Channel 7 (Neuquén, Argentina)

On October 10, 1963, by means of Decree 9071, the National Executive Chamber granted Neuquén TV S.A. a license to operate a television station on channel 7 in Neuquén, capital of the province of the same name.^[1][2] The company was made up of 25 partners, among whom Alfredo Suárez, Osvaldo Pianciola, Rodolfo Riavitz and Víctor Eddi stood out.^[1][3][4][5]

Originally, Neuquén TV planned to begin broadcasting the channel on September 12, 1965, coinciding with the 61st anniversary of the founding of the capital of Neuquén; However, the channel's launch date was postponed to December.^[6][7] The license formally started broadcasting on December 5, 1965 as LU 84 TV Canal 7 de Neuquén.^[2][4][6]

Canal 7 was the first television station to sign on in the Comahue region^[6][8] and its studios were located on the side of Ruta Nacional 22, next to the monument to Ceferino Namuncurá.^[5][9]

On February 13, 1967, The Deliberative Council of the City of Neuquén authorized the sale of two hectares of Farm 138 (owned by the Municipality) for $2 million to Neuquén TV with the aim of building the new headquarters of the channel.^[10] These facilities (which are located in front of the Plaza de las Banderas and are the ones currently used by the channel) were inaugurated on February 1, 1969.^[2]