truTV (Latin American TV channel)
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| Country | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WarnerMedia Latin America |
| Sister channels | I.Sat, Space, TNT, TCM |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 2009 |
| Replaced | Retro |
| Links | |
| Website | truTV Latin America truTV Brazil |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Cablevisión (Argentina) | Channel 64 (analogue) Channel 455 (digital SD) Channel 675 (HD) |
| Megacable (México) | Channel 133 (SD) Channel 1133 (HD) |
| VTR (Chile) | Channel 211 (SD) Channel 738 (HD) |
| Claro TV (Colombia) | Channel 411 (SD) Channel 1411 (HD) |
| Claro TV (Peru) | Channel 116 (SD) |
| Movistar TV (Peru) | Channel 124 (SD) Channel 746 (HD) |
| Tigo TV (Paraguay) | Channel 406 (SD) Channel 744 (HD) |
| Inter (Venezuela) | Channel 61 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (Latin America) | Channel 220 (SD) |
| Movistar TV | Channel 511 (SD) Channel 843 (HD) |
| Sky (Mexico) | Channel 232 (SD) |
| Oi TV (Brazil) | Channel 132 (HD) |
| Vivo TV (Brazil) | Channel 77 (HD) |
| Claro TV (Brazil) | Channel 77 (SD) |
| TuVes HD (Chile) | Channel 423 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Claro TV (Dominican Republic) | Channel 248 (SD) Channel 1248 (HD) |
TruTV is a Latin American pay television channel owned by WarnerMedia Entertainment. Its programming schedule is centred towards reality shows. It was launched on 1 April 2009 replacing Retro.[1] It is divided in two feeds, one in Spanish language and another one in Portuguese language, for Brazil. In July 2010, an HD feed was launched.[2]
History[]
As Retro[]
The channel was launched as Retro in the region by "Claxson Interactive Group Latin America & Iberia" and aired classical series and movies. In 2007, it was bought, along with I.Sat and Space by Time Warner, but continued to air the same programming. On 25 March 2009, Turner Broadcasting System announced that "Retro" would be replaced by "truTV" on 1 April 2009 in order to get a new kind of audience. "truTV" is the first channel in the region to be 24-hours of investigation-based programming. All the programming from Retro was moved to Turner Classic Movies, also owned by Time Warner.
Transition to truTV[]
On April 1, 2009 at 8:30am UTC Retro aired its last show, an episode of the classic animated series Robotech, called Symphony of Light. At 9:00am UTC the channel changed to truTV. Since that date, the channel has been airing 24-hours without interruptions and in several countries of Latin America. The official website, however, was launched in June 2009, two months after the launch of the channel.[3] truTV HD, a high definition version of the channel was launched in July 2010.[4]
Programming[]
The networks has been adding more programming every month since its original launch.[5]
- Impractical Jokers
- truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...
- In Harm's Way
- Remolcadores
- Most Shocking
- Crisis Point
- Inside
- The Investigators
- The Takedown
- The Real Football Factories
- L.A. Forensics
- World's Toughest Cops
- Most Daring
- Trace Evidence
- Ocean Force
- Under Fire
- Masterminds
- Missing Persons Unit
- Parco P.I.
- Bait Car
- Suburban Secrets
- Party Heat
- Rich & Reckless
- Murder By The Book
- North Mission Road
- Body of Evidence
- I Detective
- US Bounty Hunters
Logos[]
Logo as Retro until April 1, 2009.
Logo from April 1, 2009 to August 31, 2016.
Logo from September 1, 2016 present.
See also[]
References[]
- Television channels and stations established in 2009
- Turner Broadcasting System Latin America