The channel Canal del Congreso Nacional was established in 2010. It also has an official YouTube channel, which, however, receives minimal traffic.
Media assets
Television: Canal del Congreso Nacional
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Canal del Congreso Nacional depends entirely on Honduras’s parliament, which appoints its management.
Source of funding and budget
No detailed information is available about Canal del Congreso Nacional funding. However, local journalists interviewed for this report in May 2024 claim that it is widely known in Honduras that the parliament entirely finances the station.
Editorial independence
All the channel programs are focused on presenting and promoting the activity of the congressmen.
No domestic statute or independent assessment/oversight mechanism in charge of validating the independence of Canal del Congreso Nacional has been identified.
July 2024