Television in Peru has a history of more than 60 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.OSIPTEL - Organismo Regulador de las Telecomunicaciones del Perú,
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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

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inaugurated the State Channel 7 and conducted a test broadcast. 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

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and

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. 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

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being the first television station to begin broadcast digitally. The analog broadcast in Peru will be discontinued in 2020.

Television channels

Broadcast stations

Lima

The broadcast stations in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

are: On VHF (Except for Channel 11, all are national chains that transmit via satellite all across the country.) * Channel 2: Latina Televisión (Frequency, video: 55.25Mhz audio: 59.75Mhz) — For many years managed by company shareholder Baruch Ivcher, he operated many years under the protection of a judicial order because of various abuses carried out by the Winters brothers during the end of the Fujimori regime. In 2012, the company was sold to Enfoca Inversiones, a Peruvian investment group, led by CEO Jesus Zamora. * Channel 4:

América Televisión América Televisión is a Peruvian television network, founded in 1958. The network is owned by Plural TV, which is a joint venture of the '' El Comercio'' and ''La República'' daily newspapers. It was the second television channel to be fou ...

(Frequency, video: 67.25Mhz audio: 71.75Mhz) — Property of the Crousillat family, administration was passed to the creditors due to excessive debt, and is administered by a consortium led by the newspapers '' El Comercio'' and ''

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'', despite the criticisms of the Crousillat family. * Channel 5:

Panamericana Televisión Panamericana Televisión (sometimes shortened to Panamericana and formerly known as PANTEL) is a Peruvian television network, which was founded on July 21, 1957 and had later begun its official broadcast on October 16, 1959. History Early years ...

(Frequency, video: 77.25Mhz audio: 81.75Mhz)— Property of Ernesto Schutz Freundt, was delivered into receivership by entrepreneur Genaro Delgado Parker, founder of the network and a minor shareholder of the company, who controlled the network until mid-2009, at which time it was returned by judicial power to Schütz Freundt. * Channel 7:

— Belongs to the State. * Channel 9: ATV — Property of the Julio Vera Abad, but managed by the principal creditor Guatelmalan-Mexican businessman Remigio Ángel González through the international television consortium Albavisión. * Channel 11: RBC Televisión — Property of entrepreneur Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli and about 70,000 partner shareholders who invested US$3M (at $1 per share) when the company was formed in 1985 and Belmont assumed distribution of profits or interest. * Channel 13:

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— Created businessman Vittorio de Ferrari. Passed to the Peruvian broadcaster Genaro Delgado Parker, but managed by its main creditor Guatemalan-Mexican businessman Remigio Ángel González through the international television consortium Albavisión. On UHF: * Channel 14: Catorce Televisión (It transmits sporadically and at very low power so that in almost all of Lima the signal of this channel is not tuned) * Channel 15: La Tele — Property of Guatemalan-Mexican businessman Remigio Ángel González. * Channel 21; ATV+ (Grupo ATV News Channel) * Channel 23: ATV Sur (Repeater of the signal of Arequipa) * Channel 25: Bethel Televisión * Channel 45: Anqa TV (no longer emits signal) * Channel 47; Kairos TV Plus (Broadcast Christian music 24 hours a day) On

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HD: * Channel 16: TV Perú HD — The High Definition version of TV Peru, which can be viewed on TV with a decoder, has been operational since March 30, 2010. It also has a replicated version of the SD analog signal and also can be viewed on cell phones due to the "One Seg" signal. * Channel 18: ATV HD — The high definition version of ATV, with high-resolution images, was launched on March 31, 2010. ATV móvil can be seen on cell phones through the "One Seg" signal. * Channel 20: Latina Televisión HDTV — The high definition version of Latina Televisión started testing September 2, and officially launched on September 14, 2010. It also has the "One Seg" signal. * Channel 22: Global Televisión HD — Available since August 28, 2010, and also has a mobile signal. * Channel 24: América Televisión HD — This is the digital high def version of América Televisión, on trial since July 2010. It also has the "One Seg" signal: América TV Portátil and also has an SD replicated analog signal. * Channel 26: Panamericana Televisión HD — started broadcasting in August 2011, still in SD. * Channel 28: La Tele HD — will start broadcasting in 2011. * Channel 32: Perú TV HD — will start transmissions by the end of 2014. * Channel 34: TBN-Enlace HD — in testing beginning in April 2011. * Channel 36: Bethel Televisión HD — started transmissions in 2011. * Channel 38: RBC Televisión HD — will start transmissions in June 2014, last chance not to lose their license.

Northern Peru

* Televisión Chimbote - Channel 4 -

Chimbote Chimbote ; qu, Chimputi) is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District. The city is located on the coast in Ferrol Bay, 130 km south of Trujillo and north of Lima on the ...

* Antenavisión Televisión - Channel 5 - Chimbote * Radio Televisión del Norte - RTN - Channel 7 -

Ancash Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

* Huaraz de Radiodifusión -

Huaraz Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Waras'', "''dawn''"), founded as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urban area's popul ...

* Atenas TV -

Chepén Chepén is a city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, in Peru. The city is a rice production center with the valleys of Chepén and Jequetepeque, and has an active trading with neighboring Guadalupe, Pacasmayo and San Pedro ...

* Antena Regional - Chota * Antena Regional - Cutervo * Canal UAP 45 UHF - Piura * Antena 5 - Tumbes

Southern Peru

* Inka Visión, Channel 31 - Cusco * Compañía de Televisión Cusqueña, Channel 2 - Cusco * TV Perú Austral - Cusco * TV Mundo - Cusco * Machu Picchu TV Channel 41 - Cusco - Property of Don Mauro Calvo Acurio and part of Corporación Machupicchu - TV UHF 41 - Radio - 1110 AM - 101.3 FM. * Channel UNSAAC - Cusco * Channel Universidad Andina - Cusco * Solar TV - Cusco * Telemar -

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* Cordillerana TV -

Ayacucho Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...

* Megavisión -

Juliaca Juliaca ( Quechua and ay, Hullaqa) is the capital of San Roman Province in the Puno Region of southeastern Peru. It is the region's largest city with a population of 276,110 inhabitants (2017). On the Altiplano, Juliaca is above sea level, is l ...

* VRTV Channel 21

Nazca Nazca (; sometimes spelled Nasca; qu, Naska) is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. It is also the name of the largest existing town in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in ...

* Tele Imagen Channel 27 (

Puno Puno (Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was establish ...

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Central Peru

* Chanka Visión - Andahuaylas * Sur Andina - Abancay * MegaTv Channel 43 -

Huánuco Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...

* Antena 31 Televisión -

* Global Televisión -

* Cable Visión -

La Oroya La Oroya is a city on the River Mantaro in central Peru. It is situated on the Andes some 176 km east-north-east of the national capital, Lima, and is capital of the Yauli Province. La Oroya is the location of a smelting operation that ea ...

* Oxatel -

Oxapampa Oxapampa is the capital of Oxapampa District and Oxapampa Province in Peru in the eastern part of the Pasco Region. . Oxapampa belongs to the natural region known as Selva Alta or high jungle. northward down the valley of the Huancabamba River ...

* Tarma Televisión -

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Eastern Peru

* Amazonica de Televisión, Channel 2 - Iquitos * TeleSeis -

Yurimaguas Yurimaguas is a port town in the Loreto Region of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon. Historically associated with the Mainas missions, the culturally diverse town is affectionately known as the "Pearl of the Huallaga" (''Perla del Huallaga''). Yu ...

* Cable Max - Juanjuí * AmazoníaTV- Juanjuí * Anas Televisión -

Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado () is a city in southeastern Peru in the Amazon rainforest west of the Bolivian border, located at the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers. The latter river joins the Madeira River as a tributary of the Amazon ...

* Ucayalina de Televisión, Canal 19 -

Pucallpa Pucallpa (, qu, puka allpa, lit=red dirt; Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Pro ...

* Videoriente Televisión, Channel 6 - Pucallpa * Televida -

Moyobamba Moyobamba () or Muyupampa ( Quechua ''muyu'' circle, ''pampa'' large plain, "circle plain") is the capital city of the San Martín Region in northern Peru. Called "Santiago of eight valleys of Moyobamba" or "Maynas capital". There are 50,073 inha ...

* Channel E Frecuencia Educativa - Moyobamba] * TV Cine - Moyobamba * Selva TV - Moyobamba * Moyobamba Televisión - Moyobamba * Genius TV - Moyobamba * Anteres TV - Moyobamba * Unión TV - Moyobamba * TV SAM -

Tarapoto Tarapoto is a commercial hub town in the San Martín Province of the Department of San Martín of northern Peru. It is an hour by plane from Lima, in the high jungle plateau to the east of what is known as the ''selva baja'' (low jungle). Althou ...

* Sonora Comercial - Tarapoto

International channels

* Perú Mágico * Sur Perú * Animemotion TV * Pakita Studio Producciones Television

Peruvian cable networks

There are three major cable providers in Peru: Movistar TV (Telefónica), DirecTV, and Claro TV (formerly Cable Express, Megacable, and Telmex TV). The following are Media Networks channels used exclusively for Movistar TV: * Movistar Deportes (sports station, property of Media Networks - exclusively for Movistar TV) * Movistar Plus (property of Media Networks - exclusively for Movistar TV) *

Canal N Canal N is a Peruvian pay television news channel in Peru. It was founded as a joint venture between El Comercio and Telefónica Telefónica, S.A. () is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. It ...

(property of Productora Peruana de Información - exclusive agreement for Movistar TV). * Cable Visión — is a television station exclusively for cable. The company has a presence in 16 cities across the country. It has varied programming with its own production subsidiaries. Cable Vision's headquarters are in Huánuco. * FEM (property of Inhaus Producciones - exclusivity agreement with Movistar TV). * RPP TV (belongs to

Grupo RPP The Grupo RPP is a Peruvian media conglomerate that owns several chains of radio stations, television channels and other businesses that are run by businessman Manuel Delgado Parker. History The first years Considered one of Peru's largest mu ...

- exclusivity agreement with Movistar TV). * Canal del Congreso (property of the Peruvian Congress). * Q channel (property of Quality Products - broadcast on Movistar TV). * Star TV Arequipa canal 4 (property of Star Globalcom - Arequipa and Tacna - Cable Star and Movistar TV). * Claro TV (property of Claro - Lima and Chiclayo). *

Hipódromo de Monterrico The Hipódromo de Monterrico is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility opened in 1960 in Lima, Peru. Operated by the Jockey Club del Peru, it has a one and one-eight mile dirt racetrack with a one-mile inside track for turf racing. Major races at H ...

(JCP TV) (limited hours - broadcast on Movistar TV and for the vendors of the Jockey Club of Peru). * Willax Televisión (available on Claro TV and on Movistar TV).

Defunct channels

* Uranio TV Channel 15 * Austral Televisión Channel 11 * Cable Canal de Noticias * Cable Mágico Noticias * Cable Mágico Cultural * Antena Informativa * Visión 20 * Monitor * OK TV Channel 11 * Ovación TV Channel 57 * UNITEL Channel 27 * Cubo TV Channel 33 * Bego TV Channel 11 * Teledos Channel 2 * Victoria TV Channel 2 * TV El Sol Channel 9 * Panamericana Teleeducacion Channel 13 *

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Channel 11 later 23 * Canal Familiar Channel 11 * Stereo33 Channel 33 *

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Channel 13 (no relations to the one in the United States) *América Next (Global TV entered in its replacement)

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