CDN 37

CDN 37, also known as CDN Channel 37 or Cadena de Noticias TV S.A., is a Dominican commercial broadcast television brand based in Santo Domingo. It began broadcasting on January 1, 1996, on channel 37 after being established by Banco Popular Dominicano. The station was created as a national television outlet and developed a programming profile centered on news, special coverage, sports, and general-interest content. During its early expansion, CDN increased its reporting capacity and broadened its editorial range. By 1999, the station had added reporters and diversified beyond a narrow news format into programming covering arts, health, economics, debate, and opinion. This combination of news and magazine-style content helped position CDN as a broad-audience television service rather than a narrowly specialized bulletin channel. A major ownership and organizational turning point came in 2005, when CDN's news and sports operations became part of Multimedios del Caribe, a Dominican media group associated with Manuel Estrella and Félix García. The relationship gave the station a broader media-company setting and supported the development of additional television and digital initiatives. In 2008, the group launched CDN2 as a companion channel offering alternative programming for different age groups. CDN2 later evolved into CDN SportsMax, a sports-focused service that by 2014 was described as the Dominican Republic's only television channel specializing in 24-hour sports coverage. CDN also pursued investigative journalism and editorial repositioning. In 2013, it relaunched in alliance with Provider, S.A., a company led by journalist Nuria Piera. The resulting NCDN format emphasized investigative reporting and a distinct approach to national and international affairs. The relaunch included changes to program production, interactive online broadcasting, and supporting technology. Piera's program, Nuria: Journalistic Investigation, became an important part of the station's public profile. She left the channel's company in 2018, when the business was transferred to Alba Nelys Familia according to the cited reference material. The station's coverage includes Dominican political, social, economic, and cultural news, as well as live or special reporting on major international events. It has reported on developments in Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, the United States, the Vatican, and regional summits in Latin America and the Caribbean. CDN has also described distribution or content relationships with international broadcasters and news organizations including Voice of America, NTN24, Deutsche Welle, CCTV, and other regional television outlets. Sports is another central area of the brand. CDN is identified in the reference material as the official television channel for Major League Baseball in the Dominican Republic, a particularly significant property in a country with a strong baseball culture. In addition to linear television, the broadcaster operates a digital platform intended to extend its reach beyond the national terrestrial footprint. CDN is broadcast nationally in the Dominican Republic and is available internationally through online distribution, with some programming also reaching Dominican and Caribbean audiences through overseas cable arrangements.

CDN 37 was founded by Banco Popular Dominicano and began broadcasting on January 1, 1996, using channel 37 in the Dominican Republic. Its initial identity was that of a national commercial broadcaster, with programming built around news, special reports, sports, and general entertainment. The station's national footprint made it a platform for both routine coverage and major live events. In 1999, CDN strengthened its reporting operation by adding journalists and expanding its editorial scope. Its schedule came to include material on arts, health, the economy, debates, and opinion, allowing the station to address a wider range of public-interest subjects. The broadcaster subsequently developed a digital platform to distribute content beyond its conventional television signal. The corporate structure changed in 2005, when CDN's news and sports activities were included in Multimedios del Caribe, a media group led by Manuel Estrella and Félix García. Under this broader group structure, CDN developed a companion service. CDN2 launched in 2008 with alternative programming intended for different age groups. By 2014, the service had been transformed into CDN SportsMax, presented as a 24-hour sports channel and a specialized sports outlet for the Dominican market. Another important stage came in 2013, when CDN was relaunched through an alliance with Provider, S.A., led by journalist Nuria Piera. The resulting NCDN format sought to give the station a stronger investigative-news identity and a different perspective on the production of national and international coverage. The initiative also involved an overhaul of interactive online broadcasting and related technology. Piera's investigative program became a notable part of the service's programming profile. She departed from the channel's company in 2018, after which the reference material identifies Alba Nelys Familia as the recipient of the business. CDN's reporting has extended beyond domestic news. Its listed international coverage includes the funeral observances for Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's presidential election, the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, the Ibero-American Summit in Veracruz, Dominican Republic–Puerto Rico bilateral meetings, events surrounding U.S.–Cuba relations, the Summit of the Americas in Panama, the historic visit of Pope Francis to Cuba, Haiti's 2015 presidential and congressional elections, the trial of former apostolic nuncio Józef Wesołowski, and Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba. The broadcaster has also identified relationships or content exchanges with a number of international media organizations, including Voice of America, New York 1, NTN24, CB24, Deutsche Welle, RT, CCTV, Sistema TV, Canal 15, MTN Mundo TV, Canal 10, América TV, RCN, Canal 13, Canal 21, and Mega Visión. These connections support the station's regional and international news reach, although the available reference does not specify the precise contractual terms of each relationship. CDN remains positioned as a Dominican national television service with an online international presence. Its principal areas are news, investigative journalism, special coverage, sports, opinion, and broad-audience informational programming. It is also identified as the official Major League Baseball channel in the Dominican Republic, linking the brand to one of the country's most important sports audiences.

• 2018

  Canal América distribution agreement

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  CDN reaches an agreement allowing its programming to air through Canal América on the Optimum platform in New York.

• 2014

  CDN SportsMax specialization

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  CDN2 becomes CDN SportsMax, a specialized 24-hour sports channel.

• 2013

  NCDN relaunch

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  An alliance with Provider, S.A. and Nuria Piera produces a relaunch focused on investigative and international affairs coverage.

• 2008

  CDN2 launches

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  The group introduces CDN2 as an alternative programming channel.

• 2005

  Integration into Multimedios del Caribe

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  The channel's news and sports operations become part of Multimedios del Caribe.

• 1999

  Reporting operation expands

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  CDN adds reporters and diversifies its schedule into arts, health, economics, debate, and opinion.

• 1996

  CDN 37 begins broadcasting

  [1]CDN 37en.wikipedia.org

  Banco Popular Dominicano's new commercial broadcaster begins transmission on channel 37 in the Dominican Republic.

A national Dominican news-and-information broadcaster combining general news, investigative journalism, sports rights, special coverage, and digital distribution for a broad all-ages audience.

• Broadcast television channel · 1996

  CDN 37

  The core national television service broadcasts Dominican news, breaking coverage, current affairs, opinion, sports, and general-interest programming. Its schedule is designed for a broad audience and combines regularly scheduled programs with live reporting and special-event coverage. CDN 37 is distributed nationally in the Dominican Republic and extends its reach internationally through online access and selected overseas distribution arrangements.

• News and investigative journalism format · 2013

  NCDN

  NCDN was the relaunch format introduced through CDN's 2013 alliance with Provider, S.A., led by Nuria Piera. It emphasized investigative journalism, national and international affairs, and a differentiated editorial approach. The relaunch also included improvements to interactive online broadcasting and the technology supporting digital distribution.

• Sports television channel · 2014

  CDN SportsMax

  CDN SportsMax developed from CDN2 and was positioned as a dedicated sports service. By 2014, it was described as the Dominican Republic's only television channel specializing in 24-hour sports coverage. The service expanded the group's sports presence alongside CDN's role in Major League Baseball coverage.

• Investigative news program

  Nuria: Journalistic Investigation

  Nuria: Journalistic Investigation is an investigative program associated with journalist Nuria Piera and CDN's NCDN-era editorial identity. The program focuses on high-level national and international affairs and contributed to CDN's positioning as a broadcaster with a substantial investigative-news component.

• Sports rights and programming

  Major League Baseball coverage

  CDN is identified in the reference material as the official Major League Baseball channel in the Dominican Republic. This sports offering connects the broadcaster with one of the country's strongest mass-market sports interests and complements its news-led programming.

• 2018Canal América and Optimum distribution expansion

  New York · United States · Dominican Republic diaspora

  CDN entered an agreement with New York's Canal América to make CDN programming available through the Optimum platform.

  Outcome. The arrangement expanded access to CDN programming among viewers in the New York market.

  Source
• 2013NCDN relaunch and digital overhaul

  Dominican Republic · International online audience

  CDN relaunched with Provider, S.A. and Nuria Piera around investigative reporting and a differentiated treatment of national and international affairs. The initiative included improvements to interactive online broadcasting and supporting technology.

  Outcome. The relaunch strengthened CDN's investigative-news identity and extended the brand's digital presentation.

  Source

• 2014

  Convert CDN2 into CDN SportsMaxGeneration change

  Background

  The companion channel was repositioned around the growing demand for dedicated sports programming.

  Action taken

  CDN2 became CDN SportsMax, specializing in 24-hour sports coverage.

  Aftermath

  The group added a dedicated sports channel to its portfolio while retaining CDN 37 as the main news and general-interest service.

  Source

• 2013

  Adopt the NCDN investigative-news formatStrategy

  Background

  CDN pursued a stronger editorial identity in investigative journalism and coverage of major national and international affairs.

  Action taken

  The station relaunched in alliance with Provider, S.A., led by Nuria Piera, and upgraded its online broadcasting technology.

  Aftermath

  The channel developed a more distinct investigative and interactive positioning.

  Source

• 2008

  Launch CDN2Product launch

  Background

  The group sought to offer alternative programming alongside the original CDN service.

  Action taken

  A second channel called CDN2 was launched.

  Aftermath

  CDN2 later developed into the sports-focused CDN SportsMax service.

  Source

• 2005

  Join Multimedios del CaribeM&A

  Background

  CDN's news and sports operations were brought into the Multimedios del Caribe media group.

  Action taken

  The broadcaster operated within the wider group associated with Manuel Estrella and Félix García.

  Aftermath

  The group structure supported the later creation and evolution of additional channels, including CDN2 and CDN SportsMax.

  Source

1. 1CDN 37en.wikipedia.org
2. 2CDN official websitecdn.com.do