América 2

2 América ( América TV, formerly Canal 2 ) is an Argentine TV station from La Plata. He belongs together with Telefe, Canal 13, Canal 7 and Canal 9 's five channels, whose programs can be received in a large part of the country (partly through other channels) via antenna.

History

Canal 2 La Plata was founded in 1966 and was due to its good receptivity in the neighboring city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area soon became one of the most important stations in the country.

In 1987, he was the media entrepreneur Héctor Ricardo García, who also managed the newspaper Crónica, and renamed Teledos. There followed a period of commercial success until withdrew because of differences with the shareholders García in the same year. Then there was a further name change to Tevedos, the success of the sender subsided.

In 1991, Eduardo Eurnekian the station and renamed it in America 2. Around him, he built a media company called Multimedios América, which some radio stations and a cable TV company called Cablevisión belonged. Among the measures included establishing a transmitting station in Buenos Aires in order to better cover the previously deficient reached areas of the conurbation.

In the second half of the 1990s, the station changed again and the owner came to Carlos Ávila, who straightened the program with a focus on journalism and sports. In 2002, he stood by a severe crisis, which was related to the poor economic situation of the country and nearly led to bankruptcy.

2005 America came because of a case of censorship in the headlines when removed from a well-known humorous format called Televisión Registrada contributions of a politician. The format that was one of the most popular radio station, then moved to Canal 13 In the same year a message offshoot called América was founded 24 which is to be received throughout Latin America on cable and satellite.

Known shipments

Known broadcasts of the program are the messages ( " América Noticias "), which con Mirtha Legrand Almorzando talk show, the humor / zapping format RSM and the Boulevard Magazine Intrusos en el Espectáculo. Between 1995 and 1999 the well-known humor Caiga Quien Caiga format was broadcast through the transmitter, which is now changed to Telefe.