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| Country | Uruguay |
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| Headquarters | Lorenzo Carnelli 1234 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Programming | |
| Language | Uruguayan Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SAETA / SADREP |
| Parent | Grupo Fontaina - De Feo |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 December 1956 (1956-12-07) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF | Channel 10 (Montevideo) |
| Digital UHF | Channel 10.1 (HD) |
Channel 10 (Canal Diez, legally known asSAETA TV Canal 10) is a Uruguayanfree-to-airtelevision network based inMontevideo. It began broadcasting in 1956 as the first television broadcaster in the country and the fourth inLatin America.[1] Its owned and operated bySociedad Anónima Emisora de Emisión Televisión y Anexos (Spanish for 'Public Limited Company Broadcasting Television Broadcasting and Annexes').[2] The network's headquarters are in thePalermo neighbourhood.[3]
In 1949, businessmen Raúl Fontaina and Enrique de Feo created, together with theNational Association of Uruguayan Broadcasters, the Sociedad Anónima Emisora de Ediciones Televisión y Annexes (SAETA), and approved the statute for the creation of Channel 10.
In 1956, during the First National Production Exhibition held at theCilindro Municipal, the first transmission of the network were made.[4] Raúl Fontaina Islas was the first television presenter of the network and the country. After the presentation, theNational Anthem of Uruguay was sung in a ceremony attended by the then Minister of Public Works,Héctor Grauert.[5]
The station moved to new facilities at Tacuarembó 1234 in 1964, which has grown over time due to the annexation of adjacent properties. In 1970, Raúl Fontaina resigns from his position as director, being replaced by Juan Enrique De Feo.[6]
In 1991, Grupo Fontaina-De Feo acquires Canal 7 Maldonado, becoming its inland affiliate. In January 1995, Canal 10 and its parent company set up cable company TCC (Tractoral S.A.), in conjunction with Equital. On October 10, 1996, the channel aired for the first time in stereo, with the airing ofMalcolm X, however the programming was still predominantly monaural and its recording equipment was still analog.[6]
Channel 10's transmitting antenna, measuring 187 meters in height, is called the Saeta Tower. It was built and inaugurated sometime after the channel moved to its current address. It stems from the idea and subsequent efforts of Milton Fontaina. Today it is the highest structure in Montevideo and can be seen from many parts of the city. Over the past 5 years, Channel 12, of Uruguay, rent a portion of the antenna to transmit their programming.
In 1970, the channel adopted a new logo depicting the number 10 surrounded by a CRT shape, with the number 1 depicting an arrow, and the number 0 identical to the American networkCBS Eye logo. A blue background was used with the advent of color television. In 1992, the central sphere of the 0 became colorized. In 2002, the arrow 1 was removed, and the Uruguayan flag was adopted as background. The logo was last modified in 2006, with the chromed contour removed and the background changed back to blue.
In the year 2006 the channel signed a contract with film companies:Warner Brothers,20th Century Fox,Paramount, andDreamWorks, to transmit the most recent releases of these film companies. These releases are already being cast in "Film Festival", a program that airs Monday at 9:00 pm. A person specializing in film on Channel 10 is Jackie Rodriguez Stratta, for many years in Saeta.
It was the first channel to create a talent competition in 1996, marking its 40th anniversary. Channel 4 followed with a similar format in 2004. In 2006, celebrating its 50th anniversary, the new Channel 10 launched a contest called CONTA, which invited submissions for series, novels, cartoons, and other creative works related to CONTA and Channel 10. In 2007, the channel premiered the national fiction series Flat 8, which won first prize. On September 5, 2007, another CONTA production, History Clinic, premiered. The cooking competitionMasterChef aired from 2017 to 2019, andGot Talent Uruguay debuted in 2020.
Channel 10 broadcasts live matches ofFIFA tournaments and qualifiers in simulcast withTenfield (víaVTV).