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Chile in the OTI Festival

The participation of Chile in the OTI Festival began at the first OTI Festival in 1972. The Chilean participating broadcasters, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión (UCTV), and Universidad de Chile Televisión (UTV), participated jointly in the event; with Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Televisión (UCVTV), Megavisión, and Compañía Chilena de Televisión (CCT) occasionally joining. They were members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), and participated in all twenty-eight editions of the festival. They won the festival two times: in 1984 and 1998; and they hosted the event also two times: in 1978 and 1986.

History
Chile won the OTI Festival in two occasions: in 1984 with the song "" by singer-songwriter Fernando Ubiergo, and in 1998 with the song "" by rapper and comedian Florcita Motuda. In addition to these victories, their placed second with "" by in 1995. They also got three third places: in 1976 with "" by , in 1985 with "" by , and in 1992 with "" by Pablo Herrera. (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), organised jointly the event two times: in 1978 and in 1986. Both events were held in the Municipal Theatre of Santiago. == National final ==
National final
Chile was one of the countries that regularly held an annual national final in order to select its entry in the OTI Festival, produced in turn –or jointly– by TVN, UCTV, UTV, , and (CCT). The winner, who was elected by a professional jury, would later represent the country in the festival. The , which was the official name of the selection process, was also very popular between the local audience and in fact, many famous musicians participated in the national final in order to represent Chile in the main event. == Participation overview ==
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