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Canal 13
Formerly Called	Corporación de Televisión de la Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Canal 13
Launched:	August 21 1959 (on channel 2)
Audience Share in 2004:	31.5%
Owned By:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Web Address:	[1]
Availability
Terrestrial Analogue:	Channel 13 (Santiago)
Satellite:	Yes, Canal 13 and Canal 13 Cable
Cable:	Yes, Canal 13 and Canal 13 Cable

Corporación de Televisión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), generally known by its broadcast frequency Canal 13, is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by the most important Chilean Pontifical university, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. It began broadcasting on August 21 1959.

Broadcasting mainly "Telenovelas" (a type of Soap opera made in Latin American countries) and Reality shows, this channel is the most viewed in the country. The most important shows of the channel, airing now or in previous seasons, are/were:

Brujas (Telenovela)
Machos (Telenovela)
La Granja - The Farm (Reality show)
Protagonistas de la Musica (Reality show)
Protagonistas de Novela (Reality show)
Gigantes con Vivi (Variety show)
Sábados Gigantes (Variety show)
Vértigo (Variety show)
Viva el Lunes (Variety show)
Martes 13 (Variety show)
Trato Hecho - Deal Or No Deal (Quiz show)
El Rival Más Débil - The Weakest Link (Quiz show)
¿Quien Quiere Ser Millonario? - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Quiz show)