Hemispheric TV network Telesur is moving from a cable, satellite channel to open-signal broadcasting as from next Friday, DPA reported.

The TV network, a joint property of the governments of Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay and Cuba, will air in Caracas on channel 51, following the recent procurement of Canal Metropolitano (CMT) by a private group.

Telesur plans in the medium term include the opening of a sports channel and an international news agency, as part of an expansion schedule, reported TV news channel Globovisión.

Andrés Izarra, Telesur chair, hailed the move as "a new step in favor of information democratization."