Fuerzas Armadas TV doesn’t have a frequency to operate as a free-to-air television channel, airing instead through the pay television networks Cable Galavisión and Honduvisión. The channel began its operation in 2015. Its programming consists of newscasts and programs about religion along with programs promoting the army, which owns the channel.


Media assets

Television: Fuerzas Armadas TV

State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)


Ownership and governance

The channel is owned by the government and is accountable to the Secretary of State in the National Defense Office.

Source of funding and budget

No information about Fuerzas Armadas TV’s funding is publicly available. Local journalists say that the channel is fully funded by the Defense Office, which has total control of the outlet.

Editorial independence

Although the programming of Fuerzas Armadas TV consists not only of programs about the military, its editorial line is fully aligned with and favorable to the Honduran army.

No domestic statute and no independent assessment/oversight mechanism in charge of validating the independence of Fuerzas Armadas TV have been identified.

August 2023