Grupo América

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.

Grupo América
TypePrivate
IndustryMass media
Founded1983
HeadquartersMendoza, Argentina
Key people
Luis María Casero. CEO
Daniel Vila, President
Eduardo Vila, chief executive
José Luis Manzano, Shareholder
Agustín Vila, Shareholder
Brands
List
    • Diario UNO [note 1]
    • El Cronista
    • 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)
ServicesNewspapers
Newsprint
Cable television
Radio broadcasting
Internet service
SubsidiariesEDELCOS
Websitegrupoamerica.com

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 El Cronista Economic diary. Buenos Aires, Argentina

AM/FM radios

NameLocationAM/FM signal
LR5 Radio La RedArgentina ProvincesAM 910 (Buenos Aires)
LS5 Radio RivadaviaArgentina ProvincesAM 630 (Buenos Aires)
FM BlueGran Buenos AiresFM 100.7
Radio UNOGran Buenos AiresFM 103.1
LV6 Radio NihuilMendoza, San Juan (South) and San Luis (West)AM 680 - FM 98.9
BravaMendozaFM 94.9
AyerMendozaFM 98.1
MontecristoMendozaFM 93.7
UNAMendozaFM 96.1
LatinosMendozaFM 88.3
LRJ 201 Radio CalingastaSan Juan (West) and Mendoza (Northwest)AM 990
La OCHOSanta FeAM 830
Del SigloSanta FeFM 99.5
LT15 Radio ConcordiaEntre Ríos ProvinceAM 560
LT39 Radio VictoriaEntre Ríos ProvinceAM 980
FM NuestraCalingasta, San JuanFM 103.5
Nuestra RadioEntre Ríos ProvinceFM 90.3

Free-to-air television

IndicativeChannelLocation
LS 86 TVAmérica TVGran La Plata / Gran Buenos Aires
LRH 450 TVCanal 10Junín, Buenos Aires
LV 89 TVEl SieteMendoza
LV 82 TVCanal 8San Juan
NoneAmérica TucumánTucumán

Cable television

NameLocationGenre
América InteriorArgentinaGeneral
América InternacionalLatin America and EuropeGeneral
América 24ArgentinaNews

Digital newspapers

NameGenre
Diario UNO Santa FeNews
América TV Variety
Diario UNO MendozaNews
Diario UNO Entre RíosNews
La Capital (Rosario)News
Sanjuan8.comNews
A24.comNews
Primicias YANews
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]

Notes

  1. Entre Ríos, San Rafael, Santa Fe, and Mendoza divisions.

References

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