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FROM
CUBA
Telesur signal not available to Cuban TV
viewers
HAVANA, August 25 (www.cubanet.org) -
Although Cuba is a shareholder in the new
Telesur television network organized by
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez,
viewers on the island can't find the channel
on their dial.
When the signal went on the air in late
July, Cubans thought they'd have a fifth
channel to watch to provide a change from
the programming on the four government stations.
Instead, an educational channel carries
a news selection called "the best of
Telesur" while news stories credited
to Telesur appear on newscasts on other
channels.
But the complete programming available
in other countries is not available in Cuba,
which has a 19% investment in Telesur. The
Venezuelan government has a 51% share and
the governments of Argentina and Uruguay
20% and 10%, respectively.
Chávez urged the creation of Telesur
as a means to promote Latin American integration.
Telesur's president is Venezuela's communications
minister, Andrés Izarra.
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