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| Type | Broadcasttelevision network |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ownership | |
| Key people | Fernando Fraiz Trapote, founder |
| History | |
| Launched | December 1, 2002 |
| Founder | Fernando Fraiz |
| Closed | June 1, 2015 |
| Former names | Canal 12 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.latele.com.ve/ |
La Tele was a regionaltelevision network inVenezuela. It could be seen on thecable andsatellite systems ofDirecTV (channel 113 in all of Venezuela), Supercable (channels 49, 48, 49, 49, 48, and 44 in Caracas,Margarita Island,Maracay,Puerto Ordaz,Puerto la Cruz, andMaturín, respectively), Intercable (channel five in Caracas), and Net Uno (channel 68 in Caracas).
La Tele was created by a group of communication companies and began its testing phase under the nameCanal 12 on December 1, 2002 (which coincidentally happened to be the day before the beginning of the Venezuelan general strike against PresidentHugo Chávez). The channel 12 signal was previously used by the defunct Marte TV.[1] La Tele was officially inaugurated on August 3, 2003 at 8pm.[2] Originally, eighty percent of La Tele's programming were imports. La Tele'sslogan isSoy la Tele (I am La Tele), but it has also used the slogansSomos La Tele (We Are La Tele) andSeñal de Cambio (Signal of Change).[1]