13Rec

13Rec is a Chilean subscription television channel dedicated to the archive of Canal 13, one of Chile's oldest and most prominent free-to-air broadcasters. According to Wikipedia, the channel is owned by the Luksic Group and operated by Secuoya Chile, and its programming consists of reruns of content from Canal 13's archives as well as some original content. This makes 13Rec a nostalgia- and heritage-driven pay-TV brand, monetising decades of telenovelas, variety shows, documentaries and music performances that originally aired on Canal 13. The channel's identity is built around memory and Chilean popular culture. Its official site presents itself under the name RecTV and organises its schedule around classic telenovelas such as Papi Ricky (2007) and Hippie (2004), documentary series, interview programmes and music specials. Editorial features on the site revisit iconic figures and moments of Chilean television, including interviews with writers and performers and retrospectives on long-running stars. Seasonal programming is a recurring theme: the site highlights special schedules for September, combining archival material, national holidays and commemorative content. 13Rec is distributed through Chilean cable and satellite operators rather than as a free-to-air signal. The official site directs viewers to request the channel from their cable operator and lists channel numbers across several providers, indicating a multi-operator pay-TV distribution strategy. Its audience is therefore viewers who already subscribe to a pay-TV package and who seek Canal 13's historical output. As a brand, 13Rec sits within the Canal 13 media house, which is controlled by the Luksic Group, one of Chile's largest business conglomerates. The operation of the channel has been entrusted to Secuoya Chile, a subsidiary of the Spanish media group Secuoya, reflecting a model in which the brand owner licenses or contracts operational and content-management services. The channel's positioning is complementary to Canal 13's main free-to-air service: it does not compete for prime-time mass audiences but instead serves a niche of nostalgia, archive and fandom. Because the channel relies on an archive, its product is effectively curated programming blocks and original companion shows built around that archive. The official site promotes themed months, documentary series and interview formats, and it uses the archive as a promotional asset. This gives 13Rec a distinctive place in the Chilean television landscape as a memory channel, preserving and re-presenting the cultural history of Canal 13 for subscription audiences.

13Rec is a Chilean subscription television channel whose history is tied to the archive of Canal 13, one of Chile's principal television broadcasters. According to English Wikipedia, the channel is owned by the Luksic Group and operated by Secuoya Chile, and its programming consists of reruns of content from Canal 13's archives as well as some original content. This places the channel within a broader strategy by Canal 13's owners to extract additional value from a large historical library of telenovelas, entertainment shows, documentaries and music performances. The channel operates as a pay-TV service rather than a free-to-air broadcaster. Its official site, branded RecTV, presents the channel as a destination for classic Chilean television and directs viewers to request the channel from their cable operator, listing channel positions across multiple providers. This distribution model means 13Rec reaches audiences through existing subscription packages, positioning it alongside other thematic cable channels rather than in direct competition with Canal 13's main signal. Programming on 13Rec is organised around the archive. The official site highlights classic telenovelas such as Papi Ricky (2007) and Hippie (2004), documentary and interview series, and music and variety specials. It also promotes themed months, including a September schedule built around archival material, national holidays and commemorative content such as the documentary series Once Íntimo, about the events of 11 September 1973, and Viva Chile, a celebration of Fiestas Patrias. Recurring programmes mentioned on the site include Noche de Gigantes, 10 años juntos and ¡REC Pop!, alongside editorial features revisiting iconic television figures. The channel's brand identity emphasises memory, nostalgia and the cultural history of Chilean television. By curating the Canal 13 archive into themed blocks and companion interview formats, 13Rec serves viewers who grew up with these programmes and newer audiences interested in television history. The operation by Secuoya Chile, a subsidiary of the Spanish media group Secuoya, reflects a model in which the brand owner, the Luksic Group, contracts specialised operators to run the channel and manage its content. As of the available evidence, 13Rec remains an active Chilean pay-TV channel. Its exact launch date is not specified in the supplied sources, and no founding year is asserted here. Its significance lies in its role as the archival and nostalgia brand of the Canal 13 media house, preserving and re-presenting decades of Chilean television for subscription audiences.

• 13Rec is documented as a Chilean subscription television channel owned by the Luksic Group and operated by Secuoya Chile.

• The channel's programming is described as reruns of Canal 13 archive content plus some original content.

• The official site promotes a September schedule featuring Once Íntimo, Viva Chile and Papi Ricky.

• Noche de Gigantes is highlighted as returning to 13Rec.

A nostalgia- and archive-driven Chilean pay-TV channel built on the Canal 13 library, complemented by original companion programming.

• Papi Ricky

• Hippie

• Once Íntimo

• Viva Chile

• Noche de Gigantes

• 10 años juntos

• ¡REC Pop!

1. 1RecTV official site13.cl
2. 213Rec on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 313Rec on English Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org