Window of the Andes

On August 10, 1959, HCJB made the first television broadcast in the country of Ecuador.

Many in Quito were eagerly awaiting the arrival of television. More than 250 TV sets had been sold before the first broadcast.

People crowded around televisions in homes or wherever they could find one. Some restaurants even advertised that their customers could watch HCJB-TV while enjoying dinner.