic programs. It also broadcast the space ''Check-in hotel'', a

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that had audience shares of up to 30%. In addition, the channel was very involved with the Valencian festivities, with broadcasts of the Falles de València, as well as broadcasts of the Moors and Christians festivals of the Valencian cities of

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and

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, the Magdalena Festival, the '' Fogueres de Sant Joan'' and the

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Closure

In July 2012, in the middle of the then-ongoing

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, RTVV announced a labor force adjustment plan, firing 1,198 of its 1,660 employees. Trade unions

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and CGT challenged the measure, and on 5 November 2013 it was nullified by the National Court. Claiming that reinstating the employees was untenable, the

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closed down RTVV that same day.Fabra's failure ends with RTVV.

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, 5 November 2013Police evict TV staff in Spain after closure of station
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Logos

Image:C9 logo ant.JPG, From 9 October 1989 to 2005. Channel 9 (Valencia, Spain) 2005 - 2013 logo.png, From 2005 to 9 October 2013. Image:Nou Televisió.svg, From 9 October to 29 November 2013.

References

External links

Official website
{{Spanish television stations Radiotelevisió Valenciana Defunct television channels in Spain Mass media in the Valencian Community Catalan-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1989 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013