Channel 12 (Trenque Lauquen, Argentina)
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Televisión Pública Regional
- Radio y Televisión Argentina S.A.
- (Secretaría de Medios y Comunicación Pública)
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| Branding | Canal 12 Televisión Pública Regional |
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| Affiliations | Televisión Pública |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1964 (closed circuit) |
First air date | May 22, 1970 |
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Licensing authority | ENACOM |
| Links | |
| Website | https://noticiasdoce.com.ar |
Canal 12 de Trenque Lauquen is an Argentine over-the-air television station which broadcasts from the city of Trenque Lauquen. The station is receivable in part of Buenos Aires Province. It is owned by Radio y Televisión Argentina and carries content from its flagship channel, Televisión Pública.
The station's origins date back to 1963 when a closed-circuit television station (Canal 2) was set up. Its formal inauguration was held on October 12, 1964 when it started its closed-circuit free installation service and was operated by Radio y Televisión Trenque Lauquen[1] (licensee of radio station LU 11 AM 1280 since 1963).[2]
On April 17, 1970, by means of Decree nº. 1737, the National Executive Power granted Secretaría de Difusión y Turismo a license to operate on channel 9 in the city of Trenque Lauquen, Buenos Aires Province.[3]
The license started its regular broadcasts on May 22, 1970 as LU 91 TV Canal 9, founded by Radio y Televisión Trenque Lauquen.[4]
In 1975, the Argentine State (at the time under the presidency of Isabel Perón) took intervention on Canal 9.[5] However, on May 14, by means of Decree nº. 1291, the National Executive Power returned to the control of its license and was given to an intervener.[6]
In 1976, during Juan Perón's dictatorship, the station was definitivelyput in the hands of the National State.[1]
In 1980, it moved from channel 9 to channel 12.
On June 19, 1981, by means of Resolution nº. 61, COMFER started a public contest for the bidding of the station.[7] After that, on March 15, 1985, by means of Resolution nº. 172, it authorized the municipality of Quemú Quemú to install a relay station of Canal 12, on VHF channel 4;[8] however, on July 7, 1989, COMFER through Resolution 223) revoked the authorization of the municipality on the grounds that Argentina Televisora Color (currently Televisión Pública) installed a relay station there.[9]
In 2003, Canal 12 became a part of public company Sistema Nacional de Medios Públicos.[10] On December 10, 2009, Canal 12 and the media outlets of the Public Media System became a part of Radio y Televisión Argentina Sociedad del Estado (which was created by the Media Law).[11]
On April 26, 2012, Autoridad Federal de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual, by means of Resolution nº. 512, authorized Canal 12 to hold test digital terrestrial television broadcasts in the ISDB-T format[12] (adopted in Argentina in 2009).[13] The station was granted physical UHF channel 26 for this purpose.[12]
On November 7, 2014, Canal 12 started local digital broadcasts on TDA channel 24.4 (replacing Viajar).[14] On November 19 that year, its new facilities were inaugurated.[15]
On April 18, 2022, Canal 12 started its high definition broadcasts.[16]
Programming
The channel relays programming from Televisión Pública and Contenidos Públicos channels Encuentro and Pakapaka.[17]
Among its local programs, there's Noticias 12 (its news service)[18] and Pampero TV (rural newscast produced alongside INTA, winner of the Faro de Oro, Lanín de Oro Martín Fierro awards as the best rural program).[19][20] Overnight, the station relays Cine.AR.