Federal System of Media and Public Content
The Federal System of Media and Public Content encompasses almost all the media that belong to Argentina’s National State. It owns trade fair and exhibition facilities, and a cultural center.
The system’s media includes Canal 7 (TV Pública); Canal 12 from Trenque Lauquen; Radio Nacional (made up of 50 stations including AM, FM and shortwave stations in different towns); the official news agency Télam; TV channels Encuentro (culture); PakaPaka (children’s) and DeporTV (sports); and audiovisual digital content platform Contar.
Historically, it has depended on the Executive Power, in spite of the promises made by several presidents to turn the State media system into public media. In recent statements, President Mauricio Macri has said that State-owned channels and stations “are probably the Government’s fiercer opponents, despite the fact that they are said to be under the Government’s control.” In recent years, State-owned TV channels and radio stations have seen a decrease in their content production. There has been a serious crisis as a result of the mass layoff of journalists working for news agency Télam.
Mother Company
Argentina’s National State
Business Form
State-owned
Legal Form
State-owned company
Business Sectors
Argentina’s National State, through its executive, legislative and judicial branches, covers a wide range of political, social, cultural and economic activities.
Individual Owner
Argentina’s National State, through its executive, legislative and judicial branches, covers a wide range of political, social, cultural and economic activities.
Other Print Outlets
Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Government Gazette of the Argentinian Republic)
Other TV Outlets
Canal 7 (Tv Pública)
Canal Encuentro
Canal PakaPaka
Canal DeporTV
Canal 12 (Trenque Lauquen)
Other Radio Outlets
Radio Nacional (AM 870 from Buenos Aires)
RAE (Radio Argentina al Exterior, shortwave)
Radio Nacional (LRA 2 Viedma)
Radio Nacional (LRA3 Santa Rosa)
Radio Nacional (LRA4 Salta)
Radio Nacional (LRA5 Rosario)
Radio Nacional (LRA6 Mendoza)
Radio Nacional (LRA7 Córdoba)
Radio Nacional (LRA8 Formosa)
Radio Nacional (LRA9 Esquel)
Radio Nacional (LRA10 Ushuaia and Malvinas Islands)
Radio Nacional (LRA11 Comodoro Rivadavia)
Radio Nacional (LRA12 Santo Tomé)
Radio Nacional (LRA13 Bahía Blanca)
Radio Nacional (LRA14 Santa Fe)
Radio Nacional (LRA15 Tucumán)
Radio Nacional (LRA16 La Quiaca)
Radio Nacional (LRA17 Zapala)
Radio Nacional (LRA18 Río Turbio)
Radio Nacional (LRA19 Puerto Iguazú)
Radio Nacional (LRA20 Las Lomitas)
Radio Nacional (LRA21 Santiago del Estero)
Radio Nacional (LRA22 Jujuy)
Radio Nacional (LRA23 San Juan)
Radio Nacional (LRA24 Río Grande)
Radio Nacional (LRA25 Tartagal)
Radio Nacional (LRA26 Resistencia)
Radio Nacional (LRA27 Catamarca)
Radio Nacional (LRA28 La Rioja)
Radio Nacional (LRA29 San Luis)
Radio Nacional (LRA30 Bariloche)
Radio Nacional (LRA42 Gualeguaychú)
Radio Nacional (LRA43 Neuquén)
Radio Nacional (LRA51 Jachal)
Radio Nacional (LRA52 Chos Malal)
Radio Nacional (LRA53 San Martín de los Andes)
Radio Nacional (LRA54 Ing. Jacobacci)
Radio Nacional (LRA55 Río senguer)
Radio Nacional (LRA56 Perito Moreno)
Radio Nacional (LRA57 El Bolsón)
Radio Nacional (LRA58 Río Mayo)
Radio Nacional (LRA59 Gob. Gregores)
Radio Nacional (LT11 Gral. Ramírez. Concepción del Uruguay)
Radio Nacional (LT12 Gral. Madariaga. Paso de los Libres)
Radio Nacional (LT14 Gral. Urquiza. Paraná)
Radio Nacional (LU4 Patagonia Argentina. C. Rivadavia)
Radio Nacional (LU23 Lago Argentino. Calafate)
Radio Nacional (LV4 San Rafael)
Radio Nacional (LV 8 Libertador. Mendoza)
Radio Nacional (LV19 Malargüe)
FM Clásica
FM Folklórica
FM Rock
Other Online Outlets
www.tvpublica.com.ar
www.radionacional.com.ar
encuentro.gob.ar
www.pakapaka.gob.ar
dxtv.gob.ar
www.telam.com.ar
www.cont.ar
Media Business
News agency
Télam
Streaming and on-demand audiovisual content platform
Contar
General Information
Founding Year
1937
Affiliated Interests Founder
Agustín Pedro Justo was the President of the Argentinian Republic when the first State-owned radio station was launched in 1937: Radio del Estado, then renamed Radio Nacional. The State media’s editorial line has always depended on the government in office.
Employees
3.726
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
Missing data
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
USD 207 million
Advertising (in % of total funding)
Missing data
Management
Executive Board
Secretary of the Federal System of Media and Public Content
President of Radio y Televisión Sociedad del Estado
Vice President of Radio y Televisión Sociedad del Estado
Director of Radio y Televisión Sociedad del Estado
Director of Radio y Televisión Sociedad del Estado
Director of Radio y Televisión Sociedad del Estado
Director de Radio y Televisión Sociedad del Estado
Lombardi, Pereira and Laferriere were appointed by President Mauricio Macri. They, in turn, appointed the directors of the media they control, which shows the State media’s long-standing dependence on the governments in office in Argentina.
Other Influential People
President of the Argentinian Republic.
Chief of Cabinet of Ministers.
