La Tele (Peruvian TV network)

La Tele

Country	Peru
Broadcast area	Peru
Headquarters	Lima
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Picture format	480i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Grupo ATV
History
Launched	7 January 2009 (2009-01-07)
Replaced	Uranio TV
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog UHF	channel 15 (Lima, listings may vary)
Digital VHF	channel 10.1 (Lima, listings may vary)

La Tele is a minor television network operated by Grupo ATV, in turn owned by Albavisión, airing exclusively imported programming, similar in profile to other secondary channels of the network, like Repretel 4, Nicaragua's Canal 9 and Guatemala's TeleOnce and Trecevisión.

History

Alliance SAC won eight licenses in six provinces to spread the signal of Uranio 15, however, these licenses are currently used to rebroadcast the programming of Andina de Radiodifusión (ATV), channel 9 in Lima. With these licenses, Vera Abad managed to ATV's transmission network, using permits issued on behalf of Uranio 15.

Uranio 15 (established in 1994) was a channel that had some programs led by Oscar Gayoso, Pedro Sanchez, Chris, Roxana among other presenters. Its main program was "The Ranking" and of course a large selection of music videos of all genres, 24 hours a day. Uranio 15 was one of the biggest UHF channels of its time, then in 2007 it started broadcasting music videos without identification.

When Mexican businessman Remigio Ángel González took over the control of Grupo ATV through Albavisión Communications Group LLC, Uranio TV disappeared, replaced by La Tele. At launch, the channel focused on a female demographic, with telenovelas being transmitted on weekdays and movies (some already transmitted by ATV and some premieres) on weekends.

In January 2013, the channel relaunched with premieres of international series in the evening hours and some short programs aimed at women.

In April 2015, Global TV was renamed Red TV and the entire children's output moved to the channel. In November that year, the channel's color switched to yellow.

In April 2017, the channel added more telenovelas to its programming and continued the cartoon block in the morning, as well as the inclusion of more North American movies, series and reality shows. Disney's youth series were shared with its sister channel NexTV.

Since January 2018, the channel has increased the hours of the children's block to 10 hours. The rest of the programming consists of American action series and some movies. In February 2018, La Tele changed its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9. Since July that year, it began broadcasting infomercials from the natural food companies Fitosana and Nutrisa Life in its programming. On July 4, it changed its graphic package with the launch of a new logo and look. In September, Disney's youth series returned to the channel after the name change from NexTV to America Next (now Global).