RPC Televisión

RPC
Logo used since 2021
TypeFree-to-air television network
CountryPanama
Programming
LanguageSpanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerCorporación Medcom
Sister channelsTelemetro
Oye TV
History
LaunchedMarch 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)
Links
Websiterpctv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog VHFChannel 4 (listings may vary)
Digital UHFChannel 42

RPC-TV is a television network, and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with repeaters throughout the country. RPC is the oldest commercial TV station in Panama, airing imported shows, programming for kids, and local and international sporting events.

History

Between 1956 and 1960,[1] television was an exclusive privilege of the Panama Canal Zone, with SCN's broadcasts in English on Channel 8 being aimed at military and civilian residents. This changed on 14 March 1960 when RPC Television becomes the first television channel of Panama, changing the city life of all Panamanians. The experience and prestige achieved by Fernando Eleta with his company, Radio Programas Continentales (RPC) has been predicted since 1951, and it wouldn't take long before it managed to bring television to Panama. After two years of hard work, difficulties and risks, on March 14, 1960, RPC Television broke into city life with the broadcast of its first signal, beginning the era of television in Panama.

The channel was penalized during the military regime in the 1980s.[2] On December 25, 1989 (Christmas Day), RPC is authorized to return to the air, but its programming was limited to a special Christmas mass. In the days that followed, the only program that was broadcast was Los del Camino, a daily reflection produced by the Catholic Church.[3]

Programming

Former programming

Drama

Title Original network Ref
Buck James ABC [4]
Chicago Hope CBS [5]
CHiPs NBC [6]
Christy CBS [7]
Cobra Syndication [8]
Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman CBS [9]
Eerie, Indiana NBC [10]
Father Dowling Mysteries NBC/ABC [11]
Freddy's Nightmares Syndication [12]
Highway to Heaven NBC [13]
Hunter NBC [14]
Knight Rider NBC [15]
Lassie CBS/Syndication [16]
MacGyver ABC [17]
Melrose Place Fox [18]
Miami Vice NBC [19]
Models Inc. Fox [20]
Moon Over Miami ABC [21]
Riptide NBC [22]
Robin's Hoods Syndication [23]
Sidekicks ABC [24]
The A-Team NBC [25]
The Hat Squad CBS [26]
The Love Boat ABC [27]
The New Lassie Syndication [28]
The Streets of San Francisco ABC [29]
Time Trax PTEN [30]
Touched by an Angel CBS [31]
Walker, Texas Ranger CBS [32]

Sitcom

Title Original network Ref
A Different World NBC [33]
Baby Talk ABC [34]
Blossom NBC [35]
Boy Meets World ABC [36]
California Dreams NBC [37]
Cheers NBC [38]
Dinosaurs ABC [39]
Ellen ABC [40]
Empty Nest NBC [41]
Gilligan's Island CBS [42]
Hogan's Heroes CBS [43]
Home Improvement ABC [44]
Mad About You NBC [45]
Married... with Children Fox [46]
Out of This World Syndication [47]
Punky Brewster NBC/Syndication [48]
Saved by the Bell NBC [49]
Small Wonder Syndication [50]
The Beverly Hillbillies CBS [51]
The Cosby Show NBC [52]
The Munsters Today Syndication [53]
The Simpsons Fox [54]
Webster ABC/Syndication [55]
Who's the Boss? ABC [56]

Telenovela

Title Original network Ref
Al filo de la muerte Las Estrellas [57]
Alondra Las Estrellas [58]
Café con aroma de mujer Canal A [59]
Cañaveral de Pasiones Las Estrellas [60]
Dulce Enemiga Venevisión [61]
Los Parientes Pobres Las Estrellas [62]
Si Dios me quita la vida Las Estrellas [63]
Tieta Rede Globo [64]
Tropicaliente Rede Globo [65]

References

  1. ^ "¿Cómo fue la llegada de la pantalla chica a Panamá? – Nacional – title.suffix.trans". Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. ^ Chamorro, 2003, p.9
  3. ^ Del Vasto, 2007, pp.91, 109
  4. ^ "Buck James (Ultra secreto)". La Prensa. Panama. June 29, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Chicago Hope". La Prensa. Panama. October 27, 1998.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Chips, patrulla motorizada". La Prensa. Panama. June 29, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Christy". La Prensa. Panama. October 27, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Cobra". La Prensa. Panama. July 7, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Dr. Quinn, la mujer que cura". La Prensa. Panama. March 31, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Eerie, Indiana". La Prensa. Panama. September 26, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Los misterios del padre Dowling". La Prensa. Panama. January 6, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Las pesadillas de Freddy". La Prensa. Panama. July 3, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Camino al cielo". La Prensa. Panama. July 7, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Hunter, el cazador". La Prensa. Panama. January 6, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "El auto fantástico". La Prensa. Panama. October 21, 1997.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Lassie". La Prensa. Panama. July 30, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "MacGyver". La Prensa. Panama. January 27, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Melrose Place". La Prensa. Panama. March 27, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Miami Vice". La Prensa. Panama. March 16, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Models Inc.". La Prensa. Panama. July 16, 1995.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Bajo la luna de Miami". La Prensa. Panama. January 8, 1995.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Muelle 56". La Prensa. Panama. October 14, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Mis cinco delincuentes". La Prensa. Panama. July 7, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "El Pequeño Karateca". La Prensa. Panama. September 26, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "Los magníficos". La Prensa. Panama. November 25, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ "The Hat Squad". La Prensa. Panama. September 4, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "Crucero del amor". La Prensa. Panama. June 29, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "La Nueva Lassie". La Prensa. Panama. July 16, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ "Las calles de San Francisco: "La plaga de los 24 kilates". La Prensa. Panama. March 16, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ "Time Trax". La Prensa. Panama. April 24, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ "El toque de un ángel". La Prensa. Panama. July 7, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ "Walker, Texas Ranger". La Prensa. Panama. September 3, 1995.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ "Un mundo diferente". La Prensa. Panama. June 8, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. ^ "Mira quien habla". La Prensa. Panama. June 29, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ^ "Blossom". La Prensa. Panama. April 25, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ^ "Aprendiendo a vivir". La Prensa. Panama. July 7, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  37. ^ "Sueños de California". La Prensa. Panama. July 7, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  38. ^ "Cheers: Un bar muy especial". La Prensa. Panama. September 18, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  39. ^ "Dinosaurios". La Prensa. Panama. May 22, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  40. ^ "Ellen". La Prensa. Panama. August 5, 1995.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  41. ^ "Nido vacío". La Prensa. Panama. July 16, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  42. ^ "La isla de Gilligan". La Prensa. Panama. July 16, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  43. ^ "Los heroes de Hogan". La Prensa. Panama. June 8, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  44. ^ "Mejorando la casa". La Prensa. Panama. June 13, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  45. ^ "Loco por ti". La Prensa. Panama. May 8, 1995.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  46. ^ "Mi matrimonio con hijos". La Prensa. Panama. July 3, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  47. ^ "Hunter, el cazador". La Prensa. Panama. January 6, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  48. ^ "Punky Brewster". La Prensa. Panama. November 25, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  49. ^ "Salvado por la campana". La Prensa. Panama. January 6, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  50. ^ "La pequeña maravilla". La Prensa. Panama. October 14, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  51. ^ "Los Beverly Ricos". La Prensa. Panama. June 8, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  52. ^ "El show de Bill Cosby". La Prensa. Panama. June 13, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  53. ^ "Los munsters hoy". La Prensa. Panama. June 8, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  54. ^ "The Simpsons". La Prensa. Panama. February 5, 1998.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  55. ^ "Webster". La Prensa. Panama. January 27, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  56. ^ "Quien manda a quien". La Prensa. Panama. June 29, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  57. ^ "Al filo de la muerte". La Prensa. Panama. July 16, 1992.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  58. ^ "Alondra". La Prensa. Panama. February 26, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  59. ^ Jarava Paez, Adriana (December 22, 1994). "Cuando el amor, el café y la mujer llevan el mismo aroma". La Prensa. Panama.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  60. ^ "Cañaveral de Pasiones". La Prensa. Panama. June 9, 1997.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  61. ^ "Dulce Enemiga". La Prensa. Panama. January 15, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  62. ^ "Los Parientes Pobres". La Prensa. Panama. September 7, 1993.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  63. ^ "Si Dios me quita la vida". La Prensa. Panama. August 26, 1996.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  64. ^ "Tieta". La Prensa. Panama. April 18, 1994.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  65. ^ "Tropicaliente". La Prensa. Panama. June 27, 1995.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)