[1] The first experimental transmission of television in Peru occurred on September 21, 1939, transmitting a film and an artistic program from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe school in Lima.
On January 17, 1958, the Ministry of Education and UNESCO inaugurated the State Channel 7 and conducted a test broadcast.
[2] The first commercial television broadcast was on Channel 4 Radio América in Lima, on December 15, 1958, by Nicanor González and José Antonio Umbert.
This demonstrates how quickly the technology was embraced and how it rapidly became an essential part of Peruvian life.
The broadcast stations in Lima are: On VHF (Except for Channel 11, all are national chains that transmit via satellite all across the country.)