Venezuela: RCTV to transmit on cable TV

Marcel Granier- owner of Radio Caracas TV (RCTV)- said that the network will air domestically on cable TV starting this Monday. "Venezuelans want RCTV and they will have it," said Granier though RCTV programming has been available via YouTube and from Colombian network Caracol.

In response to Grenier’s comments, Venezuelan Ambassador to the European Union Alejandro Fleming said that RCTV had been lying over having been shutdown last May. "RCTV did not leave Venezuela, it has remained in Venezuela growing and airing through multiple signals. Its nationwide coverage will be at the same level as before, and it will be extended abroad," said Fleming yesterday.

In the meantime, RCTV has continued its appeal to Venezuela's Supreme Court over having not having its broadcasting license resumed by the government.

Source (Spanish)- El Tiempo

Sources (English)- BBC News, The Latin Americanist, El Universal, International Herald Tribune

Image- Tal Cual (Crowds protested in Caracas over RCTV’s “shutdown” in May)