Grupo Octubre
Grupo Octubre S.A. is an Argentine multimedia company created and directed by businessman and unionist Víctor Santa María, headquartered in the city of Buenos Aires. The group is administered by Fundación Octubre de Trabajadores de Edificios, owned by Sindicato Único de Trabajadores de Edificios de Renta y Horizontal, also led by Santa María.
History
The Octubre Foundation existed prior to the creation of the group, developing cultural and training projects. The same company had been directing the revival of the Caras y Caretas magazine since its relaunch in 2005, including the cultural center of the same name, which was later joined by a greater participation in the printed media scene: in 2016, Grupo Octubre presented its merger with notorious progressivist newspaper Página 12.In the cultural field, Octubre is also in charge of managing Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo, which also houses the group's studios for radio and television. Founded in 2012, UMET was founded by then-president Cristina Kirchner alongside current Brazilian president Lula da Silva.
The group also had an incursion in filmmaking with the Filmar trust, who made some films, among them, Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela, a biographical film about the founder of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto. Octubre also helped financing Néstor Kirchner, la película. Moreover, in the sports field, Santa María presides Sportivo Barracas, which obtained its reaffiliation to AFA in the 2013/2014 season.
In 2020, it acquired El Nueve from Albavisión.
Assets
Print media
The company has four print publications, two newspapers and two magazines.| Publication | Type | Established on | Format |
| Diario Página/12 | Newspaper | May 26, 1987 | Generalist. |
| Diario Z | Newspaper | November 26, 2009 | Newspaper exclusive to Buenos Aires. |
| Revista Caras y Caretas | Magazine | August 19, 1898 | Political humor, under its current administration, it became the first interactive magazine in Argentina. |
| Revista El Planeta Urbano | Magazine | October 1, 1997 | Lifestyle magazine. |
Television
It owns two channels, both of which are available over-the-air.| Logo | Name | Content | Launched on | LCN |
| elnueve | Main generalist channel, the channel has a wide array of original content including news, entertainment, talk shows and occasionally series, among others. | June 9, 1960 | Channel 9 Channel 35.1 | |
| Argentina/12 | News channel. | October 17, 2020 | Channel 24.5 |
Radio
The group owns five radio stations.| Logo | Name | Format | Launch | Frequency |
| AM 750 | News, general interest, politics and sports. | June 28, 2010 | 750 AM | |
| Blackie FM 89.1 | Classic and contemporary jazz. Formerly known as Radio Oktubre. | February 28, 2017 | 89.1 FM | |
| Mucha Radio | News and music, with emphasis on tracks in the Spanish language. | Febrero de 2016 | 94.7 FM | |
| Aspen 102.3 | Classic and contemporary international pop and rock. | November 7, 1988 | 102.3 FM 35.3 on El Nueve's multiplex |