CDN was founded on January 1, 1996, by the
Dominican Popular Bank, broadcasting on Channel Number 37. It produces news, special coverage, and sports content. In 1999, CDN added more reporters and broadcasts. The content was diversified into productions covering the distinct areas of art, health, economy, debates and opinion. CDN also created a digital platform to expand its scope. They are the official channel of
Major League Baseball in the
Dominican Republic. In 2005, CDN news and sports was included in the group Multimedios del Caribe led by Manuel Estrella and Félix García. Another channel, CDN2, was launched in 2008. It contained alternative programs for all ages, and in 2014 it became the only Dominican television channel specializing in 24-hour sports coverage, now with the name of CDN SportsMax. In 2013, CDN was relaunched in alliance with Provider, S.A., led by the journalist
Nuria Piera, to investigate high-level national and international affairs. Piera has hosted the show
Nuria: Journalistic Investigation on CDN for 29 years. They formed NCDN – a new format that offers a different perspective on the production and content of the programming. Their interactive online broadcasting platform and technology was also overhauled. In 2015 news Spanish anchor Pere Pont worked there as the international news editor. In 2018
Nuria Piera left the channel's company to Alba Nelys Familia. That same year, it signed an agreement with New York's Canal América on the Optimum platform, enabling the channel to air CDN's programming. == Target demographic ==