Canal 4 (Uruguayan TV channel)

Canal 4
CountryUruguay
HeadquartersParaguay 2253
Montevideo, Uruguay
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerGrupo Monte Carlo S.A.
Sister channelsCanal 11 (Maldonado) - Canal 3 (Colonia) - Canal 8 (Rosario) - Canal 4 (Dolores) - Canal 12 (Fray Bentos) - Montecable
History
LaunchedApril 23, 1961
Former namesMonte Carlo Televisión Canal 4 (1961) - Canal 4 Monte Carlo TV (1965) - Monte Carlo TV Color (1981) - Monte Carlo Televisión (2001)
Links
Websitewww.canal4.com.uy
Availability
Terrestrial
Analog VHFChannel 4 (Montevideo)
Digital VHFChannel 4.1 (HD)

Canal 4 (Canal Cuatro), previously known as Monte Carlo Televisión, is a television station located in Montevideo, Uruguay. Owned by Grupo Monte Carlo, it is the second oldest television channel in the country, beginning its broadcasts on April 23, 1961. Canal 10 started on December 7, 1956. Canal 12 was the third channel, May 2, 1962, and Canal 5, state-owned, was the last station to start broadcasting, on June 19, 1963.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Canal 4: historia y legado de sus 61 años". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. ^ ElPais. "Montevideo despide a un icono y baja su altura". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-17.