CNN Chile
CNN Chile is a Chilean pay television news channel launched on 4 December 2008.[1] It was originally a joint venture between VTR Chile and WarnerMedia. The channel is based in Santiago, Chile.[2]
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| Country | Chile |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Chile and United States |
| Network | CNN |
| Slogan | Vamos más allá (We go beyond). |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WarnerMedia News & Sports (through CNN Chile Canal de Televisión Ltda.) |
| Sister channels | CNN CNN International CNN-IBN CNN Airport Network CNN en Español HLN n-tv CNN Turk CNN Brazil Chilevisión |
| History | |
| Launched | 4 December 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| VTR | Channel 15 (Greater Santiago) Channel 14 (Arica) Channel 23 (Iquique) Channel 15 (Calama) Channel 17 (Antofagasta) Channel 16 (Copiapó) Channel 15 (La Serena-Coquimbo) Channel 7 (Greater Valparaíso) Channel 13 (San Antonio) Channel 11 (Rancagua) Channel 20 (Curicó) Channel 15 (Talca) Channel 16 (Chillán) Channel 15 (Greater Concepción) Channel 12 (Los Ángeles) Channel 19 (Temuco) Channel 19 (Valdivia) Channel 19 (Puerto Montt) Channel 14 (Coyhaique) |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV Latin America | Channel 154 (Chile only) Channel 707 |
| Movistar TV (Latin America) | Channel 424 |
It is the local version of popular TV news channel CNN, which had previously shown interest in the Chilean market when it covered the 2005 presidential elections through CNN en Español.
The news channel is partnered with free-to-air network Chilevisión since 2010, when Turner Broadcasting System purchased it for $145 million to Sebastian Piñera's family.
Since 2016, it is completely owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America as VTR sold its participation in the channel to them.
Programming
Notable current on-air staff
- Mónica Rincón – weekdays on CNN Prime, Fridays on Conciencia Inclusiva
- Daniel Matamala – weekdays on CNN Prime
- Sebastián Aguirre – weekdays on Mañana en Directo, Tuesdays on Nuevas Voces
- Viviana Encina – weekdays on Es Noticia
- Matilde Burgos – weekdays on Noticias y Perspectivas and CNN íntimo
- Verónica Schmidt – weekdays on Noticias Express
Controversies
2019 advertisement pulling controversy
During 2019, businessman Juan Sutil and food company Agrosuper decided to pull their ads, including some of Agrosuper's brand Super Pollo, from CNN Chile and from Chilevision, purportedly because of a CNN Chile show named "Agenda Agricola", which has shown videos of anti-government protests.[3]