Telepacífico is a Colombian regional public
television
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network, created in 1986 as the city of
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the secon ...
celebrated its 450th anniversary. It started broadcasting on July 3, 1988,
with 24 weekly programming hours. It was the third regional network in the country, after
Teleantioquia
Teleantioquia is a Colombian regional public television channel, with headquarters in Medellín. Launched on August 11, 1985, it was the first regional channel in the country, initially only to cover the department of Antioquia Antioquia is the Sp ...
, created in 1985, and
Telecaribe
Telecaribe is a regional television network for the Caribbean region of Colombia.
History
The station was set up in the early 1980s in Valledupar, Colombia and was created by a local entrepreneur named Jose Jorge Dangond. It started as an unli ...
, created in 1986.
Its signal reaches Western Colombia (
Valle del Cauca,
Chocó,
Cauca and
Nariño),
although it can be received via satellite since 1996.
Telepacífico stands out for its educational and informative programming. The ''EDUCA TV'' programme, started in 2001, was taken by Colombian Education Ministry as a national model.
Some of the most known and talented Colombian
newscasters
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and
journalist
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s have worked at its
news show
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s: Mabel Kremer, Vicky Dávila, Isaac Nessim,
Claudia Palacios, and
Silvia Corzo
Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto (born October 30, 1973 in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian lawyer and presenter.
Biography
Her parents are Mario Corzo and Irene Pinto. After finishing high school, Corzo studied at the Universidad Autónoma de ...
.
References
External links
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Spanish-language television stations
Television networks in Colombia
1986 establishments in Colombia
Mass media in Cali
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