There are reports that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will not renew the licence for the country's second largest TV channel when it expires in March 2007.
The station, RCTV, supported a bungled coup in 2002 and a devastating general strike in 2003 both of which failed to remove Chavez who was returned for a second term last month with an even larger majority.
The press freedom campaign group, Reporters Without Borders, said the proposed move would be a grave violation of freedom of expression in Venezuela.
RCTV is one of the country's oldest channels and began broadcasting in 1953.
Will have to wait and see about this one! I am a Chavez fan and he has been nothing but democratic, open and honest so far. I am going to wait and see if this report is accurate and if Chavez does intend to start shutting down stations like this. If he does intend to shut it down he needs to show real evidence of what is alleged.
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