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Claim 574

RCTV's broadcast concession was due to expire at 11:59 p.m. on May 27, 2007, and the government chose not to renew it.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
RCTV's broadcast concession was due to expire at 11:59 p.m. on May 27, 2007, and the government chose not to renew it.
Field
action
Value
concession expired, May 27, 2007
About
incident 2007-venezuela-rctv-license-not-renewed
Source
CPJ urges Chavez to allow RCTV to stay on the air
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2007-05-24

Quotation from the source

The broadcast concession expires on May 27, 2007