Channel 7 (Punta del Este, Uruguay)

Canal 7 Punta (CXB7)
	Punta del Este–Maldonado, Maldonado Department; Uruguay;
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF); Virtual: 7;
Programming
Affiliations	El Trece; Canal 10
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Clarín; Kuarzo Entertainment Argentina; (Telesistemas Uruguayos S.A.);
History
First air date	18 January 1968
Former channel numbers	Analog:; 9 (1968–1991); 7 (1991–2020)
Former affiliations	Teledoce; Telefe
Technical information
Licensing authority	URSEC
Links
Website	canal7punta.tv

Channel 7 is a local television station in Punta del Este, Uruguay, owned by Grupo Clarín. The station primarily rebroadcasts programs from co-owned Argentine network El Trece and from domestic broadcaster Canal 10, as well as local programming.

History

The station began broadcasting on 18 January 1968 from Maldonado.^[1] It was known as "Canal 9 del Este" and broadcast on channel 9. On 7 July 1991, after 23 years, the station moved to channel 7 in a swap with TeleRocha, which moved to channel 9. The station for years after the swap was known as "Canal 7 Cerro Pan de Azúcar", referring to its transmitter site and high-power facility.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Historia". canal7.com.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.

[history-1] "Historia". canal7.com.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.

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