Canal Institucional is a Colombia

Colombia

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n state-run national television

Television

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 channel launched 2 February 2004.

It broadcasts programmes produced by state institutions in order to promote and publicize their activities to the public. It also broadcasts sessions of the Congress

Congress of Colombia

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, president Álvaro Uribe

Álvaro Uribe

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's weekly "communitarian councils" (consejos comunales) on Saturdays, and re-runs of historical drama series.

It was renamed Señal Institucional between 2004 and 2009, when it switched back to its former name.

Canal Institucional replaced Canal A

Canal A

Canal A was a Colombian state-owned privately run national television channel. It was launched March 27, 1972 as Segunda Cadena, since it was the second television channel in Colombia, and replacing Tele 9 Corazón...

, a state-owned privately-run national television network born 1972.

External links

Official website