Retro (TV channel)
| Retro | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | March 1, 2003 |
| Closed | April 1, 2009 |
| Owned by |
Turner Broadcasting System (a Time Warner Company) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Country |
 Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Replaced by | truTV |
| Sister channel(s) |
Space I.Sat TCM |
Retro was a Latin American cable television network with classic programming that included movies and popular classic TV Series. It was owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, a unit of Time Warner. Its headquarters were located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
On March 25, 2009 Turner Broadcasting System announced the replacement of Retro by a Latin American version of the channel truTV, also owned by Turner Broadcasting System. Most of the programming from Retro is still being aired on TCM Classic Entertainment.
On April 1, 2009 at 5:30pm Buenos Aires time, the channel aired its last show, the Robotech episode "Symphony of Light". Retro was replaced by truTV at 6pm.
In some countries of Latin America, some cable television companies opted to replace Retro with TCM Classic Entertainment instead of truTV.
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