Original sentence: Currently, they have not chosen to broadcast on paid services.On May 27 2007, the Venezuelan government forced RCTV to cease its broadcasting, by refusing to renew its license.RCTV still has the right to operate on satellite and cable.The Venezuelan government seized and started using RCTV's broadcast equipment, based on a ruling issued by the Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia  or TSJ), which allowed government sponsored TVes to broadcast throughout Venezuela.The government of Venezuela accuses RCTV of supporting the 2002 failed coup d'état that briefly overthrew Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez from his position.The state-sponsored station TVes now operates on channel 2—where RCTV previously broadcast
Edited sentence: Following the election of Hugo Chavez as President of Venezuela in 1998, the station became the loudest voice of the opposition to his Bolivarian Revolution, and is alleged to have supported the failed coup d'état against Venezuela's democratically elected government.The loss of license did not affect the station's right to broadcast over satellite or cable.Venezuelan government seized and started using RCTV's broadcast equipment, based on a ruling issued by the Chávez-controlled Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia  or TSJ), which allowed government sponsored TVes to broadcast throughout Venezuela.When the station's 20 year broadcasting license ran out in 2007, the Venezuelan government refused to renew the license, and the station was consequently taken off air on May 27, 2007