CNN Chile facts for kids
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| Country | Chile |
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| Broadcast area | Chile Bolivia Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Peru Ecuador Colombia Venezuela United States the Caribbean |
| Network | CNN |
| Headquarters | Av. Pedro Montt 2354, Santiago, Chile |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery (through CNN Chile Canal de Televisión Ltda.) |
| Sister channels | CNN CNN International CNN-IBN CNN en Español HLN n-tv CNN Türk CNN Brasil CNN Indonesia CNN Philippines (defunct) |
| History | |
| Launched | 4 December 2008 |
Cable News Network Chile (known as CNN Chile and abbreviated as CNN CL) is a Chilean pay television news channel launched on 4 December 2008. It was originally a joint venture between VTR Chile and WarnerMedia. The channel is based in Santiago, Chile.
It is the local version of popular TV news channel CNN, which had previously shown interest in the Chilean market when it covered the 2005 presidential elections through CNN en Español.
History
The news channel is partnered with free-to-air network Chilevisión since 2010, when Turner Broadcasting System purchased it for $145 million to Sebastian Piñera's family.
Since 2016, it is completely owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America as VTR sold its participation in the channel to them.
Programming
Notable current on-air staff
- Mónica Rincón – weekdays on CNN Prime, Fridays on Conciencia Inclusiva
- Daniel Matamala – weekdays on CNN Prime
- Sebastián Aguirre – weekdays on Mañana en Directo, Tuesdays on Nuevas Voces
- Viviana Encina – weekdays on Es Noticia
- Matilde Burgos – weekdays on Noticias y Perspectivas and CNN íntimo
- Verónica Schmidt – weekdays on Noticias Express
See also
In Spanish: CNN Chile para niños
