Chile News
The Press
Chile has a long tradition of free press but the quality is uneven. The five major dailies include just a tiny amount of international news. El Mercurio is considered to be the most serious of Chiles dailies, but still has only a minimal coverage of international news. El Mercurio was folded in 1827 in Valparaíso. It has been in continuous publication ever since, making the longest-running newspaper in South America.
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Television
TV is even worse than the
press, dominated by dreadful soaps and half-naked adolescent dance
shows.But it is a very commanding media in Chile. Almost every household
in Chile owns a television and it is mostly permanently switched
on.
Cable TV offers arround eighty channels, many US films and series with spanish subtitles. CNN, BBC World and MTV are widely available.
Statistics about Chile Media
Telephones:
1.5 million (1994 est.)
Telephone system:
modern system based on extensive microwave radio relay facilities
Domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite system
with 3 earth stations
International:
satellite earth stations—2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 179, FM 614, shortwave 11
Radios:
NA
Television broadcast stations:
11
Televisions:
2.85 million (1992 est.)
