Caracol Televisión, also known as Caracol TV or in a simplified manner as Caracol, is a Colombian private television channel of varied programming founded on August 28, 1969 (as a programmer) and was launched as a private channel on July 10, 1998 and is owned by Caracol Medios, a division of the Valorem.
Programmer
1969
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When Caracol Televisión was founded in August 1969, the logo was used the same as the Caracol Radio logo. This logo was used as a prototype logo.
1969-1983
Caracol Televisión introduced a new logo in 1969 under the name "Caracol Radio T.V.". It started a new logo until 1981.
1969-1979
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In 1969, the logo was introduced as a programmer.
1979-1981
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In 1979, the entire logo became red.
1981-1983
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In 1981, a wordmark was added to the 1969 logo.
1984-1987
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In 1984, a snail shell was added to the logo.
1987-1998
Designer:
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Typography:
Directors Gothic
Launched:
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Caracol Televisión introduced a new logo in 1987 with the snail shell being redesigned and the famous wordmark being introduced. The tagline was Caracol: Mas Compania. This logo was used until July 10, 1998 when the company launched its privately-owned TV channel.
Private channel
1998-2003 (Canal Caracol)
In June 1998, Caracol Televisión was converted into a privately-owned TV channel and became known as Canal Caracol. The first logo was introduced on July 10, 1998 and the green sphere was placed in the centre of the logo.
Directors Gothic (Logo) News Gothic Bold Extra Condensed (1998-1999) Trebuchet MS (1999-2000)
Launched:
July 10, 1998
Before the 2000 update, this logo was first used as a secondary logo. The first logo was introduced on July 10, 1998 and the green sphere was placed in the centre of the logo.
A modification of the 1998 logo was added the blue sphere with a word "TV", who was used in programming and movies.
2003-2012
In May 2003, after the separation of Caracol Televisión and Caracol Radio for the purchase of Caracol Radio by PRISA, Caracol Televisión presented its new logo once again.
The word "Televisión" was dropped from the name leaving only the word "Caracol" just like the pre-2003 logos. This variant was used along with the 2003-2012 logo, as a primary logo, until 2010.
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