Panamericana Televisión

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Panamericana Televisión , Panamericana Television or Pantel is a Peruvian television network founded in 1958 when television first arrived in Peru. It first broadcast on Channel 13 in the UHF level but later moved to Channel 5 in metropolitan Lima. This network was followed by a second television network soon after named América Televisión. This second network continues to boradcast on its original frequency, Channel 4. in the 1970's Peru added Channel 7 which became the State's run television station. Panamericana and América became rivals and competed hard against each other until the arrival of additional networks in the late 1970's. During the mid-1970's television in Peru was expanded as more television stations and new networks were created; with the advent of cable and satellite Peru today enjoys over 140 channels to choose from including international programming from other countries around the world and foreign language channels.

During the final years of Alberto Fujimori's government, Pantel executives sold the network's editorial line to serve the orders of Vladimiro Montesinos and the second reelection of Fujimori.