# TVes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/TVes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/TVes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVes > Source revision: 1355221939 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Venezuelan public television network For other uses, see [TVE (disambiguation)](/source/TVE_(disambiguation)). Television channel TVES Type Free-to-air television network Country Venezuela Headquarters Caracas Programming Language Spanish Picture format 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SD feed) Ownership Owner SiBCI (Venezuelan Social Television Foundation) Sister channels VTV ViVe Avila TV TVFANB Telesur History Launched May 28, 2007 (2007-05-28) Replaced RCTV Links Website www.tves.gob.ve Availability Terrestrial Analog VHF Channel 2 (Caracas, listings may vary) Digital UHF Channel 23.1 **TVES** is a [Venezuelan](/source/Venezuela) [public](/source/Public_broadcasting) [television channel](/source/Television_channel). Its name is short for **Televisora Venezolana Social** (*Venezuelan Social Television*) and is pronounced "te ves" [\[ˈte ˈβes\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish), meaning *you see yourself*. It replaced the signal of [Radio Caracas Televisión](/source/Radio_Caracas_Televisi%C3%B3n) on Channel 2 on 28 May 2007, and began broadcasting at 12:20 a.m. local time (04:20 UTC). The Venezuelan government had refused to renew RCTV's broadcasting license and instead determined to create a new channel from part of RCTV's infrastructure. The new channel, in contrast with RCTV, is public-owned. According to the government, TVes aims to portray the identity of Venezuelans, hence the pronunciation of the station's name meaning *you see yourself*. ## Management The station is managed by the **Venezuelan Social Television Foundation** *(Fundación Televisora Venezolana Social)*, a [foundation](/source/Foundation_(charity)) established under Presidential Decree 5394, published in the *Gaceta Official* [government gazette](/source/Official_gazette) on 11 May 2007. The Foundation has its own funds and separate legal identity *(personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propio)* and is attached to the [Ministry of Communications and Information](/source/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information). Its initial funding came entirely from the Ministry, but in future years, it will receive an allocation from the federal budget, together with such other donations and earnings it receives. The Foundation is based in [Caracas](/source/Caracas) but may conduct business throughout the republic and abroad.[1] The members of the Foundation's board were sworn in by [Vice President](/source/Vice_President_of_Venezuela) [Jorge Rodríguez](/source/Jorge_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_politician)) on 21 May 2007. The board members are Tarik Souki Farías, Roberto Hernández Montoya, Asalia Venegas, Rafaela Cusati, María Alejandra Díaz Marín, Nelín Escalante, Amilio Ezequiel González, Jorge Morales and Manuel Fernando, with journalist and broadcaster [Lil Rodríguez](/source/Lil_Rodr%C3%ADguez) serving as its president.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The channel launched on May 28, 2007 with the national anthem, followed by a 15-minute launch video and *Por primera vez, TVes*, a special concert.[2] As of today, the network is totally independent. and its offices and some studios are located within the building of public television network *[Venezolana de Television](/source/Venezolana_de_Television)*, both fully funded by the Venezuelan government. Since 2015, many of its programs have been produced from the former La Tele station studios, which the network purchased after La Tele closed down for good. ## Programming TVes has planned a schedule with many different types of programming, including news, sports, movies, music, drama and children's shows. The network says that it will reflect Venezuela's social diversity and provide a forum for independent producers. In early weeks, TVes aired content from the [National Geographic Channel](/source/National_Geographic_Channel) on weekday mornings, as well as cultural programming and its own news service.[3] TVes director Asalia Venegas said the new network should bring Venezuelan television closer to a European model, in which the state takes an active role in education and cultural promotion, as opposed to the commercial television of U.S. capitalism.[4] In its first month of operation, the channel has shown a wide range of programmes from countries all around the world, including French cartoons, Brazilian puppet shows, Argentinian soaps and Soviet movies.[5] In June 2007, TVes held its first major event as the official network of the [Copa América](/source/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica) football tournament, which is being held in the country. Even though the station operates on a 24-hour schedule, TVes plays the national anthem 3 times a day (at 6:00 AM, noon, and midnight), as per Venezuelan laws. In July 2007, two months after the channel began broadcasting, [The Economist](/source/The_Economist) claimed that TVes has failed to catch on with Venezuelans, with the station struggling to reach 10% of RCTV's viewers.[6] By 2008, however, it began to challenge the other stations, becoming third overall in the ratings in 2015. TVes also serves as the general entertainment component of a system of state TV channels, broadcasting its own dramas and variety programming. Since 2012, TVes is the official co-national network for Olympic Games broadcasts to Venezuela. During the Winston Vallenilla administration, the channel was reformatted to include more entertainment content, the bulk of which is pirated.[7] In 2024, Conatel released an anti-piracy campaign broadcast on channels such as [Televen](/source/Televen) and [Venevisión](/source/Venevisi%C3%B3n), however the SIBCI channels are still violating these rules.[8] ## Logos - 2007-2010 - 2010-2021, since 2022 - 2021-2022 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Presidencia crea Fundación Televisora Venezolana Social](http://www.lasnoticiasdecojedes.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=3328) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071009183352/http://www.lasnoticiasdecojedes.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=3328) 2007-10-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *[Las Noticias de Cojedes](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las_Noticias_de_Cojedes&action=edit&redlink=1),* 14 May 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Izarra, Richard (May 27, 2007). ["TVes arranca esta noche con un musical"](https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/tves-arranca-esta-noche-con-un-musical/). *Produ* (in Spanish). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [TVes Programming Schedule](http://tves.org.ve/parrillaprogramacion.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070601064108/http://tves.org.ve/parrillaprogramacion.html) 2007-06-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Spanish) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["TVes should differentiate itself from U.S. commercial capitalist model,"](http://www.abn.info.ve/go_news5.php?articulo=93328&lee=18) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071010160751/http://www.abn.info.ve/go_news5.php?articulo=93328&lee=18) 2007-10-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Agencia Boliviariana de Noticias, 28 May 2007 (in Spanish) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Flares and medallions live again on Chavez's socialist TV"](https://www.theguardian.com/venezuela/story/0,,2099046,00.html) The guardian, 10 June 2007 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Broadcast battles: Rebirth of a television station"](http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9517231) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070825234224/http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9517231) 2007-08-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) The Economist, 19 July 2007 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Zambrano, Francisco. ["Tves sonríe con la piratería"](https://runrun.es/inicio/441553/tves-sonrie-con-la-pirateria/). *runrun.es* (in European Spanish). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Conatel lanzó campaña antipiratería mientras Tves y Ávila TV hacen de las suyas (Video)"](https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/02/28/conatel-lanzo-campana-antipirateria-mientras-tves-y-avila-tv-hacen-de-las-suyas-video/). *La Patilla* (in Spanish). February 28, 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241203120110/https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/02/28/conatel-lanzo-campana-antipirateria-mientras-tves-y-avila-tv-hacen-de-las-suyas-video/) from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024. ## External links - [Televisora Venezolana Social](http://www.tves.gob.ve/) (lit. 'Venezuelan Social Broadcasting') (in Spanish) v t e Television networks in Venezuela Major national public networks Venezolana de Televisión (Since 1964) TVes (Since 2007) Major national private networks Venevisión (Since 1961) Televen (Since 1988) Major commercial regional networks Canal i TVS TVO NCTV TRT Promar TV Llano Zuliana de Televisión Other channels Avila TV (Since 2006) ViVe (Since 2003) TV FANB (Since 2013) ANTV (Since 2005) teleSUR (Since 2005) Sun Channel (Since 2007) Ve Plus TV (Since 2012) Vale TV (Since 1998) Meridiano Televisión (Since 1997) ConCiencia TV (Since 2013) Globovisión (Since 1994) 1•2•3TV (Since 2007) Defunct channels Televisora Nacional (1952-1992) TeleVisa (1953-1960) RCTV (1953-2007) Canal 11 Televisión (1966-1968) La Tele (2002-2015) Flamingo Televisión (1990-2000) ATEL (2003-2013) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [TVes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVes?action=history)). 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