TV channels and multiple radio stations in Salvador Monday went off the air for five minutes in solidarity with private TV network Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) and against the decision of the government of President Hugo Chávez not to renew a broadcast license, Efe reported.

They media, called by the Salvadorian Broadcasters' Association (Asder), stopped broadcasting at 7:00 a.m., local time. They meant to repeat the action Monday at 20:00 hours.

For his part, Juan Sepúlveda, CEO of the Costa Rica' National Radio Chamber, told TV news channel Globovisión that they had staged a protest Monday against the Venezuelan government move.