Tele Antillas is a

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operating out of

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in the

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. It provides a wide variety of television programs which are available to viewers throughout the Dominican Republic on channel 2. Originally the country's Southern and Capital Zones tuned in on channel 2, while the Northern Zone received it from channel 13. During the 1990s, the Dominican government implemented regulations which required networks to operate key stations and relayers on one channel throughout the entire country. Since then, all of Tele Antillas analog stations are now on channel 2 until 2024, when it opened its digital signal on channel 10.

History

Established during October 1979, Tele Antillas was soon considered one of the most modern television channels providing

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content in the Dominican Republic. It was the first TV channel to utilize

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. Additionally, it was among the pioneering channels that initially introduced programming based largely on international productions such as '' telenovelas'', television series,

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and animated cartoons. Despite incorporating an international approach, they continued producing several local programs developed specifically for the family audience. During the 1990s, the station was acquired by Grupo Corripio, which also owns Telesistema Canal 11, and later relaunched with a new programming format. Today, many international events like the

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, Emmys, and some of most popular events in

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, such as the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar are viewed on Tele Antillas Canal 2. It was one of the first channels in the Dominican Republic to offer foreign made programming from

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and

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. One of their most successful ventures was a popular late night schedule that included well-known ''telenovelas'' like ''Ronda de Piedra'', ''Doña Bella'' and ''Xica da Silva'' among others. In 2004 the TV station was relaunched with a new

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and programming that was designed to appeal to a wider variety of viewing

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. The channel started migrating from channel 2 to channel 10 on February 1, 2024.

Slogans

* "Tele Antillas, Canal 2 en Santo Domingo y 13 en Santiago" (1980s) * "Tele Antillas, Tu Canal ...!" (1990s) * "Tele Antillas, Ahora y siempre... Lo Mejor" (1990s) * "Tele Antillas, TV como eres tú" (2004)

Notes

External links

Tele Antillas Official Website
{{Dominican Republic TV Television stations in the Dominican Republic Spanish-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1979 1979 establishments in the Dominican Republic