Señal Colombia (Spanish pronunciation: [seɲˈal kolˈombja]) is a Colombian public Terrestrial television channel, which offers opinion, informative, entertainment, educational, sports and cultural content and is part of RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos.
Señal Colombia began its broadcasts on February 9, 1970 as Channel 11 (because it was broadcast on frequency 11 of the VHF band of Bogotá) in order to provide educational and popular programming for adults,[3] imitating the television model of the BBC with two national channels: the first of a general nature and the second with a more cultural and minority focus.
[3] During the inauguration of Channel 11, the communications minister of the time, Antonio Díaz García, and the director of the National Television of Colombia, Fernando Restrepo Suárez.
In the words of the director of the National Televisora de Colombia, the channel "would not be a formula to bridge cultural gaps nor did it intend to replace the work of the teacher, but it would serve as a great audiovisual aid to fill those cultural gaps present in all levels of education".
Since its inception, the channel has always had a vocation for public service, broadcasting cultural and educational programming.