The channel was established at the same time as the installation of the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly so that the sessions could be transmitted live to all the country.

It was initially scheduled to launch on August 10 that year, coinciding with the anniversary of Ecuador's Declaration of Independence.

[2] The network was set to broadcast on the UHF band - all VHF channels were private - and would later be sent by satellite to reach key Ecuadorian diasporas in Spain, the United States and other countries.

[3] The channel transmits content by independent national and international producers and documentaries and news programs from several international producing properties such as Discovery, TVE, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, ViVe and teleSUR.

[4] The channel operates as a public service company,[5][2] and broadcasts news and opinion content from several countries, including the United States.