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Venezuelan TV Station Skirts Ban, Airs on YouTube

Posted Jun 1, 07 11:55 AM CDT in World,  Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – An anti-establishment TV station taken off the air by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has found a new way to reach viewers: YouTube. A reduced staff produces and uploads three hour-long newscasts a day for Radio Caracas Television, which stopped broadcasting Sunday. The shutdown of RCTV, which was replaced with a state-run station, sparked protests in the streets of Caracas.

Venezuela's oldest private station, RCTV has been in operation since 1953. On YouTube, it's the most subscribed-to channel of the week and has recorded nearly 165,000 views. An affiliate station in neighboring Colombia has agreed to one daily airing of RCTV's "El Observador," giving the newscast a potential 800,000 viewers.

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University students show their hands with the word "Peace" written on them during a protest in Caracas, Wednesday.   (Associated Press)
Police escort protesting university students in Caracas, Wednesday, May 30, 2007.   (Associated Press)
University students march during a protest in Caracas, Wednesday, May 30, 2007.   (Associated Press)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves.   (Associated Press)
El Observador YouTube broadcast.   (elobservadorenlinea (YouTube))
Riot police stand guard as university students protest against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez's decision to shut down opposition-aligned television station Radio Caracas Television, RCTV, and replace...   (Associated Press)
A demonstrators, holding up a poster which reads in Spanish "SOS Freedom", shouts slogans during a protest against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez's decision to shut down opposition-aligned television...   (Associated Press)
Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo   (Getty Images)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks   (Getty Images)
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