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{{Infobox television channel
 
| name              = Channel 4
 
| name              = Channel 4
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| tv_stations      = Channel 4
 
| tv_stations      = Channel 4
 
| slogan            = {{plainlist|
 
| slogan            = {{plainlist|
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* ''Deportes por'Todos'' (primary)
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* ''Fútbol por'Todos'' (primary)
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* ''Fútbol por'Todos''
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* ''Casa de la'Liga Imperial''
 
* ''Casa de la'Copa Creeperiano''
 
* ''Casa de la'Copa Creeperiano''
 
}}
 
}}
 
| headquarters      = 5533 Plaza Central de la Águila, [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]], [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]], [[Creeperopolis]]
 
| headquarters      = 5533 Plaza Central de la Águila, [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]], [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]], [[Creeperopolis]]
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| languages        = {{plainlist|
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| languages        = {{hlist|[[Creeperian language|Creeperian]] (primary)|[[Atlántidan language|Atlántidan]]|[[Castillianan language|Castillianan]]|[[Salvadoran language|Salvadoran]]|[[Senvarian language|Senvarian]]}}
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* [[Spanish#Creeperian Standard Spanish|Creeperian Spanish]] (primary)
 
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* [[Atlántidan language|Atlántidan]]
 
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* [[Castillianan language|Castillianan]]
 
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* [[Salvadoran language|Salvadoran]]
 
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* [[Senvarian language|Senvarian]]
 
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}}
 
 
| picture_format    = {{plainlist|
 
| picture_format    = {{plainlist|
 
* 1080i HDTV (standard)
 
* 1080i HDTV (standard)
 
* 4K UHD (premium)
 
* 4K UHD (premium)
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* 8K UHD (premium+)
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
| timeshift_service = {{plainlist|
 
| timeshift_service = {{plainlist|
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* Canal 4 Antiguo
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* Canal 4 a Noche
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* {{small|(11:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. SST)}}
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* {{small|(11:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. TSS)}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
| owner            = [[National Football Association]]
 
| owner            = [[National Football Association]]
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| parent            = [[ANF Broadcasting Inc.]]
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| parent            = [[ANF Broadcasting Corporation]]
 
| key_people        = [[José Revelo Gutiérrez]] (Operations Director)
 
| key_people        = [[José Revelo Gutiérrez]] (Operations Director)
 
| sister_channels  = {{plainlist|
 
| sister_channels  = {{plainlist|
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| founded          = {{nowrap|{{start date and age|1964|11|13|df=y}}}}
 
| founded          = {{nowrap|{{start date and age|1964|11|13|df=y}}}}
 
| founder          = [[Adolfo Hernández Juaréz]]
 
| founder          = [[Adolfo Hernández Juaréz]]
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| launch_date      = {{start date and age|1965|03|01|df=y}}
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| launch_date      = {{start date and age|1964|11|15|df=y}}
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| sat_serv_1       = [[Claro]]
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| sat_chan_1       = [[Claro]], [[TeleNación]], [[Tigo]]
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| sat_chan_1        = Channel 4
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| cable_chan_1     = [[Claro]], [[Tigo]]
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| sat_serv_2        = [[TeleNación]]
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| online_chan_1    = {{plainlist|
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| sat_chan_2        = Channel 4
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* [[Channel 4 (Creeperopolis)#Canal 4 a la'Mano|Canal 4 a la'Mano]] (premium only)
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| sat_serv_3        = [[Tigo]]
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* [[Channel 4 (Creeperopolis)#Canal 4 Antiguo|Canal 4 Antiguo]] (premium only)
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| sat_chan_3        = Channel 4
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}}
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| cable_serv_1     = [[Claro]]
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| website          = [https://lcnwiki.xyz/index.php?title=Channel_4_(Creeperopolis) canal4.org.cr]
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| cable_chan_1      = Channel 4
 
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| cable_serv_2      = [[Tigo]]
 
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| cable_chan_2      = Channel 4
 
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| iptv_serv_1      = Canal 4 a la'Mano
 
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| iptv_chan_1      = Channel 4
 
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| online_serv_1    = Canal 4 a la'Mano
 
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| online_chan_1    = Channel 4
 
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| website          = canal4.org.cr
 
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| webcast          = canal4alamano.org.cr
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Channel 4''' ([[Spanish#Creeperian Standard Spanish|Creeperian Spanish]] – [[Creeperian Script|Creeperian]]: Ծանալ 4; Creeperian Spanish – [[Iberic Script|Iberic]]: ''Canal 4''){{NoteTag|name="Pronunciation"|Creeperian Spanish pronunciation: {{color|#122080|[ˈka.nal ˈkwa.tro]}}.}} is a Creeperian [[Television in Creeperopolis|television channel]] which is operated by [[ANF Broadcasting Inc.]] and is owned by the [[National Football Association]] (ANF).
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'''Channel 4''' ([[Creeperian language|Creeperian]] – [[Creeperian script|Creeperian]]: Ծանալ 4; Creeperian – [[Iberic script|Iberic]]: ''Canal 4''){{NoteTag|name="Pronunciation"|Creeperian pronunciation: {{color|#122080|[ˈka.nal ˈkwa.tro]}}.}} is a Creeperian [[Television in Creeperopolis|television channel]] which is operated by the [[ANF Broadcasting Corporation]] (ANFCR) and is owned by the [[National Football Association]] (ANF), the governing body of professional association football in [[Creeperopolis]].
  
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Channel 4 primarily broadcasts football matches of the [[Liga Imperial]]. In addition to the league's matches, it also broadcasts league news, talk shows, analysis programming, and football-related documentaries. The channel also broadcasts foreign and international football matches. Although it primarily specializes in broadcasting football-related content, the channel sometimes rarely broadcasts other sporting events, such as baseball, basketball, and international auto racing.
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Channel 4 primarily broadcasts football matches of the [[Liga Imperial]]. In addition to the league's matches, it also broadcasts league news, talk shows, analysis programming, and football-related documentaries. The channel also broadcasts foreign and international football matches. Although it primarily specializes in broadcasting football-related content, the channel sometimes rarely broadcasts other sporting events such as basketball, beach football, boxing, and international auto racing.
  
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Channel 4 is one of [[Creeperopolis]]' "Primary Channels", the 36 television channels which are offered by every television provider in the country. As such, the channel is a free-to-air television channel, where viewers are not required to directly pay to view it, and it is available in 100 percent of households with television service. The channel does offer a premium subscription service which offers increased streaming quality, the ability to view its programs on mobile devices through Canal 4 a la'Mano, and the ability to view "historical and classic club and national matches" through Canal 4 Antiguo.
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Channel 4 is one of Creeperopolis' "Primary Channels", the 36 television channels which are offered by every television provider in the country. As such, the channel is a free-to-air television channel, where viewers are not required to directly pay to view it, and it is available in 100 percent of households with television service. The channel does offer a premium subscription service which offers increased streaming quality, the ability to view its programs on mobile devices through Canal 4 a la'Mano, and the ability to view "historical and classic club and national matches" through Canal 4 Antiguo.
  
 
The channel's operational headquarters is located in [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]] and [[José Revelo Gutiérrez]] is its operations director. It has broadcasting centers in the capital cities of every [[Departments of Creeperopolis|department]], but it also has multiple broadcasting centers in larger departments by land area and by population. Channel 4 has broadcasting agreements with the governments of [[El Salvador]] and the [[State of the Church]] which allows it to broadcast in those countries. Channel 4 has two sister channels, [[Channel 29 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 29]] and [[Channel 30 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 30]], which specialize in broadcasting matches and content related to the ANF's [[Segunda División]] and [[Tercera División]], respectively.
 
The channel's operational headquarters is located in [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]] and [[José Revelo Gutiérrez]] is its operations director. It has broadcasting centers in the capital cities of every [[Departments of Creeperopolis|department]], but it also has multiple broadcasting centers in larger departments by land area and by population. Channel 4 has broadcasting agreements with the governments of [[El Salvador]] and the [[State of the Church]] which allows it to broadcast in those countries. Channel 4 has two sister channels, [[Channel 29 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 29]] and [[Channel 30 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 30]], which specialize in broadcasting matches and content related to the ANF's [[Segunda División]] and [[Tercera División]], respectively.
  
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According to statistics from ANF Broadcasting Inc. published in 2022, average viewership during Saturday and Sunday night football matches can reach around 35 to 40 million live viewers, while it can peak as high as 160 million live viewers. According to a poll conducted by the [[Antonio José Sáenz y Heredia University]] in October 2021, the channel is considered to be the most popular television channel in Creeperopolis, with 42.3 percent of respondents stating that it is their favorite channel.
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According to statistics from the ANF Broadcasting Corporation published in 2022, the channel's average viewership during Saturday and Sunday night football matches can reach around 35 to 40 million live viewers, while it can peak as high as 160 million live viewers. According to a poll conducted by the [[Antonio José Sáenz y Heredia University]] (UAJSH) in October 2021, the channel is considered to be the most popular television channel in Creeperopolis, with 42.3 percent of respondents stating that it is their favorite channel.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
  
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=== Development and launch ===
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As [[Television in Creeperopolis|television]] began to rise in popularity in [[Creeperopolis]] in the 1960s, the Creeperian government sought to maintain control on what was being broadcast as to not disseminate anti-government information, especially amidst the then-ongoing [[Rubicon War]] against [[Salisford]]. In 1964, the Creeperian government announced that beginning in January 1965, all television channels in Creeperopolis would be directly overseen and operated by the [[Bureau of Information (Creeperopolis)|Bureau of Information]], a bureau of the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs of Creeperopolis|Ministry of Internal Affairs]].
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In September 1964, the [[National Football Association]] (ANF), the governing body of professional association football in Creeperopolis, approached the Bureau of Information to have exclusive rights to operate its own television channel dedicated solely to broadcasting its football matches, as the bureau originally planned to have one sports channel which would broadcast all sports within the country. After a period of negotiation, the bureau and the ANF reached an agreement to form an independent channel owned by the ANF and operated by the [[ANF Broadcasting Corporation]] (ANFCR), a company jointly owned by the ANF and the Bureau of Information.
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The channel was officially founded on 13 November 1964, and it launched two days later on 15 November 1964; its first program ever aired was a match of the ''[[Rivalidad Antiguo]]'' between [[CF Adolfosburg]] and [[CF San Salvador]], which ended in a 2–2 draw. Its first operations director was [[Adolfo Hernández Juaréz]], who was placed in charge of overseeing the channel's operations. Immediately, the channel quickly became one of the most viewed Creeperian television channels, even surpassing [[Channel 2 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 2]], the ''[[Gaceta Creeperiano]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s official news channel. The [[1965 Copa Creeperiano Final]] was reportedly the most watched broadcast in Creeperian history percentage wise, as an estimated 98 percent of households with a television watched the match between Adolfosburg and San Salvador, accounting for just under 500,000 households.
  
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=== Current status ===
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Since its launch, Channel 4 has continued to be one of the most watched television channels. In 1990, the ANF Broadcasting Corporation established two new television channels to broadcast matches and programs related to the [[Segunda División]] and the [[Tercera División]]: [[Channel 29 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 29]] and [[Channel 30 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 30]], respectively. While neither channel receives as much viewership as Channel 4, they still attract many viewers whose clubs are not in the Liga Imperial. Channel 4 is available through satellite with [[Claro]], [[TeleNación]], and [[Tigo]], and is available through cable with Claro and Tigo.
  
 
== Programming ==
 
== Programming ==
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=== Event coverage ===
 
=== Event coverage ===
  
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=== News and analysis programming ===
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; Association football
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* '''[[National Football Association]]'''
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=== Other programming ===
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** [[Copa Creeperiano]]
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** [[Copa del Emperador]]
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** [[Liga Imperial]]
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*** ''[[Los'Domingos Súper de Fútbol]]''
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*** ''[[Los'Lunes de Fútbol]]''
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*** ''[[Los'Sabados Súper de Fútbol]]''
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*** ''[[Los'Viernes de Fútbol]]''
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** [[Imperial Coronation Cup]]
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** [[Super Cup of Creeperopolis]]
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* Foreign
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** [[Assoziazion Cup]]
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** [[Còpa Naziunela]]
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** [[Taça de Montcrabe]]
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** [[Imperial Cup of the Papacy]]
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** [[Salvadoran Presidential Cup]]
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** [[Supertaça Ricardo Cabral]]
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** [[Torneo Reale]]
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* International
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** [[CONFUSUR Surcampeon]]
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** [[Copa Sur]]
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** [[LFE Ecros Championship]]
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** [[OFL Continental Cup]]
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** [[Terraconservan Club Cup]]
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** [[Terraconservan Cup]]
  
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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; Other sports
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|-
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* [[Creeperian Basketball League]]
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! Program
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* [[Creeperian Beach Football Cup]]
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! Airing since
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* [[Creeperian Boxing Federation]]
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! [[Telecommunications in Creeperopolis#Television rating system|TRS]]
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* [[Creeperian National Baseball Association]]
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! Duration
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* [[Federazione Internazionale dell'Automobile]]
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! [[Channel 4 (Creeperopolis)#Canal 4 Antiguo|Timeshift?]]
 
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! class="unsortable" | Type
 
  
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|-
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=== News and analysis programming ===
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| data-sort-value="ANF de Ayer" | ''[[ANF de Ayer]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1965" | 1965
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 2.5 hours
 
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| {{Yes}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Repeats of Liga Imperial matches.
 
  
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|-
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; Talk shows
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| data-sort-value="ANF ¡HOY!" | ''[[ANF ¡HOY!]]''
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* ''[[ANF ¡HOY!]]''
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| data-sort-value="1988" | 1988
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* ''[[La'Selección ¡HOY!]]''
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
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* ''[[Los'Analistos]]''
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| 2 hours
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* ''[[Los'Cinco]]''
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| {{No}}
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* ''[[Selección Nacional]]''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[Liga Imperial]] talk show.
 
  
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|-
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; Sports news
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| data-sort-value="Deportes a la'Ya" | ''[[Deportes a la'Ya]]''
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* ''[[Deportes a la'Ya]]''
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| data-sort-value="1978" | 1978
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* ''[[Noticias de la'Liga]]''
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
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* ''[[Noticias de la'Selección]]''
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| 4 hours
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Sports news.
 
  
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|-
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=== Other programming ===
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| data-sort-value="Deportes, la'Historia" | ''[[Deportes, la'Historia]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1965" | 1965
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 2.5 hours
 
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| {{Yes}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Repeats of sports matches.
 
  
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|-
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; Match reruns
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| data-sort-value="Los'Analistos" | ''[[Los'Analistos]]''
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* ''[[ANF de Ayer]]''
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| data-sort-value="2005" | 2005
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* ''[[Nuestro Selección]]''
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 1 hour
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | [[Liga Imperial]] talk show.
 
  
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|-
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; Documentaries
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| data-sort-value="Los'Cinco" | ''[[Los'Cinco]]''
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* ''[[ANF: Historia de Vencedores]]''
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| data-sort-value="2006" | 2006
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* ''[[Deportes, la'Historia]]''
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
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* ''[[Liga Imperial: Club a Club]]''
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| 1 hour
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* ''[[Un Siglo de Victoria]]''
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Football talk show.
 
  
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|-
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; Shopping
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| data-sort-value="Los'Domingos Súper de Fútbol" | ''[[Los'Domingos Súper de Fútbol]]''
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* ''[[Precio de los'Deportes]]''
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| data-sort-value="1995" | 1995
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* ''[[Los'Precios del ANF]]''
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 12.5 hours
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Block of live Liga Imperial matches.
 
  
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|-
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== Subscription services ==
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| data-sort-value="Los'Lunes de Fútbol" | ''[[Los'Lunes de Fútbol]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1995" | 1995
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 3 hours
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Live Liga Imperial match.
 
  
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|-
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=== Canal 4 a la'Mano ===
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| data-sort-value="Los'Sabados Súper de Fútbol" | ''[[Los'Sabados Súper de Fútbol]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1995" | 1995
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 12.5 hours
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Block of live Liga Imperial matches.
 
  
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''Canal 4 a la'Mano'' is a subscription service offered by Channel 4 which allows subscribers to watch matches and other programming from mobile devices. According to the ANF Broadcasting Corporation, the service has over 80 million subscribers.
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| data-sort-value="Los'Viernes de Fútbol" | ''[[Los'Viernes de Fútbol]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1995" | 1995
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 3 hours
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Live Liga Imperial match.
 
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|-
 
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| data-sort-value="Nuestro Selección" | ''[[Nuestro Selección]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1965" | 1965
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 2.5 hours
 
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| {{Yes}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Repeats of [[Creeperopolis national football team|national team]] matches.
 
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|-
 
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| data-sort-value="Precio de los'Deportes" | ''[[Precio de los'Deportes]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="2000" | 2000
 
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| data-sort-value="A" | A
 
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| 0.5 hours
 
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| {{Yes}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | Sports shopping.
 
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|-
 
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| data-sort-value="Selección Nacional" | ''[[Selección Nacional]]''
 
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| data-sort-value="1980" | 1980
 
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| data-sort-value="T (D)" | T (D)
 
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| 2 hours
 
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| {{No}}
 
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| style="text-align:left" | [[Creeperopolis national football team|National team]] talk show.
 
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|}
 
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;Domestic
 
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*[[Copa Creeperiano]]
 
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*[[Copa Division I]]
 
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*[[Copa Division II]]
 
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*[[Creeperian Basketball League]]
 
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*[[Creeperian Beach Football Cup]]
 
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*[[Creeperian National Baseball Association]]
 
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;Sur
 
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*[[Copa Sur]]
 
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;Ecros
 
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*[[Assoziazion Cup]]
 
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*[[Còpa Naziunela]]
 
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*[[LFE Ecros Championship]]
 
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;International
 
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*[[Terraconservan Cup]]
 
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*[[International Automotive Federation]]
 
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== Subscription services ==
 
  
 
=== Canal 4 Antiguo ===
 
=== Canal 4 Antiguo ===
  
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=== Canal 4 a la'Mano ===
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''Canal 4 Antiguo'' is a subscription service offered by Channel 4 which allows subscribers to watch "historical and classic club and national matches" which Channel 4 has access to. The services contains every league match dating to 1994 and every national team match dating to 1981. It also has league matches dating as far back as 1958 and national team matches dating to 1952. Its subscription figures have not been released by the ANF Broadcasting Corporation.
  
 
== Ratings ==
 
== Ratings ==
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Channel 4's rating are consistently among the highest in Creeperopolis. The channel holds the title of the highest rated television broadcast in Creeperian history, when the Creeperopolis national team defeated [[Paleocacher national football team|Paleocacher]] in the [[2016 Terraconservan Cup]] by a score of 1–0. The event peaked at 361 million live viewers, the most in Creeperian history. Its highest rated event which its broadcasts is the [[Terraconservan Cup]], and the highest rated annual event is the [[Copa Creeperiano]].
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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* [[Telecommunications in Creeperopolis]]
 
* [[Television in Creeperopolis]]
 
* [[Television in Creeperopolis]]
  

Latest revision as of 21:26, 12 March 2024

Channel 4
Canal 4 TCS.png
Logo of Channel 4
TypeSports, sports news
Country Creeperopolis
Broadcast area
NetworkNational Football Association
StationsChannel 4
Slogan
  • Fútbol por'Todos (primary)
  • Casa de la'Liga Imperial
  • Casa de la'Copa Creeperiano
Headquarters5533 Plaza Central de la Águila, San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format
  • 1080i HDTV (standard)
  • 4K UHD (premium)
Timeshift service
  • Canal 4 a Noche
  • (11:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. TSS)
Ownership
OwnerNational Football Association
ParentANF Broadcasting Corporation
Key peopleJosé Revelo Gutiérrez (Operations Director)
Sister channels
History
Founded13 November 1964; 59 years ago (1964-11-13)
by Adolfo Hernández Juaréz
Launched15 November 1964; 59 years ago (1964-11-15)
Links
Websitecanal4.org.cr
Availability
Cable
Claro, Tigo
Satellite
Claro, TeleNación, Tigo
Streaming media

Channel 4 (Creeperian – Creeperian: Ծանալ 4; Creeperian – Iberic: Canal 4)[note 1] is a Creeperian television channel which is operated by the ANF Broadcasting Corporation (ANFCR) and is owned by the National Football Association (ANF), the governing body of professional association football in Creeperopolis.

Channel 4 primarily broadcasts football matches of the Liga Imperial. In addition to the league's matches, it also broadcasts league news, talk shows, analysis programming, and football-related documentaries. The channel also broadcasts foreign and international football matches. Although it primarily specializes in broadcasting football-related content, the channel sometimes rarely broadcasts other sporting events such as basketball, beach football, boxing, and international auto racing.

Channel 4 is one of Creeperopolis' "Primary Channels", the 36 television channels which are offered by every television provider in the country. As such, the channel is a free-to-air television channel, where viewers are not required to directly pay to view it, and it is available in 100 percent of households with television service. The channel does offer a premium subscription service which offers increased streaming quality, the ability to view its programs on mobile devices through Canal 4 a la'Mano, and the ability to view "historical and classic club and national matches" through Canal 4 Antiguo.

The channel's operational headquarters is located in San Salvador and José Revelo Gutiérrez is its operations director. It has broadcasting centers in the capital cities of every department, but it also has multiple broadcasting centers in larger departments by land area and by population. Channel 4 has broadcasting agreements with the governments of El Salvador and the State of the Church which allows it to broadcast in those countries. Channel 4 has two sister channels, Channel 29 and Channel 30, which specialize in broadcasting matches and content related to the ANF's Segunda División and Tercera División, respectively.

According to statistics from the ANF Broadcasting Corporation published in 2022, the channel's average viewership during Saturday and Sunday night football matches can reach around 35 to 40 million live viewers, while it can peak as high as 160 million live viewers. According to a poll conducted by the Antonio José Sáenz y Heredia University (UAJSH) in October 2021, the channel is considered to be the most popular television channel in Creeperopolis, with 42.3 percent of respondents stating that it is their favorite channel.

History

As television began to rise in popularity in Creeperopolis in the 1960s, the Creeperian government sought to maintain control on what was being broadcast as to not disseminate anti-government information, especially amidst the then-ongoing Rubicon War against Salisford. In 1964, the Creeperian government announced that beginning in January 1965, all television channels in Creeperopolis would be directly overseen and operated by the Bureau of Information, a bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In September 1964, the National Football Association (ANF), the governing body of professional association football in Creeperopolis, approached the Bureau of Information to have exclusive rights to operate its own television channel dedicated solely to broadcasting its football matches, as the bureau originally planned to have one sports channel which would broadcast all sports within the country. After a period of negotiation, the bureau and the ANF reached an agreement to form an independent channel owned by the ANF and operated by the ANF Broadcasting Corporation (ANFCR), a company jointly owned by the ANF and the Bureau of Information.

The channel was officially founded on 13 November 1964, and it launched two days later on 15 November 1964; its first program ever aired was a match of the Rivalidad Antiguo between CF Adolfosburg and CF San Salvador, which ended in a 2–2 draw. Its first operations director was Adolfo Hernández Juaréz, who was placed in charge of overseeing the channel's operations. Immediately, the channel quickly became one of the most viewed Creeperian television channels, even surpassing Channel 2, the Gaceta Creeperiano's official news channel. The 1965 Copa Creeperiano Final was reportedly the most watched broadcast in Creeperian history percentage wise, as an estimated 98 percent of households with a television watched the match between Adolfosburg and San Salvador, accounting for just under 500,000 households.

Since its launch, Channel 4 has continued to be one of the most watched television channels. In 1990, the ANF Broadcasting Corporation established two new television channels to broadcast matches and programs related to the Segunda División and the Tercera División: Channel 29 and Channel 30, respectively. While neither channel receives as much viewership as Channel 4, they still attract many viewers whose clubs are not in the Liga Imperial. Channel 4 is available through satellite with Claro, TeleNación, and Tigo, and is available through cable with Claro and Tigo.

Programming

Event coverage

Association football
Other sports

News and analysis programming

Talk shows
Sports news

Other programming

Match reruns
Documentaries
Shopping

Subscription services

Canal 4 a la'Mano

Canal 4 a la'Mano is a subscription service offered by Channel 4 which allows subscribers to watch matches and other programming from mobile devices. According to the ANF Broadcasting Corporation, the service has over 80 million subscribers.

Canal 4 Antiguo

Canal 4 Antiguo is a subscription service offered by Channel 4 which allows subscribers to watch "historical and classic club and national matches" which Channel 4 has access to. The services contains every league match dating to 1994 and every national team match dating to 1981. It also has league matches dating as far back as 1958 and national team matches dating to 1952. Its subscription figures have not been released by the ANF Broadcasting Corporation.

Ratings

Channel 4's rating are consistently among the highest in Creeperopolis. The channel holds the title of the highest rated television broadcast in Creeperian history, when the Creeperopolis national team defeated Paleocacher in the 2016 Terraconservan Cup by a score of 1–0. The event peaked at 361 million live viewers, the most in Creeperian history. Its highest rated event which its broadcasts is the Terraconservan Cup, and the highest rated annual event is the Copa Creeperiano.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Creeperian pronunciation: [ˈka.nal ˈkwa.tro].
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