TVN Red Atacama

TVN Red Atacama (Televisión Nacional de Chile Red Atacama), commonly shortened to Red Atacama, is the regional television signal of Chile's state broadcaster Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) dedicated exclusively to the Atacama Region. Its studios and offices are located at Henríquez 393 in the central sector of Copiapó, the regional capital, where its newsroom and production facilities operate. As a regional arm of a national state network, Red Atacama is not a standalone commercial company but a sub-brand and regional service of TVN, whose owner is the Chilean state. The station's core mission since its founding has been to deliver news to viewers across the region. Its longest-running output is the regional edition of the national newscast 24 Horas, branded as 24 Horas Red Atacama, complemented historically by the regional weather segment TV Tiempo Red Atacama. Over the years the outlet has grown from a rudimentary production operation into a modernized, fully digital facility capable of live links with the national 24 Horas broadcasts to report on regional events as they happen. Red Atacama was established in 1992 as part of TVN's regionalization project, a strategy the network had begun in 1969 with the creation of the Red Austral based in Punta Arenas. In 1999 the regional team reached a milestone by producing its own program, El Tambo, which, although short-lived, demonstrated that the regional network had the technical capacity for original productions. In September 2007 TVN announced a public competition to design new corporate buildings for its regional stations, part of a broader modernization push. Editorially, Red Atacama covers the full range of Atacama Region affairs, from environmental phenomena such as the Desierto Florido (flowering desert) and coastal cleanup projects in Caldera to local governance and crime, including fraud cases involving public officials. Its content is distributed through the national 24horas.cl portal under a dedicated Atacama section, and its journalists have included figures such as Nathaly Campos and Camila Olivares. As a state-owned regional broadcaster, it occupies a public-service position in Chile's media landscape rather than a commercial entertainment niche.

Televisión Nacional de Chile Red Atacama, or simply TVN Red Atacama, is the regional signal of Chile's state broadcaster dedicated exclusively to the Atacama Region. Its headquarters are located at Henríquez 393 in the central sector of Copiapó, the regional capital, where its current studios operate. The installation of the regional affiliate in 1992 was the product of the regionalization project that Televisión Nacional de Chile had begun in 1969 with the creation of the Red Austral, based in Punta Arenas. This national strategy sought to extend the state network's presence and newsgathering capacity beyond Santiago into Chile's regions, and Atacama became one of the stations established under that program. From its beginnings, the mission of TVN Red Atacama has been to deliver news to viewers in the region. Accordingly, the only program that has continued its transmissions uninterrupted has been 24 horas Red Atacama, together with TV Tiempo Red Atacama. In its early years in 1992, the production team was very rudimentary, a situation that changed over the years, achieving today live links with the national editions of 24 horas to report on what happens in the region. In 1999, Red Atacama of TVN achieved a milestone by producing its own program called El Tambo, which, although short-lived, showed that the regional network was technically capable of carrying out its own productions. Among its latest advances is the complete renewal of its equipment, digitizing all of it. Likewise, in September 2007, Televisión Nacional de Chile announced a public competition to design the new corporate buildings for the channel's regional stations. Over the decades the station has built a roster of regional journalists. Current on-air figures have included Nathaly Campos (2008–present) and Camila Olivares (2017–present). Previous journalists include Claudia Peñailillo Cronoro (1998–2015), Luz Barrientos (2011–2019), Rubén Salinas (2015–2017), Andrea Meseguer (2017–2021), Pablo Araya (2007–2016), Juan Carlos Zapata (2006–2010), Jocelyne Carvajal (2007–2015), Pablo Amaro, Carolina Carrasco (2009–2012), and Carolina Ho Robledo (2002–2007). In terms of programming, current output includes 24 horas Central Red Atacama. Previous programs include 24 Horas Al Día Red Atacama (2001–2016), La Entrevista del Sábado Red Atacama, TVTiempo Red Atacama (1992–2007), and El Tambo (1999). The station's editorial scope covers the full range of Atacama Region affairs, from environmental phenomena such as the Desierto Florido and coastal cleanup projects in Caldera to local governance and crime, including fraud cases involving public officials. Its content is distributed through the national 24horas.cl portal under a dedicated Atacama section.

• 2016

  24 Horas Al Día Red Atacama ends its run after 15 years.

• 2007

  In September, Televisión Nacional de Chile announces a public competition to design new corporate buildings for its regional stations; TV Tiempo Red Atacama ends its run (1992–2007).

• 2001

  24 Horas Al Día Red Atacama begins airing (running until 2016).

• 1999

  Red Atacama produces its own program, El Tambo, a milestone demonstrating the regional network's technical capacity for original productions.

• 1992

  TVN Red Atacama is installed as the state channel's regional signal for the Atacama Region, with headquarters in Copiapó; TV Tiempo Red Atacama begins airing.

• 1969

  Televisión Nacional de Chile begins its regionalization project with the creation of the Red Austral based in Punta Arenas, the strategy that would later lead to the establishment of regional stations including Red Atacama.

State-owned regional news and public-service television signal for the Atacama Region, integrated into TVN's national network.

• 24 horas Central Red Atacama

  The regional edition of TVN's flagship national newscast, providing news coverage for the Atacama Region.

• 24 Horas Al Día Red Atacama

  A daily regional news roundup that aired from 2001 to 2016.

• TV Tiempo Red Atacama

  Regional weather programming that aired from 1992 to 2007.

• El Tambo

  A short-lived original program produced by the regional station in 1999, marking a production milestone.

• La Entrevista del Sábado Red Atacama

  A Saturday interview program produced for the Atacama Region.

1. 1Atacama: Noticias de hoy, datos y lo que debes saber | 24horas24horas.cl
2. 2Suspenden "festival oficial del Desierto Florido": organización reconoció "error comunicacional" | 24horas24horas.cl
3. 3Captan a camioneta transitando sobre el Desierto Florido | 24horas24horas.cl
4. 4A través de proyecto limpiarán distintas playas de Caldera | 24horas24horas.cl
5. 5Red Atacamawikidata.org
6. 6Televisión Nacional de Chile Red Atacamaes.wikipedia.org