Canal del Congreso Nacional (Canal 20)

The channel Canal del Congreso Nacional was established in 2010. It has an official YouTube channel as well, which is, however, hardly visited.


Media assets

Television: Canal del Congreso Nacional

State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)


Ownership and governance

Canal del Congreso Nacional is fully dependent on the parliament of Honduras, which appoints its management.

Source of funding and budget

There is no detailed information about the funds of Canal del Congreso Nacional, but local journalists say that it is common knowledge in Honduras that the station is fully financed by parliament.

Editorial independence

All the programs of the channel are focused on presenting and promoting the activity of the congressmen.

No domestic statute and no independent assessment/oversight mechanism in charge of validating the independence of Canal del Congreso Nacional have been identified.

August 2023