Telefe
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| Greater Buenos Aires | |
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| City | Buenos Aires |
| Branding | Telefe |
| Slogan |
Siempre Juntos (Always Together) |
| Channels |
Analog: 11 (VHF) Digital: 34 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Owner | Viacom |
| First air date | 21 July 1961 as Dicon TV |
| Transmitter power | 150 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°35′57″S 58°22′13″W / 34.59917°S 58.37028°WCoordinates: 34°35′57″S 58°22′13″W / 34.59917°S 58.37028°W |
| Website | www |
| Type | Broadcast Television Network |
|---|---|
| Branding | Telefe |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Availability | National and International (through Telefe Internacional) |
| Owner | Viacom |
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Launch date
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1989 |
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Official website
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www |
Telefe (Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Viacom through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also a television network and one of Argentina's five national television channels.
Telefe has an international signal (Telefe Internacional) which is available in Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Israel.
The history of Telefe stretches back to 1957, when a group of alumni and lawyers from the Colegio El Salvador led by Fr. Héctor Grandetti, founded the company Difusión Contemporánea S.A. (Contemporary Broadcasting S.A.). This company, known as DiCon for short, submitted a bid in the licensing of two new TV channels in Buenos Aires, one on channel 11 and one on channel 13. On April 28, 1958, DiCon won the license for channel 11.
Original plans to construct the new station in Colegio El Salvador facilities fell through. Eventually, facilities were secured, and with the window to sign on air coming to a close, Canal 11 took to the air on July 21, 1961.
Financial problems forced the station to seek a backer, which would turn out to be ABC in the United States. ABC and DiCon formed Telerama S.R.L., a group that allowed DiCon to upgrade and expand its studio facilities.
In this era, the first mascot of the station, now known as Teleonce, came about: Leoncio, an anthropomorphic lion.
On October 17, 1970, businessman Héctor Ricardo García took over the station. Under his leadership, Teleonce went for a populist and news-oriented direction, adopting the slogan El canal de las noticias ("The News Channel"). Under García, Teleonce would climb to the top of the Argentine TV ratings.
Changes began in 1973, when the second government of Juan Perón took control of the news departments of channels 9, 11 and 13. Jorge Conti was named administrator and took over hosting duties for the newscast and other programs. This was followed in 1974 with the expropriation of all three networks; Conti became the administrator once again. This continued under the military dictatorship of the National Reorganization Process, with the Argentine Air Force co-administrating the channel with Conti, who remained lead newsreader.
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