Radio Cadena Nacional Televisión
Type	Broadcast Television Network
Country	Colombia
Availability	National
Key people	Carlos Ardila Lülle, legal representative
Launch date	1998
Website	Canal RCN

RCN Televisión is a Colombian private television network. It started as a production company (programadora) in 1967. Since 1998 it became a network by acquiring one of the two licenses granted by the Colombian government (the other Colombian private TV network is Caracol TV). Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) was the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery prior to the advent of cable and satellite television. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Caracol TV logo Caracol Televisión is one of the most viewed national television networks in Colombia. ...

RCN reaches 97% of the Colombian population through 13 stations. Its main shareholder is Carlos Ardila Lülle.

RCN stands for Radio Cadena Nacional ("National Radio Network").

Radio Casa de Nariño

Some critics of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez claim that RCN has adopted positions that they consider as too favorable towards his government. As a result, they have reinterpreted the RCN acronym to also mean Radio Casa de Nariño (a reference to the Presidential residence), notably in informal conversations and in online postings. Order: 43rd President Vice President: Francisco Santos Calderón Term of office: August 7, 2002 – Present Preceded by: Andrés Pastrana Succeeded by: Incumbent Date of birth: July 4, 1952 Place of birth: Medellín First Lady: Lina Moreno de Uribe Political party: Independent Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born July...

External links

• Official Site (Spanish)
• RCN Interactivo
• TV Colombia (international cable network shared with Citytv Bogotá)
• RCN Radio - Cadena Básica