The Administrative Court, Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), refused to authorize private television network RCTV -Venezuela's oldest television channel- to go back in the air on open signal, for the second time since May 27, 2007, when it was compelled to stop broadcasts on open signal.

The high court dismissed an action filed last November by RCTV's lawyers, who requested the court to authorize resumption of RCTV operations pending a decision on whether the government's move not to renew the broadcast license to the network was lawful or not.

Chair of the Administrative Court, judge Evelyn Marrero in her ruling overruled the petition, claiming that if she upheld the request she would be incurring in prejudgment. This is the same allegation she argued to dismiss a similar action in August 2007.