Canal del Congreso Nacional (Canal 20)

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