Telefe Córdoba
| Company type | Television station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Córdoba , Argentina |
| Products | Television broadcasting |
| Owner | Telefe |
Telefe Córdoba (call sign LV 85 TV) is a television station owned and operated by Telefe, transmitting from Córdoba, Argentina. It provides coverage to a significant portion of Córdoba Province through its network of relay transmitters.
Licensing and Initial Operations
On October 10, 1963, the National Executive Chamber granted Dicor Difusión Córdoba S.A., which at the time had ten shareholders, the license to operate on VHF channel 8 in the city of Córdoba.[1]
Nevertheless, this authorization was annulled on December 9, 1963, due to allegations of "abuse of illegitimacy," and by 1968 the Argentine judiciary officially revoked the license.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Regular transmissions commenced on April 5, 1971, under the call sign LV 85 TV Canal 8 de Córdoba.[2]
The National Executive Chamber renewed the station’s operating license on July 15, 1983.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Integration as a Telefe Owned-and-Operated Station
Following Carlos Menem’s declaration on September 21, 1989, to privatize channels 11 and 13, Televisora Federal—associated with Televisoras Provinciales S.A., which included Dicor Difusión Córdoba S.A. among its shareholders—entered as a candidate. After Telefe acquired the license for channel 11 in Buenos Aires, Canal 8 Córdoba became one of its founding affiliates.
During the 1990s, Dicor Difusión Córdoba secured majority ownership in Neuquén TV, the licensee for Canal 7 Neuquén. On September 2, 1998, Dicor received authorization to integrate into Neuquén TV's financial framework.
In April 1998, Televisoras Provinciales divested its shares in Televisión Federal to Atlántida Comunicaciones. Out of ten companies, seven—including Dicor Difusión Córdoba and Neuquén TV—accepted Atlántida Comunicaciones’ proposal to maintain their broadcasting licenses. This transaction closed in September 1998, consolidating Canal 7 Neuquén and Canal 8 Córdoba under Grupo Telefe. Subsequently, Dicor and Neuquén TV were absorbed by Compañía Surera de Inversiones S.A. during 1999 and 2000 respectively; Televisión Federal then incorporated this entity in 2002. The official transfer of licenses to Telefe was ratified on March 30, 2017.
In February 1999, the Secretaría de Comunicaciones authorized Canal 8 to initiate digital terrestrial television tests using the ATSC standard on VHF channel 7. By August 2007, Canal 8 had commenced satellite signal relays through Hispasat 1C, introduced stereo audio broadcasts, and implemented closed captioning on selected programming.
On August 30, 2011, AFSCA approved Canal 8’s digital terrestrial testing with the ISDB-T standard on physical channel 38.
On August 4, 2014, Canal 8 debuted high-definition programming; notably, the local edition of Telefe Noticias was the first broadcast in this format. Shortly thereafter, on August 12, HD digital terrestrial television transmissions officially began on channel 29.2, marking Canal 8 as Córdoba’s pioneer HD broadcaster.
AFSCA assigned channel 29.1 to Teleocho for routine HD digital terrestrial broadcasts on February 26, 2015.
Rebranding as Telefe Córdoba
In response to the analog signal discontinuation on November 21, 2018, Telefe’s owned-and-operated stations outside Buenos Aires adopted a unified brand identity replacing their analog frequency-based names. Consequently, Canal 8 was renamed Telefe Córdoba.
Programming
The lineup features a blend of network content originating from Buenos Aires alongside regionally produced programming. Among the local productions are the Córdoba-specific edition of Telefe Noticias, the travel-focused documentary series Misión Córdoba, the news broadcast Protagonistas—which has received recognition from Córdoba's Ministry of Education for its educational and cultural contributions—the enduring sports program Por Deporte -XDXT-, which has been airing since 1997, and the morning show Vení Mañana.
Telefe Noticias
The Córdoba edition of Telefe Noticias began broadcasting on August 1, 1994, initially under the name Teleocho Noticias. This newscast experienced a hiatus between December 15, 2009, and April 12, 2010. It currently airs three times on weekdays at 1:00 pm, 8:00 pm, and 12:30 am.
On October 17, 2011, Canal 8 launched its morning news segment titled Córdoba Directo, which remained on air until July 27, 2018.
Subsequently, on November 21, 2018, the news program was rebranded as Telefe Noticias to align with the network’s overall branding update.
Relayers
Canal 8 manages a network of 27 relay transmitters dispersed throughout Córdoba Province. These relays obtain their signal from the station’s teleport facility and broadcast it via the Hispasat 30W-5 satellite.
| Córdoba Province | |
|---|---|
| Channel | Location |
| 33 | Altos de Chipión |
| 48 | Arroyito |
| 42 | Bell Ville |
| 28 | Canals |
| 13 | Cerro Colorado |
| 26 | Corral de Bustos |
| 6 | Dean Funes |
| 58 | Del Campillo |
| 39 | Etruria |
| 45 | General Deheza |
| 48 | General Levalle |
| 35 | Jovita |
| 29 | La Francia |
| 42 | Las Varas |
| 34 | Laboulaye |
| 27 | Los Hornillos |
| 48 | Marcos Juárez |
| 42 | Morteros |
| 36 | Río Tercero |
| 29 | San Francisco |
| 13 | San Marcos Sierras |
| 29 | Tosno-Noroeste |
| 7 | Valle de Calamuchita |
| 7 | Valle de Punilla |
| 47 | Vicuña Mackenna |
| 27 | Villa Carlos Paz |
| 18 | Villa María |