TV Chaqueña

TV Chaqueña is a Paraguayan regional commercial television station based in Filadelfia. The station is owned by Red Chaqueña de Comunicaciones, a media holding with Christian orientation, presided by pastor Juan Cruz Cellammare. The station broadcasts in Filadelfia and the neighboring area over-the-air and nationwide on certain cable operators.^[1]

TV Chaqueña was founded on 15 September 2004^[2] as a local filming team. The channel filmed local events and aired them on cable. Shortly afterwards, when a television license was granted to Filadelfia, the team decided to launch a full service local station to meet local interests. Full-time UHF broadcasts started in March 2007, becoming the first local television station in the Central Chaco area; relay stations in Mariscal Estigarribia and Lolita had their licenses granted in November 2008, beginning their broadcasts in September 2009. On 1 May 2009, the current Red Chaqueña de Comunicaciones holding, which includes TV Chaqueña, was founded, simultaneously, an agreement with Obedira (then-owners of Red Guaraní) was signed.^[3]

The station criticized the government's measures for the 2014 election campaign, in which local media outlets were left out. A compromise between TV Chaqueña and the local governance was reached on 19 June 2014; negotiations started as far back as December 2013 as the station was refrained from carrying certain reports in its news service.^[4]

In November 2016, national broadcasts began on Tigo Star channel 29, coinciding with the launch of new national channels.^[5]

As of 2019:^[6]

• Official website