Grupo América
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Mendoza, Argentina |
Key people | Luis María Casero, CEO Daniel Vila, President Eduardo Vila, chief executive José Luis Manzano, Shareholder Agustín Vila, Shareholder |
| Products | Diario UNO Entre Ríos Diario UNO San Rafael Diario UNO Santa Fe Diario UNO Mendoza Diario “La Capital” Sanjuan8.com América TV A24 Channel 10 Junín Channel 7 Mendoza Channel 6 San Rafael Channel 8 San Juan América Tucuman LR5 Radio La Red Bs.As. LS5 Radio Rivadavia (Bs.As.) LT8 La Ocho (Rosario) LV6 Radio Nihuil (Las Heras) Radio Calingasta (San Juan) FM del Litoral (Concordia) Radio Victoria (Entre Ríos) Radio UNO (Bs.As.) FM Montecristo (Mendoza) FM Brava (Mendoza) FM Ayer (Mendoza) FM Latinos (Mendoza) Estación del Siglo (Rosario/Concordia) FM Nuestra (San Juan) |
| Services | Newspapers Newsprint Cable television Radio broadcasting Internet service |
| Website | www |
Grupo América,[1] formerly known as Grupo UNO Medios, and also known as the Vila-Manzano Group, is a multimedia company in Argentina created by the Mendoza entrepreneurs Daniel Vila and the ex-politician and businessman José Luis Manzano. Is one of the owners of América TV (along with businessman Claudio Belocopitt), as well as many other TV channels, newspapers, radios and digital businesses (telephony and broadband) throughout the country.
In addition to América TV, other of the most well-known media in its portfolio are Channel 6 of San Rafael, Channel 7 of Mendoza and Channel 8 of San Juan, Radio Nihuil, Diario Uno Mendoza and La Capital multimedia, of Rosario.[2] In April 2017 they re-launched the A24 signal with a new and renewed programming.
Previously, the cable television operator Supercanal belonged to the group, which was sold in the month of July 2018 to the CVI Austral LLP group with an approximate amount of US$180 million.
Products
The media owned are the following:[3]
Newspapers
| Name | Notes | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Diario UNO Mendoza | It has its website to which you can read all the news of the newspaper. | Mendoza, Argentina |
| Diario UNO Entre Ríos | Local version | Entre Ríos Province, Argentina |
| Diario UNO San Rafael | Local version | San Rafael (Mendoza), Argentina |
| Diario La Capital | One of the main newspapers of Rosario and is the oldest newspaper in Argentina. | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
AM/FM radios
| Name | Location | AM/FM signal |
|---|---|---|
| LR5 Radio La Red | Argentina Provinces | AM 910 (Buenos Aires) |
| LS5 Radio Rivadavia | Argentina Provinces | AM 630 (Buenos Aires) |
| FM Blue | Gran Buenos Aires | FM 100.7 |
| Radio UNO | Gran Buenos Aires | FM 103.1 |
| LV6 Radio Nihuil | Mendoza, San Juan (South) and San Luis (West) | AM 680 - FM 98.9 |
| Brava | Mendoza | FM 94.9 |
| Ayer | Mendoza | FM 98.1 |
| Montecristo | Mendoza | FM 93.7 |
| UNA | Mendoza | FM 96.1 |
| Latinos | Mendoza | FM 88.3 |
| LRJ 201 Radio Calingasta | San Juan (West) and Mendoza (Northwest) | AM 990 |
| La OCHO | Santa Fe | AM 830 |
| Del Siglo | Santa Fe | FM 99.5 |
| LT15 Radio Concordia | Entre Ríos Province | AM 560 |
| LT39 Radio Victoria | Entre Ríos Province | AM 980 |
| FM Nuestra | Calingasta, San Juan | FM 103. |
| Nuestra Radio | Entre Ríos Province | FM 90.3 |
Television
Open television
| Indicative | Channel | Location |
|---|---|---|
| LS 86 TV | América TV | Gran La Plata / Gran Buenos Aires |
| LRH 450 TV | Channel 10 Junín TV | Junín, Buenos Aires |
| LV 84 TV | Channel 6 San Rafael | San Rafael, Mendoza |
| LV 89 TV | Channel 7 Mendoza | Mendoza |
| LV 82 TV | Channel 8 San Juan | San Juan |
| None | América Tucumán | Tucumán |
Cable television
| Name | Location | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| América Interior | Argentina | General |
| América Internacional | Latin America (Except Argentina) | General |
| América 24 | Argentina | News |
Digital newspapers
| Name | Genre |
|---|---|
| Diario UNO Santa Fe | News |
| América TV | Variety |
| Diario UNO Mendoza | News |
| Diario UNO Entre Ríos | News |
| La Capital (Rosario) | News |
| Sanjuan8.com | News |
| A24.com | News |
| Primicias YA | News |
| UNO.com.ar | Entertainments |
| Ovación.com.ar | Sports |
| Primera Fila | Fashion |
Suspicions of corruption
The media group, like their owners and the businesses they share among them, he has been repeatedly denounced for fraud and money laundering, as well as unfair dismissals.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ América, Grupo. "Nace Grupo América, un nuevo nombre para un gran grupo de medios".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "JAQUE A MENDOZA LOS VILA". www.tsunamipolitico.com.
- ^ "Denuncian a Manzano por lavado de US$ 400 millones".
- ^ "Llamas de Madariaga denunció que fue agredido por Daniel Vila".
- ^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; March 12, 2014 suggested (help) - ^ Medios. "Los despedidos por el Grupo Uno no habían firmado contra la Ley de Medios - MDZ Online". Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2018-08-07.