Venezolana de Televisión

Venezolana de Televisión
CountryVenezuela
AffiliatesANTV
Avila TV
Buena Televisión
Telesur
ViVe
TVes
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerSiBCI
(State-owned enterprise under administration of the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information)
History
LaunchedAugust 1, 1964
Links
Websitewww.vtv.gob.ve
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog VHFChannel 8 (listings may vary)
Digital UHFChannel 22.1

Corporación Venezolana de Televisión (Spanish for: Venezuelan Television Corporation) or VTV is a state-run television station based in Caracas, Venezuela, which can be seen throughout the capital and surrounding areas on channel 8. Programs that can be seen on VTV included Aló Presidente and Telesur Noticias.

VTV has produced a number of telenovelas, including titles such as Ifigenia, Doña Perfecta,1810 and La Dueña. 1984's La Dueña was perhaps its most successful and popular production.

During the Bolivarian government, VTV has been used by the government to campaign against Venezuela's opposition and Venezuela's privately owned media, with about 75% of its programming transmitted to Venezuelans consisted of Bolivarian propaganda. In 2004, VTV produced another telenovela, Amores de Barrio Adentro, but it was only seen once a week and lasted only a few months. In August 2014, VTV celebrated its 50th anniversary.