TV Perú is the flagship public television network of Peruvian state broadcaster
IRTP. It is Peru's first channel and the one to have the widest coverage area in the country.
In 2010, it started broadcasting on
digital terrestrial television
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and became the first TV network in the country to do so. Its headquarters are located in the
Santa Beatriz neighbourhood in Lima district, Lima.
History
On 12 January 1957, the Communications General Regulation was issued by the government, which consisted of updated sections around television broadcasting, reserving VHF channels 5 and 7 to the Peruvian state. Dedicated headquarters for the new channel were inaugurated on the 22nd floor of the Education Ministry building (at the time, the tallest in Lima), with a small antenna on the building's rooftop and a medium 150 watt transmitter. In April of that same year, the Industrial Promotion Law was declared to be applicable to television, allowing it the tax exempt import of broadcasting equipment, as most shops in Lima were already selling TV sets of different brands.
By mid-1957, viewers could receive the channel as a test broadcast. On 17 January 1958, Lima's channel 7 was founded as a joint venture by
UNESCO
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and the Peruvian government identifying itself as OAD-TV.
Its first broadcast was the airing of a technical documentary about television and installation of antennas. It broadcast three times per week and was operated by the Electronic School of the Public Education Ministry. Its first programmes were ''Quince minutos de canciones'', ''Informativo del canal'', ''Melodías de antaño'', ''Album criollo'', among others.
Between 1959 and 1962, its broadcasts were interrupted due to a reorganisation in the network's management. In 1961, due to internal conflicts, the channel 7 management was divided in two groups: the ''Channel 7 Television Station'' (Estación de Televisión Canal 7) and the ''Electronic School Inca Garcilaso OAD TV Channel 7'' (Escuela de Electrónica Inca Garcilaso OAD TV Canal 7). As these issues were later resolved, the network resumes normal broadcasts in 14 June, with broadcasts from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. By that time, it already had regular programming that aired for three hours from Monday to Saturday, solely focused on cultural themes.
Color television began via test airings in 1974 and it was adopted as official using the United States NTSC standard beginning as in 1977.
In the 1980s the station started
satellite
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color TV transmissions across Peru. In 1985, under
Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popula ...
's government, the TV station was given the popular TV Perú (but the legal name remained RTP). In 1996, RTP renamed to its current corporate name Television Nacional del Perú during
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.*
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's regime. In 2006 the station was renamed again to TV Perú.
Nowadays TV Perú is better known for its regular programming devoted to spread
Peruvian culture
Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 m ...
, by showing documentaries such as ''Reportaje al Perú'' and ''Costumbres''. Sometime during the mid-2000s (decade) aired
reruns
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Variations
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of
korean drama
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s dubbed into Spanish such as
All About Eve
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,
A wish upon star among others.
On 30 March 2010, TV Perú launched its
high-definition signal on
digital terrestrial television
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(using
ISDB-TB) with the collaboration of the government of
Japan
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who provided the proper equipment.
TV Perú is well known because the bad management of its media, due to the non-professional president and some of its managers who lead the channel and the radio station. From its first days, this channel is located in the lowest place in the ranking of channels in Peru.
TV Perú's headquarters are in
Lima, Peru
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
.
TV Perú Internacional
TV Perú Internacional is a Peruvian
satellite
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free-to-air
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and
pay television
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channel, owned by
Government of Peru
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and operated by
National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru. Is the signal international of the state channel TV Perú, with headquarters in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
. The channel is available in
Latin America
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including
Peru
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,
Europe
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,
North America
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,
Asia
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,
Oceania
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and the
North Africa
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.
Logos
File:TVPerú - Logo 1958.png, 1958-1969
File:Logo TV Perú 1969 - 1971.png, 1969-1971
File:Logo TV Perú 1971 - 1974.png, 1971-1974
File:Logo TV Perú 1974 - 1978.png, 1974-1978
File:Logo TV Perú 1979.png, 1979
File:Canal 7 1981.png, 1981-1982
File:TVPerú - Logo 1982-1990 v2.png, 1986-1988
File:Canal 7 1989.png, 1989
File:TNP 1997 Perú.png, 1997-1999
File:TNP 2001 Perú.png, 2001-2002
File:TNP 2006 Perú.png, 2006
File:Tv perú 2006-2009.png, 2006-2009
File:TVPerú - Logo 2009-2012.png, 2009-2010
File:Logo de TV Perú.svg, 2010
File:Tv perú 2010-2012.png, 2010-2012
File:TVPerú - Logo 2012 V1.png, 2012
File:Tv perú 2012.png, 2012-2013
File:Logo TV Perú.png, 2013-2019
File:TV Perú - 2019 logo.png, 2019-present
See also
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TV Perú Noticias
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Canal IPe
References
External links
Official Site
{{Television in Peru
Instituto Nacional de Radio y Televisión del Perú
Television networks in Peru
Publicly funded broadcasters
Television stations in Peru
Television channels and stations established in 1958
Spanish-language television stations
State media
1958 establishments in Peru