Channel 5 - Rosario
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LT84 TV Canal 5 de Rosario is an Argentine
television channel broadcasting on channel 5 for the city of Rosario, Province of Santa Fe
. As an affiliate of Telefe
, its schedule consists of soap operas, movies, local news, entertainment shows and cartoons. It started broadcasting in color in 1980.
-the Argentina's only public station- was (and still is) available on channel 8. In the beginning, the station had a small transmitter capable of broadcasting at just 200 W
. The first newscast of the station was Noticinco. Other early shows included Demos una Mano ("Let's Help") and Tertulia Hogareña ("Home Theater").
, The Jetsons
and Bugs Bunny
. Today, the channel broadcasts children shows from the Telefe network exclusively, although some of them are pre-empted or shown on alternate slots to accommodate local newscasts and public affairs programming.
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
television channel broadcasting on channel 5 for the city of Rosario, Province of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...
. As an affiliate of Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
, its schedule consists of soap operas, movies, local news, entertainment shows and cartoons. It started broadcasting in color in 1980.
History
Channel 5 was inaugurated in 1964, making it the only local TV channel, although a satellite of Channel SevenCanal 7 Argentina
Canal Siete, TV Pública or TV Pública Digital is an Argentine television network founded on October 17, 1951. Between 1979 and 1999, the network was known as Argentina Televisora Color . During the 1978 World Cup, it was known as A78TV.Owned, financed and operated by the Argentine State, Canal 7 is...
-the Argentina's only public station- was (and still is) available on channel 8. In the beginning, the station had a small transmitter capable of broadcasting at just 200 W
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
. The first newscast of the station was Noticinco. Other early shows included Demos una Mano ("Let's Help") and Tertulia Hogareña ("Home Theater").
Children's programming
Maybe the best remembered children shows on Channel 5 were Capitán Kapote and Esperando a Papá ("Waiting for Daddy"), both produced in the 70's. The cartoons were popular too, including famous American shows like Top CatTop Cat
Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera prime time animated television series which ran from September 27, 1961 to April 18, 1962 for a run of 30 episodes on the ABC network. Reruns are played on Cartoon Network's classic animation network Boomerang.-History:...
, The Jetsons
The Jetsons
The Jetsons is a animated American sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in prime-time from 1962–1963 and again from 1985–1987...
and Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
. Today, the channel broadcasts children shows from the Telefe network exclusively, although some of them are pre-empted or shown on alternate slots to accommodate local newscasts and public affairs programming.
International programming
Channel 5 used to rely deeply on American imports during its time as an independent station. Among the most famous series broadcasted in the 70's were Bonanza, Combat! and The FugitiveThe Fugitive (TV series)
The Fugitive is an American drama series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death...
.
Educational and cultural programming
Since 1994, the channel offers a daily mini-program called Rosario, Patrimonio de Todos ("Rosario, People's Heritage"). The show offers a retrospective to the city's history and its importance in the building of Argentina.Current local programming
- Bien Temprano ("Very Early") - early morning newscast
- El Show de AJ ("The AJ Show") - variety
- Bótelos ("Throw 'em") - journalistic
- Tiempo de Campo ("Country Time") - country news
- Fútbol sin Trampas ("Fair Play") - soccer talk