In 2017, the launch of Canal 9 del Congreso de la República was announced. The station does not have a frequency that allows it to air free-to-air, its programming consisting mainly of raw broadcasts of the congress sessions.
Media assets
Television: Canal 9 del Congreso
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Canal 9 belongs to the Directorate for Social Communication and Public Relations of the Guatemalan Congress, specifically to the Television Department in this Directorate.
Source of funding and budget
A detailed account of Canal 9’s budget is not available. The channel is budgeted in the Congress’s general expenditure.
Editorial independence
The channel’s content is controlled by the Directorate for Social Communication and Public Relations of the Guatemalan Congress. In addition to broadcasting parliamentary sessions, the channel produces a series of newscasts that are mostly focused on the parliament’s activity. Some of its programs are made available online.
No domestic statute or independent assessment/oversight mechanism to validate the editorial independence of the station has been identified.
July 2024