title: Viva Nicaragua
text: # Viva Nicaragua
  
  Viva Nicaragua is a television station on channel 13 in Nicaragua. The channel also airs a mix of domestic and international programs, mainly consisting of news, lifestyle and sports programming, along with imported programming consisting of films, children's programs and drama series.
  
  ## History
  
  The television station was awarded in 2011 in a contested battle over the closeness of the winners, Celeste, S.A., to the family of President Daniel Ortega Celeste was used as a figurehead by the government in order to achieve the license. The frequency was formerly used by a relayer of TN8, however a spokesman of the government said that the channel was owned by Venezuelan funds. Despite the mix of programming, Viva Nicaragua's profile was intended to be a news channel.
  
  