Canal de la Ciudad is the public broadcaster of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, on air since july 25, 2003, running 24 hours a day all week long. It started out under the name Ciudad Abierta before rebranding to its current name, so this is far from a recently launched channel, it has been around for more than two decades.
This is not a pure news channel. Programming spans local news bulletins like Las Noticias, the magazine format Hoy Nos Toca, and cultural content such as Campo de Batalla, which picked up a Martín Fierro de Cable award along the way. Tango gets its own dedicated space too, through Clásicos del Tasso tied to the Torquato Tasso cultural center, plus Copes Tango Show. There is also Disfrutemos BA covering theater, film, museums and local food spots, along with Jam Session featuring interviews with argentine and international artists. Back in 2019, the channel aired roughly 10 hours of live programming daily from monday to friday, leaning more into data journalism at the time, though that reflects a specific period rather than the current lineup. The audience skews toward buenos aires residents interested in city policy, tango and argentine culture fans, plus argentines living elsewhere who want to keep up with the capital's cultural scene.
As for access, the channel sits on Telecentro channel 26, DIRECTV channel 127, INTV channel 27, and Cablevisión Flow at position 515, with additional distribution through Gigared, Movistar TV and Claro TV depending on the region. Anyone without cable can stream online through the Buenos Aires Ciudad website or the official youtube channel, which posts fresh news segments, tango content and cultural programming. Worth noting, in 2026 the city government is running a tender for the channel's operating management over a 5-year term, with Cale Group Media SA currently in preliminary award status, while ownership and the broadcast license stay with the city government, no transfer involved.
Given how long this channel has been part of buenos aires life, most new viewers come across it through cable that's already on the box or while searching for tango and cultural clips on youtube. How the stream plays online depends on your connection, best to just try it yourself. Worth bookmarking the channel page once it clicks, and sharing it with anyone into buenos aires culture makes it more fun to follow together.
