América Tucumán

América Tucumán, also known as Channel 28 of Tucumán, is an Argentine open television channel based in San Miguel de Tucumán. It broadcasts on digital channel 28.1 and is affiliated with the national networks América TV and A24. The station is operated by V.P. Inversora, a company that forms part of Grupo América (formerly Grupo UNO), linked to businessmen Daniel Vila and José Luis Manzano. Its shareholders are Sergio Ceroi and Sergio Rez Masud. The channel's origins trace to 27 February 2015, when the Argentine Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services (AFSCA) issued Resolution 39, calling a public tender for a commercial digital television license in Tucumán Province, to be broadcast on channel 28.1. Only V.P. Inversora submitted a bid in the tender, whose envelopes were opened in May 2015. On 19 October 2015, AFSCA awarded channel 28.1 to V.P. Inversora for a ten-year term beginning from the start of regular transmissions. In 2017, América Tucumán established itself in the provincial capital at San Martín 1064 and began transmitting over Digital Terrestrial Television (TDA) on channel 28.1. In May 2018, it incorporated local programming broadcast in HD, becoming the first channel in the province to transmit in that format. The channel's signal reaches the entire Gran San Miguel de Tucumán area and surrounding zones. Originally, much of the channel's programming consisted of retransmitting content from Canal 2 de La Plata (the flagship station of the América TV network, whose studios are in Buenos Aires). Later, by decision of Grupo América, it began retransmitting programming from the news channel A24, which continues to the present. The signal also carries local programming, including Buen Día América (morning news service), Más Noticias (morning news magazine), Los Primeros HD (midday newscast), Todo Pasa (afternoon magazine), Más Deportes (Sunday sports newscast), and América Tucumán Noticias, the channel's flagship news service. América Tucumán Noticias first aired on 23 May 2018 and is the local version of the Buenos Aires-based América Noticias for Tucumán, airing weekdays at 20:00 (UTC-3) and repeated at midnight. The channel promotes itself as the first channel in Tucumán with fully integrated HD technology, handling recording, production, editing, and broadcast entirely in High Definition (HD 1080i). Its administrative address is San Martín 1064, San Miguel de Tucumán, CP 4000, Tucumán, Argentina.

América Tucumán traces its origins to 27 February 2015, when the Argentine Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services (AFSCA) issued Resolution 39, calling a public tender for a commercial digital television license in Tucumán Province. The license was to be broadcast on channel 28.1. In the tender, whose envelopes were opened in May 2015, only one company submitted a bid: V.P. Inversora, a firm forming part of Grupo América (formerly Grupo UNO), associated with businessmen Daniel Vila and José Luis Manzano. Its shareholders were Sergio Ceroi and Sergio Rez Masud. On 19 October 2015, AFSCA awarded channel 28.1 to V.P. Inversora for a ten-year term, counted from the start of regular transmissions. In 2017, América Tucumán established itself in the provincial capital at San Martín 1064 and began transmitting over Digital Terrestrial Television (TDA) on channel 28.1. However, it was only in May 2018 that it incorporated local programming broadcast in HD, making it the first channel in the province to broadcast in that format. Originally, a large part of the channel's programming consisted of retransmitting content from Canal 2 de La Plata, the flagship station of the América TV network whose studios are in Buenos Aires. Later, by decision of Grupo América, it began retransmitting programming from the news channel A24, which continues to the present. The signal also carries local programming, including Buen Día América (morning news service), Más Noticias (morning news magazine), Los Primeros HD (midday newscast hosted by Omar Noblega), Todo Pasa (afternoon magazine), Más Deportes (Sunday sports newscast), and América Tucumán Noticias, the channel's news service. Other notable programs included A las 7, a morning magazine previously broadcast on Canal 8 Tucumán until its cancellation in March 2018. América Tucumán Noticias is the local version of the Buenos Aires-based América Noticias for Tucumán. Its first broadcast was on 23 May 2018. The newscast has a single edition airing Monday to Friday at 20:00 (UTC-3), hosted by Guillermina Fernández Luaces and Cecilio Lampasona, and is retransmitted at midnight. The channel's signal reaches the entire Gran San Miguel de Tucumán area and surrounding zones. It promotes itself as the first channel in Tucumán with fully integrated HD technology, handling recording, production, editing, and broadcast entirely in High Definition (HD 1080i).

• AFSCA Resolution 39 calls public tender for a commercial digital TV license in Tucumán on channel 28.1.

• Tender envelopes opened; only V.P. Inversora submits a bid.

• AFSCA awards channel 28.1 to V.P. Inversora for a 10-year term.

• América Tucumán establishes itself at San Martín 1064 and begins transmitting over TDA on channel 28.1.

• Incorporates local programming in HD, becoming the first channel in the province to broadcast in that format.

• First broadcast of América Tucumán Noticias.

First channel in Tucumán to broadcast fully in HD (1080i), affiliated with América TV and A24.

• América Tucumán Noticias

  Local newscast, weekdays at 20:00, hosted by Guillermina Fernández Luaces and Cecilio Lampasona.

• Buen Día América

  Morning news service.

• Más Noticias

  Morning news magazine.

• Los Primeros HD

  Midday newscast hosted by Omar Noblega.

• Todo Pasa

  Afternoon magazine.

• Más Deportes

  Sunday sports newscast.

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