Inravisión Sistema de Medios Públicos

Inravisión | RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos (formerly known as Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia, later as Señal Colombia Sistema de Medios Públicos, and RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos) is a state-owned entity responsible for managing public radio and television in Colombia.

The entity is financed with resources from Colombian taxpayers and is linked to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies. Its mission is to offer truthful, timely, and neutral information, guaranteeing a plurality of voices and access to content that reflects cultural and social diversity in Colombia. Its main function is to produce, program, and operate state radio and television services, such as Señal Colombia, Canal Institucional, Radio Nacional de Colombia, and Radionica.[1][2]

History

RTVC was created by decree 3525 of October 28, 2004, by dissolving Inravisión and its public programmer and producer Audiovisuales, under the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, being from that moment in charge of the production and programming of public radio and television.

At the time of the creation of RTVC, it assumed the broadcasting of the channels Señal Colombia, Canal Institucional, Canal Uno, as well as the AM and FM frequencies of the Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia. On October 15, 2005, the radio station Radiónica, formerly known as 99-1 Frecuencia Joven de la Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia, went on the air. In December 2005, the children's programming block of Señal Colombia, Mi Señal Colombia, was launched. [3]

In June 2013, RTVC became Señal Colombia Sistema de Medios Públicos (Signal Colombia Public Media System), unifying all its radio and television operations to strengthen public television and radio. This change allowed for the development of strategies to counter the audience dominance of private channels. As part of this effort, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) launched a campaign called "Switch to Public" by offering high-quality, engaging content. This was further supported by international programming and expanded public access to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), which improved image and sound quality and reduced the use of the electromagnetic spectrum. [4]

In 2015, the name of Señal Colombia Sistema de Medios Públicos was changed back to RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos. That same year, the preservation vaults for RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos' analog archives, known as Señal Memoria, were opened for the first time, safeguarding the audiovisual and sound archives. [5] In 2016, RTVCPlay was created as part of a convergence and digital development strategy, and its app was launched in 2019. [6]

In 2016, following the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the FARC, the creation of peace radio stations was planned in the affected territories, with the first peace radio station being inaugurated in Chaparral, and currently there are 11 peace radio stations in Antioquia, Arauca, Cauca, Chocó, Huila, La Guajira, Meta, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Tolima and Valle del Cauca.

In 2021, RTVC Noticias was launched for the first time, initially broadcast on Señal Colombia and later in conjunction with Radio Nacional de Colombia.[7]

On April 1, 2026, RTVC Public Media System announced that it would revert to its original name, INRAVISIÓN, after having renewed its programming and content for two years. This also represented a symbolic act with the workers who were in the former entity and a recognition of the public media model focused on the general interest. This change does not alter the legal nature with which it was created when it was originally called RTVC.[8][9]

Services

RTVC owns four free-to-air television stations (one of which is managed by private businesses) and two radio networks.

Television

Radio

INRAVISIÓN broadcasts 2 stations, on 74 frequencies nationwide, and also operates the peace stations contemplated in point 6.5 of the Peace Agreement signed between the Government and the FARC component.

Peace Radio Stations

In compliance with point 6.5 of the Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP, signed between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Inravisión Public Media System operates 20 stations of Radio Nacional de Colombia, which were fully operational as of December 2024.

These peace radio stations broadcast cultural, musical, and informational content highlighting regional cultures, entrepreneurship, and projects, with a focus on educating the public about the content of the Final Agreement.

The frequencies of the radio stations currently in operation are:

The stations also broadcast online.

• Arauquita (Arauca): 88.9
• San José del Guaviare (Guaviare): 90.6
• Florida (Valle del Cauca): 92.0
• Fonseca (La Guajira): 92.2
• Ituango (Antioquia): 92.3
• Algeciras (Huila): 92.6
• San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá): 93.3
• Convención (Norte de Santander): 94.0
• Mesetas (Meta): 94.0
• El Tambo (Cauca): 96.7
• Fundación (Magdalena): 97.3
• Bojayá (Chocó): 98.5
• Puerto Leguizamo (Putumayo): 100.3
• San Jacinto (Bolívar): 102.7
• Chaparral (Tolima): 103.5
• Tumaco (Nariño): 104.6
• Agustín Codazzi (Cesar): 106.3
• Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca): 104.9
• Tierralta (Córdoba): 102.7
• Riosucio (Chocó): 89.6

OTT Platform

News operation

INRAVISIÓN also connects citizens with local, national and international information through RTVC Noticias and Señal de la Mañana.

Managers

• Gilberto Ramírez (2004-2005)
• Eduardo Osorio Lozano (2005-2007)
• Katy Osorio Guachetá (2007-2010)
• Douglas Velásquez Jácome (2010-2011)
• Francisco Ortiz Rebolledo (2011-2012)
• Darío Montenegro (2012-2013)
• Diana Celis Mora (2013-2014)
• Lucy Osorno Sánchez (2014-2015)
• Jhon Jairo Ocampo (2015-2017)
• José Jorge Dangond Castro (2017-2018)
• Juan Pablo Bieri (2018-2019)
• Juan Ramón Samper Samper (2019-2020)
• Álvaro García Jiménez (2020-2022)
• Adriana Vásquez Sánchez (2022-2023) (interim)
• Nórida Rodríguez (2023-2024)
• Hollman Morris (2024-Present)

External links

• SCSMP's Official site
• SCSMP's Official site
• Radiónica's Official site
• Señal Radio Colombia's Official site
• Señal Colombia's Official site
• Canal Institucional's Official site