Channel 7 Santiago del Estero

Canal 7 (call sign LW 81 TV) is a television station broadcasting from Santiago del Estero, Argentina, and carries programs from the Telefe network. Founded in 1962 and beginning operations in 1965, it was the second station in the country to start broadcasting in color, after Canal 7 in Buenos Aires. It currently shows most of Telefe's programs, aside from weekend cartoons, which are preempted because the station does not start weekend programming until noon. It also chooses not to show one or two primetime shows, instead airing local-interest programs. The station was licensed to CAS TV S.A., a company formed by 18 partners including Antonio Castiglione, José F. L. Castiglione, Aldo C. Castiglione and Horacio Germinal Rava. Regular broadcasts began on October 30, 1965 as LW 81 TV Canal 7 of Santiago del Estero, making it the first station in the Argentine Northwest after a month of experimental broadcasts. It operated from facilities at 249 Pellegrini Street, which were blessed on inauguration day with the image of Saint Clare of Assisi, patron saint of universal television. Over the decades the channel expanded its reach through repeaters and satellite distribution. Since 1997, CAS TV S.A. has operated an up-link that elevates the Channel 7 signal to the Nahuel 1A satellite, from which it is retransmitted to 30 earth repeater stations in towns outside the primary service area, covering the entire territory of Santiago del Estero province and the Catamarca valley. The station began HD broadcasts on March 24, 2012, and celebrated 50 years on the air on October 30, 2015. Its local programming includes news bulletins such as Noticiero 7 Primera Edición and Noticiero 7 Edición Central, talk shows like Debate Abierto and Libertad de Opinión, sports program Opinión Deportiva, and various cultural, union, health and tourism shows. The station remains a key regional broadcaster in northwestern Argentina.

On October 10, 1963, through Decree 9062, the National Executive Branch granted the company CAS TV S.A. a license to exploit the Channel 7 frequency in the city of Santiago del Estero, capital of the province of the same name. The company was made up of 18 partners, among whom were Antonio Castiglione, José F. L. Castiglione, Aldo C. Castiglione and Horacio Germinal Rava. The license began its regular broadcasts on October 30, 1965 as LW 81 TV Canal 7 of Santiago del Estero. Channel 7 was the first station in the Argentine Northwest after a month of experimental broadcasts. The channel operated in the facilities at 249 Pellegrini Street, which were blessed on the day of their inauguration, enthroning the image of Saint Clare of Assisi, patron saint of universal television. The installation of the station had a profound impact on the city and the interior of the province. The first images were to show the inside of the Santiago capital with its landscape, its flora and its fauna. On September 19, 1977, through Synthesized Decree 2818, the entry of CAS TV S.A. (licensee of Channel 7) by Néstor Carlos Ick, Ernesto Rodríguez, Osvaldo Simón Rosenzvaig, Luis Celestino Alen Lascano, Mario Ernán Taboada and Faustino Ledesma was authorized. The first broadcasts were made in black and white; later color television appeared on the occasion of broadcasting the World Soccer Championship in 1978. The channel is open, its signal is broadcast over the air, being the first (along with Channel 7 of Buenos Aires) to begin color transmissions in Argentina. Previously, as it was an over-the-air television station, it received programs from several Buenos Aires channels, of various genres such as soap operas, theaters and entertainment, among them Sábados Circulares by Pipo Mancera and the political humor program by Tato Bores. On February 23, 1982, the Federal Broadcasting Committee, through Resolution 104, authorized the Government of Catamarca to install a repeater of the channel in Santa María, assigning it channel 9 in the UHF band. On January 27, 1983, through Decree 194, the National Executive Branch renewed the license granted to Channel 7. Between 1987 and 1992 it exploited licenses for a closed circuit television encoded in UHF. On this last date, through a merger-spin-off agreement, the assets affected by the closed circuit were incorporated into a new company called Tele Imagen Codifica S.A., of which the members of the licensee's board of directors are currently shareholders. On February 16, 1994, through Decree 254, the entry of CAS TV S.A. (licensee of Channel 7) by Juan Carlos Antonio Biagioli and Néstor Eduardo Ick was authorized. Since 1997, CAS TV S.A. enabled a satellite station (Up-link) that elevates the television signal of Channel 7 to the Nahuel 1A satellite, from which it is retransmitted to 30 earth repeater stations installed in towns located outside the channel's primary service area. In each of these towns, equipment has been placed to retransmit the signal in an approximate radius of 30 km, which allows covering the entire territory of the province of Santiago del Estero and the Catamarca valley. This work was completed and remains in operation with the work of engineers and technicians from Santiagueños, who were trained by satellite communications specialists from Canada and the United States. In December 1998, through Resolution 2612, the Ministry of Communications authorized Channel 7 to carry out tests on Digital Terrestrial Television under the ATSC regulations (regulations that were established through Resolution 2357). For this purpose, it was assigned Channel 8 on the VHF band. On April 18, 2006, the Federal Broadcasting Committee, through Resolution 638, authorized CAS TV (owner of Channel 7) to move the repeater from El Portezuelo (channel 3) to the town of Sumalao. On June 1, 2010, the Federal Authority of Audiovisual Communication Services, through Resolution 114, authorized Channel 7 to carry out tests on Digital Terrestrial Television under the ISDB-T standard (adopted in Argentina through Decree 1148 of 2009). For this purpose, Channel 42 was assigned in the UHF band. On March 24, 2012, Channel 7 began broadcasting its programming in HD. On October 30, 2015, Channel 7 celebrated 50 years on the air.

• 2015

  Celebrated 50 years on the air on October 30.

• 2012

  Began broadcasting programming in HD on March 24.

• 2010

  Resolution 114 authorized ISDB-T digital terrestrial television tests on UHF channel 42.

• 2006

  Resolution 638 authorized moving the El Portezuelo repeater to Sumalao.

• 1998

  Resolution 2612 authorized ATSC digital terrestrial television tests on VHF channel 8.

• 1997

  Satellite up-link to Nahuel 1A enabled, feeding 30 earth repeater stations.

• 1994

  Decree 254 authorized new shareholders Juan Carlos Antonio Biagioli and Néstor Eduardo Ick.

• 1987

  Began exploiting closed-circuit television licenses encoded in UHF (until 1992).

• 1983

  Decree 194 renewed the license granted to Channel 7.

• 1982

  Resolution 104 authorized a repeater in Santa María, Catamarca, on UHF channel 9.

• 1978

  Color television introduced with the broadcast of the World Soccer Championship.

• 1977

  Synthesized Decree 2818 authorized new shareholders in CAS TV S.A.

• 1965

  Regular broadcasts began on October 30 as LW 81 TV Canal 7, the first station in the Argentine Northwest.

• 1963

  Decree 9062 granted CAS TV S.A. a license for Channel 7 in Santiago del Estero.

Regional over-the-air television station and Telefe affiliate serving Santiago del Estero province and the Catamarca valley.

• Noticiero 7 Primera Edición

  Weekday news bulletin at 1:15 PM.

• Noticiero 7 Edición Central

  Weekday evening news bulletin at 8:15 PM.

• Debate Abierto

  Weekday morning talk show at 8:00 AM.

• Libertad de Opinión

  Tuesday talk show at 9:15 PM.

• Opinión Deportiva

  Sunday sports program at 11:00 PM.

• Alma de Ciudad: La Mejor Aventura

  Tourist program covering the entire province of Santiago at 3:00 PM.

• Portal UNSE

  Weekly summary of UNSE news, Saturdays at 2:00 PM.

• En Marcha

  Program about the lives of workers, defending labor rights, Tuesdays.

• Hogar en Familia

  Wednesday program.

• Salud y Vida: A Vivir!

  Thursday program on health habits and physical care.

• Sonidos del Folklore

  Friday program on Argentine chamamé music.

• Resumen Diario

  Midnight newscast about the day's events.

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