Colombian TV channel blocks Telesur signal

Colombian TV channel blocks Telesur signal
El Universal (Venezuela) ^ | Aug. 2, 2005 | Staff

Posted on 08/02/2005 10:12:23 AM PDT by Kitten Festival

The Colombian National Television Commission (CNTV) blocked satellite access to Telecapital, a government channel that rebroadcasts Telesur signal.

The hemispheric news system boosted by Venezuela started operations last July 24th, with programming including documentary films, news coverage and a number of journalist works that highlight the Latin American people, as explained in the Monday edition of Semana magazine.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chavez; colombia; dictator; eljazeera; farc; hugochavez; marxist; narcoterrorist; satellitetv; telechavez; telesur; terrorist; thugs; venezuela

Colombia has just put a stop to terrorist television. Hugo Chavez was using that station to glorify FARC guerrillas. Colombia was having none of that.

VIVA COLOMBIA!

1 posted on 08/02/2005 10:12:33 AM PDT by Kitten Festival

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To: Kitten Festival

They'll need to do more than block Hugo's TV station.

2 posted on 08/02/2005 10:14:44 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Scratch a Liberal. Uncover a Fascist)

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