List of television stations in Argentina
In Argentina, for most of the history of broadcasting, there were only five major commercial national terrestrial networks until 2018. These were Televisión Pública , El Nueve , El Trece , Telefe and América . Since 2018, Net TV became the sixth major commercial network,[ 1] with Televisión Pública being the national public television service. Local media markets have their own television stations, which may either be affiliated with or owned and operated by a television network . Stations may sign affiliation agreements with one of the national networks for the local rights to carry their programming.[ 2]
Transition to digital broadcasting began in 2009, when the Secretary of Communications recommended the adoption of the ISDB-T standard for digital television, with the "Argentine Digital Terrestrial Television System" being created.[ 3] [ 4] Digital television has reached 80 percent of Argentina as of December 2013.[ 5] The country was expected to end all analogue broadcasts in 2019,[ 6] but the date was later delayed to August 31, 2021.[ 7]
As of 2019, household ownership of television sets in the country is 99%, with the majority of households usually having two sets.[ 8]
Major broadcast networks
Network
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Televisión Pública
October 17, 1951 (1951-10-17 )
Public
Government of Argentina
Radio y Televisión Argentina S.E.
El Nueve
June 9, 1960 (1960-06-09 )
Private
Grupo Octubre
Telearte S.A.
El Trece
October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01 )
Private
Clarín Group
Arte Radiotelevisivo Argentino S.A.
Telefe
July 21, 1961 (1961-07-21 )
Private
Paramount Global
Televisión Federal S.A.
América
June 25, 1966 (1966-06-25 )
Private
Grupo América & Claudio Belocopitt
América TV S.A.
Net TV
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01 )
Private
Perfil
Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina
Bravo TV
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14 )
Private
Perfil & Grupo Olmos
Estrellas Satelital S.A.
National over-the-air commercial television networks
The following are the television networks with a presence throughout the national territory, via the "Televisión Digital Abierta" service (Open Digital Television in English).
Digital channel
Network
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
22.1
Encuentro
March 5, 2007 (2007-03-05 )
Public
Government of Argentina
Contenidos Públicos S.E.
Educational television
Encuentro
22.2
Pakapaka
September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17 )
Children's programming
22.3
Aunar
October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17 )
Public television
22.4
Cine.AR
December 28, 2010 (2010-12-28 )
Argentinian movies
22.5
Tec TV
September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12 )
Educational television
23.1
Televisión Pública
October 17, 1951 (1951-10-17 )
Radio y Televisión Argentina S.E.
Public television
Televisión Pública
23.2
Construir TV
March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21 )
Private
Fundación UOCRA
Fundación UOCRA
Construction/Lifestyle
24.1
DeporTV
February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21 )
Public
Government of Argentina
Contenidos Públicos S.E.
Sports
DeporTV
24.2
Canal 26
March 4, 1996 (1996-03-04 )
Private
Telecentro
Grupo Pierri
News programming
24.3
France 24
December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06 )
Public
Government of France
France Médias Monde
24.4
Crónica Televisión
January 3, 1994 (1994-01-03 )
Private
Grupo Olmos
Estrellas Satelital S.A.
24.5
Información Periodística
October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17 )
Grupo Octubre
Telearte S.A.
25.1
Unife
November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25 )
Universal Church
Universal Church
Religious
Unife
25.2
C5N
August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06 )
Grupo Indalo
Grupo Indalo
News programming
25.3
La Nación +
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07 )
La Nación
La Nación
25.4
Telesur
July 24, 2005 (2005-07-24 )
Public
Governments of Venezuela , Cuba and Nicaragua
SiBCI
25.5
RT en Español
December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28 )
Government of Russia
TV-Novosti
Over-the-air stations by area
Greater Buenos Aires
Operating since April 21, 2010 from the Ministry of Public Works Building in Buenos Aires ,[ 9] since October 1, 2010 from La Plata [ 10] and Luján ,[ 11] since March 29, 2012 from Villa Martelli [ 9] and since April 4, 2012 from San Justo .[ 9]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
21.1
Alfa TV[ 12]
Broadcast testing
Private
Perfil
Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina
Commercial network
—
21.2
Canal Orbe 21 [ 12]
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04 )
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
Archdiocesan Television Center
Religious
26.1
Canal 26
March 4, 1996 (1996-03-04 )
Telecentro
Grupo Pierri
News programming
—
26.2
Construir TV
March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21 )
Fundación UOCRA[ 12]
Fundación UOCRA
Construction/Lifestyle
26.3
Telemax
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01 )
Telecentro
Grupo Pierri
Commercial network
27.1
Bravo TV[ 12]
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14 )
Perfil
Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina
Net TV
27.2
Net TV
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01 )
Major commercial network
32.1
TV Universidad
October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23 )
Public
National University of La Plata
National University of La Plata
Educational television
TV Universidad
33.1
El Trece [ 12]
October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01 )
Private
Clarín Group
Arte Radiotelevisivo Argentino S.A.
Major commercial network
El Trece
34.1
Telefe [ 12]
July 21, 1961 (1961-07-21 )
Paramount Global
Televisión Federal S.A.
Telefe
35.1
El Nueve [ 12]
October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15 ) [ b]
Grupo Octubre
Telearte S.A.
El Nueve
35.2
El Nueve (SD simulcast)
June 9, 1960 (1960-06-09 )
35.3
Aspen
November 7, 1988 (1988-11-07 )
Grupo Octubre
FM commercial radio
36.1
América [ 12]
June 25, 1966 (1966-06-25 )
Grupo América
América Multimedios
Major commercial network
América
36.2
A24
March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08 )
News programming
Buenos Aires Province
Mar del Plata
Operating since February 1, 2011 from Mar del Plata .[ 13]
Trenque Lauquen
Operating since August 16, 2012 from Trenque Lauquen .[ 15]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
24.4
Canal 12 (TVP )
May 22, 1970 (1970-05-22 )
Public
Government of Argentina
Contenidos Públicos S.E.
Public television
—
Chaco
Greater Resistencia
Operating since September 1, 2010 from Puerto Tirol .[ 16]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
26.1
Chaco TV
Unknown
Public
Government of Chaco
Government of Chaco
Public television
Chaco TV
28.1
Canal 9 (El Trece )
August 17, 1966 (1966-08-17 )
Private
Grupo Linke
TV Resistencia S.A.
Major commercial network
Canal 9
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Operating since February 18, 2018 from Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña .[ 17]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
27.1
UNCAus TV
Unknown
Public
National University of the Chaco Austral
National University of the Chaco Austral
Public television
—
27.2
Multivisión Federal
Unknown
Private
Multivision S.R.L.
Multivision S.R.L.
Commercial network
27.3
C5N
August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06 )
Grupo Indalo
Grupo Indalo
News programming
27.4
Pakapaka
September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17 )
Public
Government of Argentina
Contenidos Públicos S.E.
Children's programming
27.5
Cine +
Unknown
Private
Unknown
Unknown
Movies
29.2
Canal 9 (El Trece )
August 17, 1966 (1966-08-17 )
Private
Grupo Linke
TV Resistencia S.A.
Major commercial network
—
Chubut
Comodoro Rivadavia
Operating since April 15, 2013 from Comodoro Rivadavia .[ 18]
Córdoba
Greater Córdoba
Operating since January 1, 2011 from Cerro Mogote[ 19] and since February 14, 2012 from Córdoba .[ 20]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
27.1
El Doce (El Trece )
April 18, 1960 (1960-04-18 )
Private
Clarín Group & Francisco Quiñonero
Telecor S.A.C.I.
Major commercial network
El Doce
29.1
Telefe Córdoba (Telefe )
April 5, 1971 (1971-04-05 )
Private
Paramount Global
Televisión Federal S.A.
—
30.1
Canal 10 (TVP )
May 11, 1962 (1962-05-11 )
Public
National University of Córdoba
Multimedio SRT
Public television
Canal 10
30.2
Canal U
June 1, 2011 (2011-06-01 )
Educational television
31.1
Canal 10 (TVP ) (30.1 simulcast)
May 11, 1962 (1962-05-11 )
Public television
—
31.2
Canal U (30.2 simulcast)
June 1, 2011 (2011-06-01 )
Educational television
Río Cuarto
Operating since February 14, 2012 from Río Cuarto .[ 21]
Villa María
Operating since May 1, 2011 from Villa María .[ 22]
Corrientes
Greater Corrientes
Operating from Corrientes . Also available in Greater Resistencia .
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
31.1
13 Max Digital (Telefe )
June 30, 1965 (1965-06-30 )
Private
Jorge Félix Gómez & Carlos Antonio Smith
Río Paraná TV S.R.L.
Major commercial network
—
Entre Ríos
Paraná
Operating since June 1, 2011 from Paraná .[ 23]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
29.2
El Once
April 30, 1992 (1992-04-30 )
Private
Federal Comunicaciones S.A.
Federal Comunicaciones S.A.
Commercial network
—
Clorinda–Laguna Blanca
Operating since February 8, 2013 from Clorinda [ 24] and since January 29, 2014 from Laguna Blanca .[ 25]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
33.1
Canal 11 Lapacho
April 8, 1978 (1978-04-08 )
Public
Government of Formosa
Red Formoseña de Medios
Public television
Canal 11 Lapacho
Operating since December 1, 2010 from Formosa .[ 26]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
29.1
Canal 11 Lapacho
April 8, 1978 (1978-04-08 )
Public
Government of Formosa
Red Formoseña de Medios
Public television
Canal 11 Lapacho
Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy
Operating since May 1, 2011 from San Salvador de Jujuy .[ 27]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
36.1
Canal 7
April 30, 1966 (1966-04-30 )
Private
Radio Visión Jujuy S.A.
Radio Visión Jujuy S.A.
Commercial network
Canal 7
La Pampa
Santa Rosa
Operating since October 6, 2011 from Santa Rosa .[ 28]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
30.1
Canal 3
November 30, 1972 (1972-11-30 )
Public
Government of La Pampa
Government of La Pampa
Public television
Canal 3
La Rioja
La Rioja
Operating since February 1, 2011 from La Rioja .[ 29]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
29.1
Canal 9
December 24, 1965 (1965-12-24 )
Public
Government of La Rioja
Radio y Televisión Riojana S.E.
Public television
Canal 9
Mendoza
Greater Mendoza
Operating since December 19, 2011 from Mendoza .[ 30]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
28.1
Canal 9 Televida (Telefe )
May 27, 1965 (1965-05-27 )
Private
Alonso Family & Los Andes
Cuyo Televisión S.A.
Major commercial network
Canal 9 Televida
29.1
Canal Acequia
Unknown
Public
Government of Mendoza
Government of Mendoza
Public television
Canal Acequia
30.1
Señal U
Unknown
National University of Cuyo
National University of Cuyo
Educational television
—
31.1
El Siete (América )
February 7, 1961 (1961-02-07 )
Private
Grupo América
América Multimedios
Major commercial network
—
31.2
A24
March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08 )
News programming
Misiones
Posadas
Operating since June 1, 2011 from Posadas .[ 31]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
30.1
Canal Doce Misiones
November 18, 1972 (1972-11-18 )
Public
Government of Misiones
Multimedios S.A.P.E.M.
Public television
Canal Doce Misiones
Río Negro
San Carlos de Bariloche
Operating since March 1, 2011 from Bariloche .[ 32]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
27.1
El Seis (El Trece )
May 1, 1978 (1978-05-01 )
Private
Clarín Group
Bariloche TV S.A.
Major commercial television
—
Salta
Salta
Operating since November 25, 2011 from Salta .[ 33]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
35.1
Multivisión Federal
Unknown
Private
Multivision S.R.L.
Multivision S.R.L.
Commercial network
—
35.2
El 10 TV
2010 (2010 )
San Juan
San Juan
Operating since February 1, 2011 from San Juan [ 34] and since December 12, 2012 from San José de Jáchal .[ 35]
Digital channel
Station
Launch date
Type
Owner
Operator
Description
Mobile channel[ a]
29.1
Blu HD
Unknown
Private
Blu Medios
Blu Medios
Commercial network
—
30.1
Canal 13 San Juan TV
Diario 13 San Juan
Diario 13 San Juan
—
30.2
CuidarTV
July 14, 2020 (2020-07-14 )
Public
Government of San Juan
Government of San Juan
Lifestyle
31.1
Canal Ocho (América )
May 2, 1964 (1964-05-02 )
Private
Grupo América
América Multimedios
Major commercial network
Canal Ocho
31.2
A24
March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08 )
News programming
31.3
América
June 25, 1966 (1966-06-25 )
Major commercial network
31.4
8 Sports
Unknown
Sports
32.2
Canal Cuatro
December 1, 2000 (2000-12-01 )
Archdiocese of San Juan
Archdiocese of San Juan
Commercial network/Religious
—
33.1
Xama TV
October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25 )
Public
National University of San Juan
National University of San Juan
Public television
—
33.2
Xama TV (SD simulcast)
35.1
Zonda TV
October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12 )
Private
Grupo El Zonda
Grupo El Zonda
Commercial network
—
36.1
Telesol (Telefe )
December 10, 1996 (1996-12-10 )
Andina S.A.
Andina S.A.
Major commercial network
Telesol
36.2
AM 1020
Unknown
FM commercial radio
San Luis
San Luis
Operating since December 14, 2011 from San Luis .[ 36]
Santa Fe
Greater Santa Fe
Operating since October 6, 2011 from Santo Tomé .[ 37]
Greater Rosario
Operating since October 6, 2011 from Rosario .[ 38]
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y The subchannel .31 is assigned to signals available for mobile devices.
^ As HD broadcasting; June 9, 1960 as standard.
^ As HD broadcasting; November 18, 1964 as standard.
See also
References
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^ "Consumo de TV en 9 plazas argentinas" (PDF) (in Spanish). IBOPE Media. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
^ "Argentina usará para TV digital la norma japonesa que ya eligió Brasil" . Diario26 (in Spanish). August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019.
^ "Decreto 1148/2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Communications Commission. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2016.
^ "Argentina has 80% coverage of digital television" . TV y Video . January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014 .
^ "Argentina confirms analogue TV switch-off for 2019" . Telecom Paper . June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2014 .
^ Bertrán, Agustín (March 11, 2019). "ARGENTINA POSTERGA EL APAGÓN ANALÓGICO PARA 2021" . NexTV News Latin America (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^ Marino, Santiago (November 24, 2019). "La televisión todavía mueve sus fichas" . Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
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^ "La Plata - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Luján - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Resolución 1631/2017" (PDF) . ENACOM . March 9, 2017.
^ "Mar del Plata - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "UNMDP TV - El Canal" (in Spanish). National University of Mar del Plata . Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Trenque Lauquen - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Resistencia - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Roque Sáenz Peña - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Comodoro Rivadavia - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Córdoba I - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Córdoba II - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Río Cuarto - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Villa María - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Paraná - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Clorinda - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Laguna Blanca - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Formosa - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Jujuy - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Santa Rosa - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "La Rioja - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Mendoza - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Posadas - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Bariloche - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
^ "Salta - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved October 31, 2021 .
^ "San Juan - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved October 31, 2021 .
^ "Jáchal - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved October 31, 2021 .
^ "San Luis - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
^ "Santo Tomé-Santa Fe - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
^ "Rosario - Villa Gobernador Galvez - Mapa TDA - ARSAT" . Televisión Digital Abierta (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
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