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.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Brands | List
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| Services | Newspapers Newsprint Cable television Radio broadcasting Internet service |
| Subsidiaries | EDELCOS |
| Website | grupoamerica.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
editThe media owned are the following:[3]
Newspapers
edit| Name | Notes | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Diario El Cronista | Economic diary. | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
AM/FM radios
edit| 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 103.5 |
| Nuestra Radio | Entre Ríos Province | FM 90.3 |
Television
editFree-to-air television
edit| Indicative | Channel | Location |
|---|---|---|
| LS 86 TV | América TV | Gran La Plata / Gran Buenos Aires |
| LRH 450 TV | Canal 10 | Junín, Buenos Aires |
| LV 89 TV | El Siete | Mendoza |
| LV 82 TV | Canal 8 | San Juan |
| None | América Tucumán | Tucumán |
Cable television
edit| Name | Location | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| América Interior | Argentina | General |
| América Internacional | Latin America and Europe | General |
| América 24 | Argentina | News |
Digital newspapers
edit| 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ Entre Ríos, San Rafael, Santa Fe, and Mendoza divisions.
References
edit- ^ América, Grupo. "Nace Grupo América, un nuevo nombre para un gran grupo de medios".
- ^ "Diario Perfil | multiempresario - Daniel Vila aloja a Sandro en su propio hospital". Archived from the original on 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- ^ "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 March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ 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.
