Canal 3 Colonia is an

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the ear ...

that broadcasts from

Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento (; pt, Colónia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the oldest towns in Uruguay and capital of the Colonia Department. It has a population ...

for that city and part of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...

on channel 3. It's an affiliate of Channel 4 of Montevideo, and shows a mix of network and off-network programming:

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...

s, Argentinian shows, newscasts (both local and from the network), cartoons and movies. The station received a prize from the Argentine association Luchemos por la Vida on 1996 and 2002 for voluntarily showing their driving education spots.Premios Luchemos por la Vida 2002
/ref>

Programming

The channel broadcasts the Susana Giménez program with a one-day delay, the Argentine series ''Casi Ángeles'' (internationally known as ''Teenangels''), the local news program ''30 Minutos'', the national morning show ''Buen Día Uruguay'', national newscasts Sunday to Friday, cartoons on weekday middays and weekend mornings, several

s, Hollywood movies on some weeknights and during the weekend's afternoons, plus the occasional cultural/educational program.

References

Networks Television channels and stations established in 1968 Mass media in Colonia del Sacramento {{Uruguay-tv-station-stub