Television in Peru

Television in Peru has a history of more than fifty years. There are 105 television broadcasters in Peru, 22 of which are in Lima. In regard to television receivers, in 2003 there were 5,470,000 — that is 200 televisions for every thousand inhabitants. The number of cable subscribers was 967,943 in 2011.[1]

History

The first experimental transmission of television in Peru occurred on September 21, 1939, transmitting a film and an artistic program from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe school in Lima. Another test transmission was made by Antonio Pereyra from the Bolivar Hotel on May 28, 1954. On January 17, 1958, the Ministry of Education and UNESCO inaugurated the State Channel 7 and conducted a test broadcast.[2] The first commercial television broadcast was on Channel 4 Radio América in Lima, on December 15, 1958 by Nicanor González and José Antonio Umbert. Channel 4 Radio America's creation was possible because of an agreement with NBC and RCA.

Several commercial television stations followed, including Channel 2 (Radiodifusora Victoria S.A.), Channel 13 — later changed to Channel 5 (Panamericana Televisión S.A.), Channel 9 (Compañía Peruana de Producciones Radiales y TV), Channel 11 (Bego Televisión S.A.). Many of them soon acquired — or were associated with — stations outside Metropolitan Lima. In just two months, November and December 1959, Lima stores recorded sales of 10,000 television sets, and full page ads in newspapers and magazines announced the start of the era of television in Peru. By April 1960, there were 55,000 television sets operating in the Peruvian capital. The growth was explosive, considering the fact that in 1958 there were only 5,000 televisions.

Digital television

On March 30, 2010, Peru starts digital television transition, with TV Perú being the first television station to began broadcast digitally.[3] The analog broadcast in Peru will be discontinued in 2020.

Television channels

Broadcast stations

Lima

The broadcast stations in Lima are:

On VHF (Except for Channel 11, all are national chains that transmit via satellite all across the country.)

On UHF:

On TDT HD:

Northern Peru

Southern Peru

Central Peru

Eastern Peru

International channels

Peruvian cable networks

There are three major cable providers in Peru: Movistar TV (Telefónica), DirecTV, and Claro TV (formerly Cable Expresss, Megacable, and Telmex TV). The following are Media Networks channels used exclusively for Cable Mágico:

Defunct channels

References

  1. ↑ OSIPTEL - Organismo Regulador de las Telecomunicaciones del Perú, Suscriptores de TV paga por empresa
  2. ↑ Resumen de Historia: Los 51 años de la televisión peruana
  3. ↑ "Peru begins digital TV transition process today". Andina (Agencia Peruana De Noticias). 30 March 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2014.