RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos
RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos (Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia) is Colombia’s public broadcasting service, operating under the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications. Created in October 2004 through Decree 3525 after dissolving Inravisión, RTVC manages two national television channels—Señal Colombia (cultural and educational programming) and Canal Institucional (government information)—plus one regional channel, Canal Trece. The system also operates two national radio networks: Radio Nacional de Colombia (cultural and informative) and Radiónica (youth-oriented music), broadcasting on 73 frequencies nationwide. Additionally, RTVC maintains 16 “Peace Stations” established under the 2016 peace agreement, runs the digital platform RTVCPlay, and preserves Colombia’s audiovisual heritage through Señal Memoria.
