Teleamazonas

Teleamazonas
	HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Teleamazonas
History
Launched	February 22, 1974; 50 years ago
Links
Website	www.teleamazonas.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital VHF	Channel 4.1 (Quito); Channel 5.1 (Guayaquil)

Teleamazonas is an

television network

that was launched on 22 February 1974. It is one of the major television networks in the country. It was founded by Antonio Granda Centeno and has two feeds: one produced in Quito and broadcast in the rest of the country, and the other one produced in and distributed in Guayaquil and Guayas.

History

Teleamazonas began broadcasting on February 22, 1974, as the first network with colour television transmissions in Ecuador. Its headquarters and main studios are located in Quito. Teleamazonas got the most powerful microwave radio relay, acquired the first mobile television unit, and built in Guayaquil the biggest self-supported antenna. From the start, it was the first ever color TV station in Spanish-speaking Latin America, a move that would inspire its neighboring countries to make the switch to color TV.

In addition, the network made history as Ecuador's first true national network - while the Quito station had been opened during its first weeks, plans were underway to build a number of transmitter towers to relay programming to the provinces as well as to Guayaquil in the south as well as dedicated studios for regional news bureaus.

Founded by Antonio Granda Centeno, the channel was under control of his family until 2001, when Eduardo Granda Garcés paid a high debt to Banco del Pichincha. Fidel Egas Grijalva, major shareholder of the bank, took charge of Teleamazonas.

During the presidency of

freedom of expression

.

In September 2010, Fidel Egas sold his shares on Teleamazonas to several groups: 30% to the

Ecuadorian Constitution of 2008, which provides that no person may simultaneously hold shares in banks and media. In 2019, Teleamazonas joined forces with Endemol Shine Group to create the first ever Ecuadorian version of MasterChef

.

Programming

Teleamazonas has produced important national series and films like "Sucre", "En un rincón del alma", "Recuerdos en Paita", "El Gran Retorno", "J. J., El Ruiseñor de América", among others. The channel also airs dramas (including

classic versions), and Yo soy Betty, la fea, one of Colombia's most popular romantic telenovela

.

References

^ "Ecuador: canal de televisión suspendido". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
^ "Supertel cerró Teleamazonas ayer, tal como lo pidió Correa". La Prensa. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Jara, Mónica (2016-05-19). "Fidel Egas: 'Teleamazonas no es mío desde hace mucho tiempo'". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-10.

External links

Official website

[1] "Ecuador: canal de televisión suspendido". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-10.

[2] "Supertel cerró Teleamazonas ayer, tal como lo pidió Correa". La Prensa. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[3] Jara, Mónica (2016-05-19). "Fidel Egas: 'Teleamazonas no es mío desde hace mucho tiempo'". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-10.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States