Tropical Vision Limited
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| Channel 7 (Tropical Vision Limited) | |
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| Belize City, Belize | |
| Branding | "Channel 7" |
| Slogan | News Comes First The Nation's Station |
| Channels | 7 (VHF) analog |
| Affiliations | none |
| Owner | Tropical Vision Limited |
| Founded | August 1985 |
Tropical Vision Limited, or as it is locally known, Channel 7, is a Belize City based television station operating since August of 1985.
Its general manager is Jules Vasquez.
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[edit] Programming
Channel 7 airs mostly American programming and only an occasional Belizean program. Channel 7 has been the local rightsholders to NBA Sunday programming, the NFL's Super Bowl, the Tour De France and most recently, the FIFA World Cup.
[edit] 7 News
Prior to 1994, Channel 7 got its news from local radio powerhouse Radio Belize. Beginning on February 14, 1994, 7 News began producing its own newscast, running opposite Great Belize Television's News 5 Live. According to manager Vasquez, the first story run by 7 News featured Belizean artist and sculptor George Gabb, who died on March 1, 2007.
7 News still airs in the same slots as News 5 Live, except that an extra repeat newscast airs at 12:00 PM from Monday to Saturday. There are no regular weekend newscasts other than Friday repeats; 7 News has aired two one-time only Saturday evening newscasts, the latest coming in April 2005 in the midst of the protests in Belize.
[edit] Criticism
Detractors of Channel 7 focus mainly on the news department, which they say is pursuing its own radical agenda. Channel 7 is usually more critical of Government foibles than rival Channel 5, and Government officials have pointedly criticized 7 for its hard-hitting analysis of national issues.
[edit] Employees of Channel 7
- Jules Vasquez (General Manager)
- Indira Craig (Newscaster)
- Keith Swift, Alfonso Noble (Reporters)
- Fortunato Noble (Cameraman)
- Dennis Peyrefitte (Videographer, Technician, Director)
- Neil Hall (part-time newscaster)
[edit] Trivia
In the late 1990's, poet Leroy "Grandmaster" Young got his start on Channel 7 reciting poems at the end of the newscast. Other former employees of Seven include Rodel Beltran Perera, Carla Ayres, Dawn Sampson, Deadra Isaacs (now Haylock) and Jim McFadzean.
[edit] External link
| Broadcast television in Belize | ||
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| Local Broadcast television:
Channel 5 - Channel 7 |
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| Local cable television channels:
Channel 3 (CTV Orange Walk) - Krem TV - Love Belize |
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