Televisión de Galicia
Televisión de Galicia (Galician pronunciation: [teleβiˈsjon dɪ ɣaˈliθjɐ]; Television of Galicia; abbreviated as TVG), commonly known as A Galega (The Galician [One]), is the primary television channel of Galician public broadcaster Corporación de Radio Televisión de Galicia (CRTVG).
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| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Galicia Worldwide |
| Slogan | A galega. Xa ves. ("The Galician [one]. You already see.") |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Compostela |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Galician |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) 720p (HDTV 16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CRTVG |
| Sister channels | tvG2 TVG Europa TVG América |
| History | |
| Launched | 24 July 1985 |
| Links | |
| Website | televisiondegalicia.gal |
| Availability Europe and America | |
| Terrestrial | |
 DTTV | La Coruña (North): 25 La Coruña (South): 40 Lugo: 59 Orense: 50 Pontevedra: 58 El Bierzo (León): 53 |
| Cable | |
 R | Dial: 110 (TVG HD) |
| Vodafone TV | Dial: 7 (TVG) |
| Vodafone TV | Dial: 901 (Europe HD) |
 Euskaltel | Dial: 987 (Europe) |
  .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Euskaltel | Dial: 121 (Europe) |
 R | Dial: 121 (Europa) |
 Telecable | Dial: 151 (Europe) |
 Star Globalcom | Channel 85 (América) |
 Cable & Wireless | Channel 516 (América) |
| PTV Telecom | Dial: 70 (Europe) |
| Satellite | |
| Movistar+ | Dial: 151 (Europe) |
 MEO | Dial: 220 (Europe) |
| Astra 19.2ºE | FTA - Libre (Europe HD) |
   Sky | Channel 273 (América) |
| IPTV | |
| Movistar+ | Dial: 9 (TVG) |
| Movistar+ | Dial: 151 (Europe) |
| Orange TV | Dial: 83 (Europe HD) |
| MEO | Dial: 220 (Europe) |
 SomTV | Dial: 170 (Europe) |
The Televisión de Galicia is a Galician-speaking TV channel. It was the first wholly Galician-speaking TV network. Its broadcast covers whole Galician territory and it is supported by the Galician autonomous government.
History
TVG went on air for the first time on 25 July 1985, with the short film Mamasunción by Chano Piñeiro. After a test period, which lasted until 29 September 1985, the station began broadcasting regularly with 39 weekly hours of programmes. The station now broadcasts a full 168 hours per week, with almost 70 per cent of its own productions. On 31 December 1996, its international channel started broadcasting in America through satellite, and on 17 May 1997, started offering its complete service via the Internet. Soon afterwards, the international channel started broadcasting in Europe. In 2019, TVG started HD broadcasting in free-to-air TV in Galicia,[1] and in 2020 the European international channel ceased its SD broadcast through satellite.[2] TVG is also offered in other parts of Spain as well as in Portugal by a number of cable television providers. All broadcasts are open and "free to air" (restrictions may sometimes apply to sporting events).
Location and language
TVG's headquarters are located at San Marcos Studios on the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela. All TVG programming is in Galician, except for commercials, which are sometimes in castellano.
As a public channel, TVG is subject to Galician law. Its mission is to promote the Galician language and culture, while providing entertainment and quality productions. TVG's directive board is formed by television specialists appointed by the Galician Parliament (representing all the different political groups).
References
- "A TVG comezará a emitir as súas dúas canles en HD en no mes de marzo de 2019". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "TV Galicia cesa en definición estándar por Astra". 2 March 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Galician)
- News website (in Galician)
- TVG's channel on YouTube