TV Pública Digital (Argentina)

Canal 7 or TV Pública is the oldest and most important national television channels in Argentina. He is based in Buenos Aires and can be received in this province over the antenna. In the rest of the country as it is received via cable and satellite, part of his program to be broadcast by local stations.

History

The history of Canal 7 began on 17 October 1951, when the celebration of the Día de la Lealtad Peron Ista, a holiday dedicated to Peronism, has been transferred. At this time there were only about 30 TVs in Argentina, which is why Juan Perón agreements with foreign companies for the importation of the devices met, as he looked at the new technology as a potentially important pillar of state propaganda. As of 4 November of the same year a regular Broadcasting began.

In 1978, the station with the broadcast of a match of the Argentine national team at the World Cup (the rest was sent still in black and white ) as the first color television in Argentina and changed his name shortly thereafter in Argentina Televisora ​​Color ( ATC). After democratization in 1983, the emphasis was placed on culture. In the 1990s there were plans to privatize the transmitter; However, it has been implemented only the transformation of legal form to a joint stock company through which, however, retained the state's control.

In May 2000, the station was renamed back to Canal 7 and increasingly integrated entertainment and fiction broadcasts. 2002, the program line was divided into two parts, each controlled the fictional and non- fictional content. Since 2006 was restored to more cultural and documentation in a further renewal of the transmitter.

Weblink

• Official website of the transmitter ( Spanish)

• Television station ( Argentina)