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ATV (Peruvian Network)
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ATV or Andina de Radiodifusión y Television shortly known as ATV, is a Peru
vian television network
founded in 1969, after unsuccessful attempt on early 1970s and after the political turmoil in Peru the station was closed. A second revival took place in 1984 and since then the station quickly gained Peruvian audience popularity by showing foreign films and broadcasting dramas
, usually from Brazil
. Until 1991 the station was known as Canal 9 (Channel 9
), after its Lima, Peru VHF frequency which still retains.
The station is among the most watched television stations in Peru, the most watched TV show in the channel is Magaly TV hosted by the journalist Magaly Medina
a magazine and gossip show, that has fans all over the country, also there is a morning show called "Que Tal Mañana!" hosted by Laura Borlini and comedians Fernando Armas and Hernan Vidaurre, ATV also transmits soap operas such as Pasion de Gavilanes
, El Color del Pecado or El Cuerpo del Deseo
, news shows include the daily ATV Noticias and El Deportivo and the Sunday's Dia D, folkloric shows are also included like Canto Andino, Movie reviews show called De Pelicula
, babies oriented programme "Tu Bebe". It also broadcasts WWE
shows RAW
and Smackdown and its monthly pay per views.
ATV had the Peruvian broadcasting rights to the FIFA World Cup 2010.
. In April 2007 ATV started to test their HD Channel with american ATSC system on the 30 channel. ATV HD is broadcasting the FIFA World Cup 2010 in the HD Channel with SBTVD
technology.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
founded in 1969, after unsuccessful attempt on early 1970s and after the political turmoil in Peru the station was closed. A second revival took place in 1984 and since then the station quickly gained Peruvian audience popularity by showing foreign films and broadcasting dramas
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, usually from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Until 1991 the station was known as Canal 9 (Channel 9
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
), after its Lima, Peru VHF frequency which still retains.
The station is among the most watched television stations in Peru, the most watched TV show in the channel is Magaly TV hosted by the journalist Magaly Medina
Magaly Medina
Magaly Jesús Medina Vela is a controversial and criticized Peruvian Hostess who claims to be journalist of the TV show "Magaly TeVe" that airs on ATV. She questions and judges the lifestyle of Peruvian celebrities, whose world she calls Chollywood, the union of the words: "cholo" and "Hollywood"...
a magazine and gossip show, that has fans all over the country, also there is a morning show called "Que Tal Mañana!" hosted by Laura Borlini and comedians Fernando Armas and Hernan Vidaurre, ATV also transmits soap operas such as Pasion de Gavilanes
Pasión de gavilanes
Pasión de Gavilanes was a popular Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV...
, El Color del Pecado or El Cuerpo del Deseo
El Cuerpo del Deseo
El cuerpo del Deseo also known as Second Chance is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Film in Florida. This telenovela aired in several countries like Iran, Argentina, Malaysia, Poland, Philippines, Slovakia , Spain and Arab World on MBC Drama...
, news shows include the daily ATV Noticias and El Deportivo and the Sunday's Dia D, folkloric shows are also included like Canto Andino, Movie reviews show called De Pelicula
De Película
De Película is a 24-hour cable television movie channel owned by Televisa under Televisa Networks. It is available in Mexico, United States, and Latin America. It is broadcast in Australia and New Zealand via UBI World TV. De Pelicula is distributed by TuTv in the U.S. and is available on Dish...
, babies oriented programme "Tu Bebe". It also broadcasts WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
shows RAW
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
and Smackdown and its monthly pay per views.
ATV had the Peruvian broadcasting rights to the FIFA World Cup 2010.
ATV HD
The Peruvian Minister of Transports and Communications published on November 2006 in "El Peruano" official newspaper a rule about the Digital terrestrial televisionDigital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
. In April 2007 ATV started to test their HD Channel with american ATSC system on the 30 channel. ATV HD is broadcasting the FIFA World Cup 2010 in the HD Channel with SBTVD
SBTVD
ISDB-T International or SBTVD, short for Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital is a technical standard for digital television broadcast used in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Philippines, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Uruguay, based on the Japanese ISDB-T...
technology.