Television in Argentina

Television is one of the major mass media of Argentina. As of 2019, household ownership of television sets in the country is 99%, with the majority of households usually having two sets.^[1] Cable television has become the most used type of delivering, with 73.2% of households having a cable provider.^[2]

Argentine television broadcasting officially began on October 17, 1951, with the inaugural of the state-owned Canal 7 (now Televisión Pública). It remains as the network with the biggest national coverage, while private broadcasting networks have a big number of affiliates in different cities through all the country.^[1] Argentina also became the fourth most important country in terms of export of television formats, only surpassed by the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.^[3]

Argentina's broadcast television system includes PAL-N for analog television and ISDB-T for digital television. Half of television sets in Argentina still remain with analog services.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Marino, Santiago (November 24, 2019). "La televisión todavía mueve sus fichas". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "Encuesta Nacional de Consumos Culturales - TV, películas y series" (in Spanish). Ministry of Culture (Argentina). Archived from the original on June 13, 2020.
^ "Argentina, cuarto exportador de formatos de TV del mundo". Perfil (in Spanish). December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020.
^ Wolman, Ariel (November 17, 2017). "La TV paga en Argentina y Latinoamérica: cuánta gente la ve y qué porcentaje lo hace de manera ilegal". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2020. En Puerto Rico, por ejemplo, ya no hay abonados analógicos, sino que todos tienen el servicio digital. ¿Cómo son los porcentajes en la Argentina? 50% y 50%

[HH-first-1] Marino, Santiago (November 24, 2019). "La televisión todavía mueve sus fichas". Letra P (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[HH-cable-2] "Encuesta Nacional de Consumos Culturales - TV, películas y series" (in Spanish). Ministry of Culture (Argentina). Archived from the original on June 13, 2020.

[export-3] "Argentina, cuarto exportador de formatos de TV del mundo". Perfil (in Spanish). December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020.

[4] Wolman, Ariel (November 17, 2017). "La TV paga en Argentina y Latinoamérica: cuánta gente la ve y qué porcentaje lo hace de manera ilegal". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2020. En Puerto Rico, por ejemplo, ya no hay abonados analógicos, sino que todos tienen el servicio digital. ¿Cómo son los porcentajes en la Argentina? 50% y 50%

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