Citytv Bogotá
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| Type | Digital terrestrial television |
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| Availability | Colombia |
| Founded | March 19, 1999 by Juan Lozano Ramírez |
Broadcast area | Bogotá, Cundinamarca |
| Owner | El Tiempo Casa Editorial (brand licensed by Rogers Media) |
Key people | Luis Carlos Sarmiento, CEO |
Launch date | March 19, 1999 |
| 21 (VHF) | |
Official website | www |
Citytv is a Colombian free-to-air television channel, owned by El Tiempo Casa Editorial (ETCE), owner of the newspaper of the same name. ETCE licensed the Canadian brand Citytv from CHUM Limited (later sold off to Rogers). It began broadcasting on March 19, 1999 on UHF channel 21 in Bogotá. The channel is a member of Asomedios. It broadcasts for the metropolitan area of Bogotá and the department of Cundinamarca.
History[]
Some programs of the original Citytv (such as MuchMusic and Electric Circus, whose Colombian versions are Mucha Música and Circo Eléctrico) were adapted to the local audience, while others such as Fashion TV or SeXTV were dubbed until 2007.
It also follows the philosophy of the original Citytv: on its newscasts (such as City Noticias and the morning show Arriba Bogotá) the presenters read the news standing up, just like at the Toronto headquarters.
In 1999, with the birth of the channel, Sin Cédula stood out, broadcast Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. This program stood out for giving importance to all the schools that are located in the Bogotá capital. They also broadcast cartoons like Oggy and the Cockroaches and Space Goofs.
After 8 years of transmission, in 2007, this program would be replaced by Zonalocha, a youth space that would be the same as its predecessor Without Cédula, the incorporation of anime to the channel's programming grid during this period stands out, in addition blocks would be born such as Nikneim and El Toque, where they were in charge of showing activities that would now be part of the university world, something that previously Citytv only showed but with the schools of all the towns of Bogotá.
In 2009 Cool's Cool was born, a program dedicated solely to school activities that exist throughout the city, but in 2011 this program would be replaced by Nick City, a program dedicated to animations and live actions of the American channel Nickelodeon. besides talking about activities of colleges and universities.
In 2013 Citytv launched Intervention Colombia and announces an alliance with A & E. 5
On September 6, 2017, the channel launched the new image and the new slogan on the occasion of Pope Francis' visit to Colombia and with the arrival of Claudia Palacios to the channel, who left office in 2019.
Information system[]
Since 1999, Citytv has had an information system, in the mornings, Arriba Bogotá, in the afternoons and at nights CityNoticias and on Saturdays in the nights Noctámbulos de la City.
News[]
- Arriba Bogotá: Morning newscast hosted by Sandra Vélez and Juan David Agudelo.
- CityNoticias Mediodía: Noon newscast hosted by Sandra Vélez.
- CityNoticias de las 8: Nightly newscast hosted by Jhonatan Nieto.
- CityNoticias FDS: Newscast on weekends and holidays hosted by Gabriela Cardenas.
- Sala de Redacción: Hosted by Darío Restrepo.
- Noctámbulos de la City: Nightly news broadcast every Saturday.
Magazine[]
Citytv broadcasts the morning magazine Bravíssimo every Saturday, Sunday and holidays at 7:30 A.M.
Channel faces[]
- Darío Restrepo
- Jhonatan Nieto
- Martha Noriega
- Monica Molano
- María Beatriz Echandía
- Aníbal Alvarado
- Daniel Rincón
- Wilson Vega
- Julio César Guzmán
- Carlos Francisco Fernández
- Luisa Fernanda López
- Marcelo Cezán
- José Antonio Sánchez
- Sandra Velez
- Edmer Tovar
- Jimena Hoyos
- Victor Castro Gomez
- Mauricio Gallego
- Johanna Palacios
- Valentina Cortés
- Gabriela Cárdenas
Logos[]
1999–2007
2007–2017
Since 2017
Slogans[]
- 1999-2017: Por todo Bogotá
- 2009: Citytv, 10 años
- 2009–2011: Dónde vives
- 2014: Citytv, 15 años
- Since 2017: Tu mundo aquí
- 2019–2020: 20 años. Tus historias, nuestra historia
- 2020: Tus historias, nuestra historia
Announcers[]
Fernando Manrique
Main announcer
1999–2000
Félix Riaño
Main announcer
2001–2017
Gonzalo Rojas
Main announcer
2017–present
References[]
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Citytv Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Casa Editorial El Tiempo Official Site
- Spanish-language television stations
- Television stations in Colombia
- Television channels and stations established in 1999
- Mass media in Bogotá
- Citytv
- Television networks in Colombia
- 1999 establishments in Colombia