[1] América Televisión (unrelated to the Peruvian channel of the same name) started broadcasting test signals on September 28, 1985 and went regular on November 3, being founded by Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz.

The station was broadcast on channel 6, and was owned by Miguel Dueri, owner of the Dueri y Cía record label, with assistance from Rolando and Gonzalo Chiappe.

The station was initially branded as ATC 6 (América Televisión Color).

[3] Carlos Mesa, who in 1990 founded PAT, worked as a news editor between 1986 and 1987.

[6] On December 17, 2022, it started broadcasting from a new transmitter and studio complex in El Alto.