The foundations of the main station that would lead to the creation of the current network were held on August 22, 1966, atop Cerro del Carmen, Guayaquil, inspired by the philosophy of the Vistazo magazine.

[1] On June 21, 1970, Ecuavisa started broadcasting to Quito and the two stations adopted the name Cadena de Unión Nacional (National Unity Network).

[1] Color broadcasts of the Quito station started in 1973 at the time of its third anniversary in June, with the airing of Televisa's telenovela Mi rival and an edition of the British variety show The Julie Andrews Hour.

Ecuavisa dedicates a great portion of its programming to international shows, mainly soap operas from Televisa, Telemundo, TV Globo and ABS-CBN, such as Rubí, El clon, Avenida Brasil and Kadenang Ginto.

In 2007, Ecuavisa is boosting its own productions, with "El hombre de la casa" (a remake of Man about the House) a classic British comedy.

Non-anime series for children included Zooboomafoo, Little Robots, Sesame Street and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

One of Ecuavisa's television presenters, Lenin Artieda received minor injuries from the blast after one of the devices were plugged into a computer in the newsroom in Guayaquil.