Private company

Radio Caracas Televisión RCTV, C.A.

Defunct Venezuelan television station

Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV and sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo and owned by Empresas 1BC. Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was inaugurated on 15 November 1953 by William H. Phelps, Jr. Its radio counterpart was Radio Caracas Radio.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV and sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo and owned by Empresas 1BC. Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was inaugurated on 15 November 1953 by William H. Phelps, Jr. Its radio counterpart was Radio Caracas Radio.2

Timeline

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