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Canal 13 is an Argentine television network to. The transmitter is headquartered in Buenos Aires. Outside of that province, he exudes a large part of its program through partner stations that broadcast in-house productions.

Canal 13 started its broadcasting in 1960, when it was operated by a consortium of Time-Life, Cuban society Goar Mestre and CBS. In 1974, the station was nationalized and placed in the military dictatorship in 1976 under the control of the Navy. In 1983, he remained with the Argentine government, until it was privatized in 1990 again. The operating company Arte Radiotelevisivo Argentina SA, also known under the name Artear until now has held the license; its largest shareholder is the Clarin Group. Since 1996, the production company Pol- Ka is involved in Canal 13, which produces a large part of the shows.

Today, Canal 13 is the number of audience and advertising revenue terms traditionally the second most important station behind Telefe, because it has this as a nationwide network of partner stations. Between the two stations outright quota wars are temporarily held, which are competed for prime-time programs ( in Argentina 20-24 clock ) against each other.

The program is characterized by a mix of soap operas, entertainment shows ( reality TV and game shows ), four newscasts a day and on weekends movies.

Channel Partners

• Canal 3 - Rosario
• Canal 12 - Córdoba
• Canal 10 - San Miguel de Tucumán
• Canal 9 - Paraná