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| Type | Free-to-airtelevision network |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Headquarters | Lima 1261,Buenos Aires |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grupo Clarín |
| Parent | Artear |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1958; 67 years ago (1958) |
| Launched | October 1, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-10-01) |
| Founder | Goar Mestre |
| Links | |
| Website | eltrecetv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| eltrece website | Watch live |
| LS85 TV Canal 13,Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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Canal 13 (known by its current brand nameEl Trece, stylized aseltrece)[1] is anArgentinefree-to-airtelevision network and theflagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital ofArgentina,Buenos Aires. It is owned byGrupo Clarín through Artear.
As mentioned by its name, it broadcasts on VHF channel 13 in Buenos Aires, where the main station is located.
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Canal 13 was founded in 1960, and started broadcasting on 1 October 1960, at 8:30 p.m. The channel was tendered to the company Rio de la Plata S.A. TV, founded by Cuban businessmanGoar Mestre and the US networkCBS. In the mid-1960s,Editorial Atlántida and Mestre's wife bought the shares of the channel. Since then, Channel 13 began to compete strongly with the other two open private channels of the city ofBuenos Aires,Channel 9 andChannel 11, which had gone through a similar process.[clarification needed]
In those years there were great successes in the Argentine television industry,[according to whom?] with Channel 13 broadcastingViendo a Biondi ("Seeing Biondi"), a comedy show centered on characters by Pepe Biondi;The Falcón Family starring Pedro Quartucci, and sketch comedy shows such asTelecataplum, featuring an innovative group of Uruguayan comedians includingRicardo Espalter,Enrique Almada andGabriela Acher, among others.[clarification needed]
On 2 June 1971, at 2:30 in the morning, after the closure of the usual broadcasts, Canal 13 broadcast a program in color (experimental manner), still images of paintings and landscapes, a polychromatic studio and a motionless person, sitting in an armchair.[2]
In 1974, the government ofIsabel Perón nationalised the station along with two otherterrestrial private TV channels of Buenos Aires (Channel 9 andChannel 11), in order to bring amedia policy based on the European (and possiblyRTVE's) way, where television was largely managed by the federal government.[3]
During the self-styledNational Reorganisation Process, the last military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983, the channel's administration was handed over to theArgentine Navy, a condition maintained until 1983, when democratic rule was restored. However, the network continued under public administration, as it had been since the Perón years. The Navy helped the station in its transition to color broadcasts on Labor Day, 1 May 1980, just over a year after Channel 7's switch.
On 2 July 1980, the Channel 13 broadcast studios burned only partly, with no casualties among its workers.
After 15 years as a government-owned station, in December 1989,Arte Radiotelevisivo Argentino (Artear) S.A (English:Argentine Radio and Television Arts), a company with majority ownership by Artes Gráfico Editorial Argentino S.A (AGEA, English:Argentine Publishing Graphics and Arts), publisher of theClarín newspaper and part of its multimedia conglomerate, officially took over the station management.
Since then, the channel is positioned as second placer inTV ratings inBuenos Aires, competing againstTelefe (excluding the 2010-2011 period when it became the ratings leader). In the 1990s, El Trece achieved great ratings, thanks to political comedy programsTato Bores, programs of cultural andLa aventura del hombre, TV seriesLa Banda del Golden Rocket,Montaña Rusa,Gasoleros and the seriesCampeones de la vida andPoliladron.
Since 1996, the channel operated withPol-ka Producciones, owned by actor and producerAdrian Suar, who in 2001 became program manager of the channel.
The channel began broadcasting in HD with its broadcasts of2000 Today on New Year's Eve 1999, fitted with local opt-outs aired live from various Argentine tourist sites.
In 2000, its brand name was changed toCanal Trece (literallyChannel Thirteen).
In 2002, the network started a new trend, which consisted on renewing its aesthetic graphical package every year.
During the 2000s, Channel 13 remained in second place on TV ratings.
In December 2005, Artear bought 30% of shares from Ideas del Sur.
In January 2009, the channel rebranded itself with another graphical package, but kept its logo. In April of that year, after several failed attempts, Channel 13 launched its own international channel (El Trece Internacional), which is broadcast in over 20 countries via subscription television. Between 24 and 26 March and 5 May 2009, Artear's satellite feeds (which included Channel 13's satellite feed,El Trece Satelital) suffered unusual interferences. Although the opposition lawmakers blamed the Cristina Fernandez left-wing administration, the anomalies were finally determined to be caused by a Mexican broadcasting company.[citation needed]
In 2010 and 2011, El Trece managed to defeat Telefe (and, in the process, rank first) in the general audience average, a situation that had not happened in 20 years, driven largely by the high audience of the reality showShowmatch, added to the outstanding performance of Telenoche, the daily showsMalparida,Los únicos yHerederos de una venganza, entertainment programsSábado show,La cocina del show andA todo o nada and the fourth season ofEste es el show. In 2012 the station returned to second place (behind Telefe, but still far ahead ofEl Nueve andAmérica TV), remaining in that position as of 2021.[citation needed]
From 2010 to 2014, the channel's highlighted programs were telenovelasMalparida,Herederos de una venganza,Los Únicos,Sos mi hombre,Solamente vos,Farsantes andGuapas, TV showsPara vestir santos,El puntero andTiempos compulsivos, entertainment programs and newscasts likeShowmatch,Este es el show,Sábado show,El diario de Mariana,Periodismo para todos,A todo o nada andLos 8 escalones and its reality showsSoñando por bailar,Soñando por cantar yCuestión de peso. With this programming, the channel scored second place in 2012,[4] 2013[5] and 2014.[6]
Tinelli remained as the main figure of the channel during this decade. He was absent fromShowmatch in 2013 when he decided to take a sabbatical year after finishing his contract with Channel 13. In that year he was about to move to Telefe, in the middle of an operation led by the Kirchner left-wing government through businessman Cristóbal López, to harm Grupo Clarín. The businessman that mostly controlled Canal 13 during this decade was Guido Kaczka (pronounced[ˈkatʃka]), who led programs such asA todo o nada,Los 8 escalones,Dar la nota,La mejor elección,Hacelo feliz,Las puertas andLa tribuna de Guido.
In March 2014, after 34 years,Mirtha Legrand returned to EL Trece starring inAlmorzando con Mirtha Legrand (which airs on Sundays at 1:30 p.m.) andLa noche de Mirtha (Saturdays at 10:00 p.m.).
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