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Which channel is 7? Where can you watch 13 live? This guide lists Costa Rica’s TV channels by number, who runs them and where to watch each one live online from its official site. We checked the live pages on November 4, 2026. Programming is in Spanish.
National channels by number
| Channel | What it is | Live |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A channel of Repretel · Canales 6, 11, 4 y 2 | repretel.com/envivo-canal2 |
| 4 | A Repretel channel | repretel.com/envivo-canal4 |
| 6 | A Repretel channel | repretel.com/envivo-canal6 |
| 7 | Teletica · Canal 7, with Telenoticias | teletica.com/vivo |
| 8 | Telediario · Multimedios Canal 8, with the Telediario newscast | Live stream on telediario.cr |
| 11 | A Repretel channel | repretel.com/envivo-canal-11 |
| 13 | Canal 13 · SINART, the public channel, with Trece Noticias | sinartdigital.com/envivo |
Channel 7: Teletica
Teletica is channel 7 and produces Telenoticias. Its live programming is at teletica.com/vivo. On Sundays it airs “En vivo: Santa Misa”; for other services, see the guide to live religious programming.
Channel 13: the public channel
Channel 13 belongs to the Sistema Nacional de Radio y Televisión (SINART). It publishes Trece Noticias, sports and culture, and airs Mass on Sundays. Its live stream is at sinartdigital.com/envivo.
Repretel: channels 2, 4, 6 and 11
Repretel runs four channels, each with its own live page, and produces the Noticias Repretel newscast.
Regional channels: the 14s
Two regional channels use the number 14, each in its own area:
- TVN Canal 14, in the Northern Zone, has broadcast since 1985 from Ciudad Quesada. Live: tvn14.com/tv-en-vivo.
- TV Sur · Canal 14, in Pérez Zeledón and the Southern Zone. Live: tvsur.co.cr/envivo.
Other channels
- Quince UCR: the Universidad de Costa Rica’s TV channel, with a live stream on its site. See university media.
- Enlace TV: Christian television based in Costa Rica, with a live stream on enlace.org.
- CTV Limón: a digital channel from the Caribbean, on the air 24 hours a day.
- FUTV: the sports channel is on cable, so its number depends on each provider. Its site publishes the schedule but no free live stream.
To watch any channel live, from Costa Rica or abroad, see also the guides to watching Costa Rican TV live and Costa Rican media from abroad. Every TV channel is in the TV directory.
Sources
Each channel’s official site, linked from its profile; live pages checked on November 4, 2026.