 According to the government the license expired on 27 May 2007, a date contested by RCTV, which insists its license is valid until 2022.Without waiting for the 27 May or the Supreme Court's decision, Hugo Chávez on 11 May awarded RCTV's channel 2 frequency by decree to a new public service channel, Televisora Venezolana Social (TVes)".After the closure of the TV station on 2007, the station launched a new channel named RCTV International that was broadcast on cable/satellite TV.