, or as it is locally known, '''Channel 7''', is a
Belize City based
Television Station operating since
1981 .
Its Managing Director is Nestor Vasquez.
Channel 7 airs a mix of American and Belizean programmes.
Prior to 1994, Channel 7 got its news from local radio powerhouse
Radio Belize . Beginning on
February 14 ,
1994 , 7 News began producing its own newscast, running opposite
Great Belize Television 's News 5 Live.
7 News still airs in the same slot as News 5 Live, except that an extra repeat newscast airs at 12:00 PM from Monday to Saturday. There are no regular weekend newscasts other than Friday repeats; 7 News has aired two one-time only Saturday evening newscasts, the latest coming in April 2005 in the midst of the
Protests In Belize .
Channel 7 is usually more critical of Government foibles than rival Channel 5, and Government officials have pointedly criticized 7 for its hard-hitting analysis of national issues.
- Nestor Vasquez (Managing Director)
- Hazel Vasquez (General Manager)
- Jules Vasquez (News Director)
- Derek Vasquez (Manager, Belmopan Cable Operations)
- Indira Craig (Newscaster)
- Keith Swift (Reporter)
- Luis Munoz (Camera)
- Alex Ellis (Camera)
In the late 1990's, poet
Leroy "Grandmaster" Young got his start on Channel 7 reciting poems at the end of the newscast. Other former employees of Seven include Rodel Beltran Perera, Dennis Peyrefitte, Carla Ayres, Dawn Sampson, Deadra Isaacs (now Haylock), Alfonso and Fortunato Noble and Jim McFadzean.
