Super Canal

{{short description|Television network in the Dominican Republic}}

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{{Infobox television channel

| name = SuperCanal

| image = SuperCanal_television_network_logo.png

| country = Dominican Republic

| launch_date = {{start date|2000|1|1}}

| former_names =

| terr_serv_1 = Analog UHF

| terr_chan_1 = Channel 33

| owner = Supercanal, S.A.

| website = {{URL|supercanal.com}}

| footnotes =

}}

Super Canal is a Dominican television network operating from studios in Santo Domingo and broadcasting on channel 33.{{cite book|last1=Albarran|first1=Alan|title=The Handbook of Spanish Language Media|date=2009|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415991013|page=195}}{{Cite web |last=Diario |first=Listin |date=2010-07-01 |title=El Supercanal 33 cumple diez años |url=https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2010/07/01/148597/el-supercanal-33-cumple-diez-anos.html |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=listindiario.com |language=ES}} The station is owned by Supercanal, S.A.{{cite web|url=https://www.indotel.gob.do/media/5963/canales-de-televisi%C3%B3n-vhf-uhf.pdf|date=December 15, 2016|title=Canales de Televisión VHF-UHF|publisher=Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones|accessdate=January 11, 2021}} Its broadcasts started in April 2000, with an 18-hour schedule at the time, having a Harris transmitter (touted as the "Rolls-Royce of transmitters" at the time) for its operation. Negotiations with foreign channels were already underway, in order to launch an international feed.{{cite web |url=https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/supercanal-se-inaugura-en-republica-dominicana/ |date=April 13, 2000 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=Produ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240710113905/https://www.produ.com/television/noticias/supercanal-se-inaugura-en-republica-dominicana/ |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |title=Supercanal se inaugura en República Dominicana }}

Super Canal also operates an international feed, Super Canal Caribe, which is seen on cable and satellite systems in El Salvador, Curaçao and the United States, as well as Dominican View, for the United States market with a focus on news and sports programming, and Tele El Salvador, which is an international channel carrying programs from several Salvadorean television networks.