It was launched on 10 October 1994 and aired documentaries produced in Spanish and factual programming on a variety of themes.

Through its original programming, which also included biographies and travel programmes, it sought to promote Spanish culture and history.

[1] TVE was planning to revamp Cultural.es as Canal Cultura ("Culture Channel") in 2011.

[2] However, the channel ceased transmission on 1 September 2010 and closed definitely on 1 January 2011[3] citing economical difficulties as the reason.

The network bases its schedule on a different type of programming for each day of the week: Monday: Current affairs Tuesday: Travel Wednesday: Science and Technology Thursday: Art & Culture Friday: Nature & Ecology Saturday: Society Sunday: History This article about a Spanish television station is a stub.