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=LU 84=

LU 84, channel 7, is a Telefe owned-and-operated television station located in Neuquén, Neuquén Province, Argentina. The station is owned by Televisión Federal S.A., subsidiary of ViacomCBS.

History
LU 84 started their regular transmitions on December 5, 1965. The station was founded by Alfredo Suárez, Jorge Gravier and Rodolfo Riavitz.

In 1970, it was installed the first translator of LU 84, located in El Chocón, but was authorized to operate in 1971.

On September 2, 1998, Dicor Difusión Córdoba S.A. (owner of LV 85, Channel 8 of Córdoba) and Pedro Simoncini (one of owners del LT84, Channel 5 of Rosario) become shareholdes of Neuquén TV S.A. (licensee of LU 84). On that month, Dicor Difusión Córdoba y Neuquén TV were sold to Editorial Atlántida, becoming part of Grupo Telefe.

In 1999, Telefónica acquires Channel 11 Buenos Aires (Telefe) and 7 other channels (inclued LU 84). On May 2000, Telefónica assumed the operations of the 8 TV stations.

On August 30, 2011, the Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services, through the Resolution number 1033, authorized to channel 7 to start a experimental transmission on digital. It was assigned the channel 38 on UHF band; however, the digital signal is not airing yet.

On December 6, 2012, Telefe presented on the Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services its plan of voluntary adaptation with the intention to adapt to the 2009 Audiovisual Services Law, where the company proposed the divest of LU 84 and LU 80, Channel 9 of Bahia Blanca. The plan was approved on December 16, 2014. The stations are still for sale.

On June 4, 2015, the Federal Authority for Audiovisual Communication Services, through the Resolution 381, assigned to LU 84 the Channel 29.1 for regular broadcast on Digital (in HD).

News programming
LU 84 presently broadcasts 20¼ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 4¼ hours on weekdays); LU 84 does not carry newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays.

The newscast debuted on August 1, 1999.

On October 2013, the state-owned Radio y Televisión del Neuquén S.E. launched a morning newscast (produced independently from the Channel 7 news departament) called A Diario.

Translators
LU 84 extends its coverage throughout the Neuquén Province, plus parts of the La Pampa and Río Negro provinces, using a network of 42 translator television stations listed below.

Television stations
Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

Other Notes:
 * (1) Owned by Vision Alaska Television Holdings LLC, operated by Coastal Television through a shared services agreement.
 * (2) Owned by Vision Alaska II LLC (majority owned by William A. Fielder, III), operated by Coastal Television through a time brokerage agreement.
 * (3) Owned by Big Horn Television LLC, operated by Coastal Television through a shared services agreement.
 * (4) While owned by Coastal, WLOV-TV is operated through a joint sales and services agreement by the Allen Media Broadcasting.