National Television Council (Chile)

National Television Council
Consejo Nacional de Televisión
Agency overview
Formed24 October 1970
JurisdictionNational
HeadquartersMar del Plata 2147
Providencia, Santiago
Annual budgetUS$21,030,236
CLP$9,684,519,000
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry General Secretariat of Government
WebsiteCNTV official website

The National Television Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Televisión or CNTV) is a Chilean government agency whose function is to oversee the operation of television services.

It was first created by Law 17377 on October 24, 1970. Its existence is formalized in the Constitution of Chile, with its composition, organization, and powers defined in Law 18838 of 1989 and Law 19131 of 1992.

Since 2001, it has participated in creating the contents of CNTV Infantil, an educational channel for cable television.