Televicentro (Nicaraguan TV channel)


Canal 2 is a Nicaraguan free-to-air television network owned by Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A., owned by the Mexican media mogul Remigio Ángel González. In theory, the channel's sister channels are those of Grupo Ratensa, but in practice, the channel is an independent operation with support from the Nicaraguan government.
WWW canal2tv.com

History

Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A. was founded in December 1965 by Octavio Sacasa Sarria and started broadcasting in March 1966. It was the third television channel in Nicaragua after Channel 6, owned by the Somoza family. Televicentro started broadcasting in colour in 1973.
With the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in July 1979, Channel 2 together with Channel 6 were expropriated by the Sandinista government and turned into the Sistema Sandinista de Televisión, the Sandinista Television System. Channel 2 returned to its original owners at the end of 1989.
In 1996, Channel 2 became the first Central American TV channel to have an official web site. Canal 2 also broadcasts from relay-transmitter channel 7 in some parts of the country.
In 2005, Televicentro signed an agreement with Channel 33 from Costa Rica to broadcast the evening transmissions of Noticiero 22-22 in that country.
In 2006, the channel started streaming broadcasts.
In late 2011, Octavio Sacasa said that "the channel is not for sale", amid rising concerns that Televicentro's sale to Albavisión was finalized, as other versions of the same story have been circulating in business circles, about alleged advanced negotiations between Sacasa and Ángel González. González and Sacasa were business partners in the USA in the 80s, until becoming arch-rivals in the early 90s, when Sacasa reassumed control of Televicentro.
In 2014, the channel's news operation was taken over by Maurice Ortega, aligning it with the government's viewpoint.
In 2015, the channel was definitely sold to Albavisión, as an independent operation from Grupo Ratensa, even though Carlos Pastora from Canal 10 was still managing the channel. González owned the channel by means of one of his figurehead subsidiaries, TV Móvil, in what was considered to be another "blow" to democracy in Nicaragua, and was even condemned by the Nicaraguan Catholic Church. This maneuver allowed the Ortega-Murillo family to have absolute control of the television station and expand the number of media outlets, in exchange for a repeater television frequency for González.

Programming

As of April 2022:

Newscasts

TVN Noticias – with a half-hour edition at 6:30 a.m., three hour-long editions at 1:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and with short bulletins on weekends.Newscasts from CNN en EspañolNoticiero UnivisionEl Gordo y la Flaca

Foreign soap operas

Soy LunaEstrella de AmorLoquito Por TiDiseñando tu amorLa Gloria de LuchoNuevo SolDulce ambición

Foreign TV Series

Drop Dead DivaRevengeNumbersFlashpointMentes criminalesLo que la gente cuentaBattle CreekThe Mob Doctor

Realitys

El conciertazoSaber y ganarA otro nivelGuinness récords oficialmente asombrosos

Kids

La casa de Mickey Mouse3, 2, 1 ¡Vamos!PuccaLa abeja MayaManny a la obraLilo & StitchStitch!Doctora JuguetesPrincesita SofíaElena de ÁvalorJason y los Héroes del Monte OlimpoJake y los piratas del país de Nunca Jamás Star vs. las Fuerzas del MalLloyd en el EspacioMiles del mañanaHenry MonstruitoGravity Falls: un verano de misteriosEl Chavo AnimadoEl Chapulín Colorado AnimadoGuardianes de la Galaxia¡Buena suerte, Charlie!Los hechiceros de Waverly PlaceMech-X4Zeke y LutherAaron StoneLab RatsLab Rats: Fuerza ÉliteLos Guerreros WasabiAustin & AllyHannah MontanaAgente K.C.Programa de talentosLos Hechiceros de Waverly PlaceAtrapada en el medio

Music

  • ''Sintoniza 2''

TV Movies

  • ''Cine de la tarde''

Original productions

Revista Primera Hora
  • ''Luces, cámara y sazón desde tu cocina''

Special Events

Local

Nicaragua en directo – with editions on afternoon during SundaysLa Mañana de la 2 Espetaculos Televicentro NTD Domingo FantasticoNNN Nicaragua News Network
  • ''Cancha Abierta''

Imported

Patitomanía – Kids programming block La mujer de JudasPasión prohibidaLas bandidasDueña y señoraViolettaLa tormentaCuento encantadoFlor de CaribeEl Señor de los CielosDocumentales BBCDiarios de vampiros GLEE Cuello blanco Familia moderna La doble vida de Chuck
  • ''Contra corriente''