The Own American Broadcasting Association (OABA) is an association of public service media entities, with its headquarters located in Caracas, Venezuela. It was established on 19 May 2017. In the present, 55 nations are active members of the association.
Active members of the association are able to participate in the Own Americavision Song Contest.
Members[]
There are currently 55 active members of the Own American Broadcasting Association. The newest members of the OABA are Caribbean Netherlands and Saint Martin, who joined the union in April 2021. In May 2020 Antenne Créole Guyane, the previous broadcasting channel of French Guiana closed, a new broadcasting channel joined the OABA, thus making the debut of Guyane La Première. The current council members are French Guiana, Grenada, Puerto Rico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Venezuela.
Current members[]
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- Council member
- Current host
Country | Broadcasting organization | Abbr. | HoD | Edition |
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American Samoa | KVZK-TV | - | Amanda | #09 |
Anguilla | Anguilla Television | ATV | Kenajabam | #04 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service | ABS | Brella | #01 |
Argentina | Televisión Pública Argentina | TPA | Shax | #01 |
Aruba | Aruba Broadcasting Company | ATV | Qual | #02 |
Bahamas | Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas | BCB | Vaios | #02 |
Barbados | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation | CBC | Martin | #01 |
Belize | Great Belize Television | GBT | Thomas | #01 |
Bermuda | Bermuda Broadcasting Company | BBC | Hayashi | #02 |
Bolivia | Televisión Boliviana | TVB | Aussiegoomba | #01 |
Brazil | Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão | SBT | Domas | #01 |
British Virgin Islands | Caribbean Broadcast Network | CBN | Leandrocamargoo | #05 |
Canada | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | CBC | Dylan | #01 |
Caribbean Netherlands | RTV-7 | - | N/A | |
Cayman Islands | Cayman International Television Network | CITN | Ari | #02 |
Chile | Televisión Nacional de Chile | TVN | Valkory | #01 |
Colombia | Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia | RTVC | Italix | #01 |
Costa Rica | Sistema Nacional de Radio y Televisión de Costa Rica | SINART | Anton | #01 |
Cuba | Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión | ICRT | Mark | #01 |
Curaçao | TeleCuraçao | PJC-TV | Josejtdfan | #02 |
Dominica | Dominica Broadcasting Corporation | DBS | Gabrielmattalex | #01 |
Dominican Republic | Corporación Estatal de Radio y Televisión | CERTV | Jmain | #01 |
Ecuador | Televisión y Radio de Ecuador | RTVE | Jacob | #01 |
El Salvador | Telecorporación Salvadoreña | TCS | N/A | #01 |
French Guiana | Guyane La Première | Guyane La 1ère | Joshua | #09 |
Greenland | Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa | KNR | Iseendale | #01 |
Grenada | Grenada Broadcasting Network | GBN | Iseul | #01 |
Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe Télévision | GTV | Nns | #02 |
Guam | Public Broadcasting Service Guam | PBS Guam | Jeff | #08 |
Guatemala | Radio y Televisión de Guatemala | RTG | Holiday | #01 |
Guyana | National Communications Network | NCN | Kinoshita | #01 |
Haiti | Télévision Nationale d'Haïti | TNH | Ivo | #01 |
Honduras | Televisión Nacional de Honduras | TNH | Danny | #01 |
Jamaica | Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation | JBC | Basil | #01 |
Martinique | Télé Martinique | TVM | Chhunter | #06 |
Mexico | Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano | SPR | Arguello | #01 |
Montserrat | Peoples Television | PTV | Catsandsnow | #09 |
Nicaragua | Radio y Televisión de Nicaragua | RTN | Escanton | #01 |
Northern Mariana Islands | American Broadcasting Company Saipan | ABC7 Saipan | TitleTheNon | #10 |
Panama | Televisora Nacional de Radio y Televisión | TVN | Llemian | #01 |
Paraguay | Televisión Pública Paraguay | TV Paraguay | Ferret | #01 |
Peru | Televisión Perú | TNPE | Katrin | #01 |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation | PRPBC | Mihai | #01 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation | ZIZ | Greg | #01 |
Saint Lucia | Daher Broadcasting System | DBS | Alper | #01 |
Saint Martin | IO TV | - | Fuerteesc | #11 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre et Miquelon La Première | St-Pierre & Miquelon 1ère | Nic | #10 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation | SVGBC | Lewis | #01 |
Sint Maarten | TVCARiB | - | Adamantios | #10 |
Suriname | Surinaamse Televisie Stichting | STVS | Euu | #01 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Television | TTT | Apostolis | #01 |
United States | American Broadcasting Company | ABC | Maxim | #01 |
United States Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands TV | VITV | Beystrxye | #03 |
Uruguay | Televisión Nacional Uruguay | TNU | William | #01 |
Venezuela | Corporación Venezolana de Televisión | VTV | Alex Memphis | #01 |
Council[]
The OABA Council is a congress of the heads of delegation of different countries of the Own American Broadcasting Association to discuss each edition's planning, to accept entries of the participating countries and to discuss general rules and standards of the Own Americavision Song Contest.
This list shows the current and former permanent or temporary members of the OABU council. Head members are written in bold. The council has currently five permanent members and one temporary member, traditionally the winning Head of Delegation of the previous edition.
Permanent members[]
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Temporary members[]
- Dylan (December 2020-present)
- Lewis (December 2020)
- Maxim (November 2017-February 2018; March 2020-July 2020)
- Mark (November 2019-March 2020)
- Kinoshita (June 2019-November 2019)
- Marcos (March 2019-June 2019)
- Shax (November 2018-March 2019)
- Aussiegoomba (February 2018-October 2018)
- Tom (June 2017-November 2017)