Canal 10 (Nicaraguan TV channel)
Nicaraguan television channel
Canal 10 (Canal Diez), is a nationwide terrestrial television channel from Nicaragua owned by Radio y Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A. (RATENSA), a company founded by Mexican investors.
RATENSA formerly owned Canal 4 and also owns a local network of four affiliated radio stations – Tropicálida, Alfa, Radio Galaxia La Picosa and Radio Joya.
Strictly speaking, the channel only has two sister channels (Canal 9 and Canal 11). Albavisión also operates Canal 2 as an independent operation in a condominium with Maurice Ortega.
History
The frequency was given to Carlos Reynaldo and César Augusto Lacayo, but was quickly bought by Ángel González. The channel's frequency was assigned in 1990, and upon Ángel González's control, he assigned Chicho Silva for the post. Broadcasts started on 23 June 1997, under the slogans ¡Sobresaliente! (Outstanding!) and El canal de nuestra gente (our peoples' channel).
The station initially carried exclusively foreign programming; a local newscast was added on 13 August 2001.
On 7 January 2005, the channel fired its existing news team as its newscast (Telediario 10) was replaced by Acción 10, and its presenters didn't match the new newscast's profile.
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