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TEC TV is Argentina's public educational television channel focused on science, technology and industry.

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Overview

TEC TV (stylised as TEC) is an Argentine free-to-air educational television channel owned and operated by the Secretaría de Medios y Comunicación Pública (Secretariat of Media and Public Communication). It was launched in September 2011 as Tecnópolis TV in test broadcasts inspired by the Tecnópolis exhibition in Villa Martelli, Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province. The channel was officially inaugurated on 18 April 2012 by then-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. It is the first Argentine public channel dedicated to programming centred on science, technology and industry, aimed at a young audience. Both its programming and its broadcast are produced and transmitted in high definition. On 7 October 2018 at 22:00, Tec TV broadcast live from its website the launch of the Argentine SAOCOM 1A satellite. The channel is part of Argentina's public broadcasting ecosystem alongside Televisión Pública, Encuentro, PAKAPAKA, Cine.Ar, DeporTV and Canal 12. Its official website is tectv.gob.ar.

History

TEC TV was launched in September 2011 as Tecnópolis TV in test broadcasts, inspired by the Tecnópolis exhibition located in Villa Martelli, Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province. It was officially launched on 18 April 2012 by then-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. It is the first Argentine public channel dedicated to broadcasting programming focused on science, technology and industry, aimed at a young audience. Both the channel's programming and its broadcast are produced and transmitted in high definition. On 7 October 2018 at 22:00, Tec TV broadcast live from its website the launch of the Argentine SAOCOM 1A satellite. The channel is owned and operated by the Secretaría de Medios y Comunicación Pública.

  • Launched in test broadcasts as Tecnópolis TV

  • Officially launched by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

  • Live broadcast of the SAOCOM 1A satellite launch from its website

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Argentina's first public channel dedicated to science, technology and industry, targeting a young audience.

  • Educational television programming

  • Science and technology content

  • High-definition broadcast

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