Paravisión

Paravisión
Country	Paraguay
Broadcast area	Paraguay
Headquarters	Asunción, Paraguay
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	SNT (Albavisión)
Sister channels	SNT, C9N
History
Launched	May 10, 1967; 57 years ago
Links
Website	www.paravision.com.py
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital UHF	Channel 19.1 (HD)
Analog VHF	Channel 5 (Asunción, listings may vary)

Paravisión, sometimes known as Canal 5, is a Paraguayan free-to-air television channel owned by Albavisión which broadcasts news programs, sports, entertainment, imported TV shows, among others.

It is available on DTT in the capital city of Asunción, broadcasting on UHF channel 19 (or virtual channel 19.1) since September 2018.

History

The channel initially broadcast from premises in Villa Morra, where in 2007 it had a staff of seven.^[1] By the late 2000s it had increased its coverage to all of the major urban centers. The network broadcast on the VHF band nationwide except in Encarnación where it was broadcast on a UHF frequency (14).^[2] The offices received a bomb threat on October 1, 2012.^[3] The channel relocated its offices to the Sajonia neighborhood in 2013, where its sister channel SNT is located. By then, the staff had increased to 80.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Paravisión tiene nuevas oficinas en barrio Sajonia". ABC Color. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "Paravision". Paravisión. 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "Una amenaza de bomba también afecta a Paravisión". Última Hora. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.