Channel 7 is a local television station in Punta del Este, Uruguay, owned by Grupo ClarÃÂn. The station primarily rebroadcasts programs from co-owned Argentine network El Trece and from domestic broadcaster Canal 10, as well as local programming.
The station began broadcasting on 18 January 1968 from Maldonado. It was known as "Canal 9 del Este" and broadcast on channel 9. On 7 July 1991, after 23 years, the station moved to channel 7 in a swap with TeleRocha, which moved to channel 9. The station for years after the swap was known as "Canal 7 Cerro Pan de Azúcar", referring to its transmitter site and high-power facility.