Canal A

Canal A
TypeFree-to-air television network
CountryColombia
Broadcast areaColombia
Programming
Picture format480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of Colombia
(operated by Inravisión)
History
LaunchedMarch 7, 1972 (as Tele 9)
January 27, 1974 (as Segunda Cadena)
FounderCarlos Lleras Restrepo
ClosedFebruary 1, 2004
Replaced byCanal Institucional
Former namesSegunda Cadena (1973–1979; 1979–1983)
Segunda Cadena Color (1979)
Cadena Dos or Cadena 2 (1984–1991)

Canal A (previously known as Cadena Dos) was a Colombian open television network launched on January 16, 1971, under the name Tele9 Corazón (pronounced "telenueve corazón").