ABSTRACT
R A D I O TELEVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA The state-owned radio and television network with two channels, TVE-1 and TVE-2. The first is aimed at the general public and offers uninterrupted programming from early in the morning to late evening: it has the largest audience (almost 25% of viewers in 1997). TVE-2 specialises in sports broadcasts and live broadcasts of important cultural events. It has an audience of about 7 million viewers (8.6% in 1997). Both channels are financed by publicity and this income is also used to subsidize the radio system (known as RNE, RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA).
