Unitel Oruro
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| Channels |
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|---|---|
| Branding |
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| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Unitel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Cadena A, Canal Rural Bolivia | |
| History | |
| Founded | April 1985 |
First air date | November 1, 1985 |
Former channel number | Analog: 3 (1985–1988) |
| Telesistema Boliviano (1989-1996) Bolivisión (1996-1997) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ATT |
Unitel Oruro (formerly known as Televisión Oruro) is a Bolivian television station. Owned by Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente and operating on channel 2, the station is a Unitel owned-and-operated station.
History
[edit]TVO started test broadcasts in April 1985 and began regular broadcasts at 12pm on November 1, 1985,[2] however some sources say the station started earlier, approximately in 1983.[3] In 1988, the station hired Wigerto Salinas as a sports presenter[4] and became an affiliate of Telesistema Boliviano, later joining Bolivisión in 1996.[5]
When the Monasterios acquired half of TSB's La Paz station in June 1997, the Oruro station was included in the deal,[6] becoming a charter Unitel affiliate when the new network launched on July 21.[7] Its director in the 90s was Humberto Cabezas, who oversaw the change of affiliation to Unitel.[8] Well into the early 2000s, Telesistema Boliviano was still the licensee.[9]
On August 5, 2008, its offices were damaged by a youth group connected to Movimiento al Socialismo, causing the local edition of Telepaís to be suspended on September 4, 2008, in order to avoid further confrontations.[10]
In March 2024, Unitel Oruro reporter Carmen Torres has received constant intimidation from local governor Johnny Vedía Rodriguez, due to news reports she directed about governor violence against women.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sistema Integrado de Gestion Operadores". Authority of Telecommunications and Transport (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Veinticinco años de trabajo incansable al servicio de la ciudadanía orureña". La Patria (in Spanish). November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Pueblo y Arte celebra 27 años de vida institucional". La Patria (in Spanish). July 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Wigberto Salinas será distinguido por el Concejo Municipal de Oruro". La Patria (in Spanish). February 9, 2010.
- ↑ "TELEVISIÓN ORURO". Censo-Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica (in Spanish). Ministry of Culture, Spain.
- ↑ "Venta de TSB impidió la "mexicanización" de la televisión privada". El Diario. La Paz, Bolivia. July 27, 1997. p. 9 (Suplemento "La Guía").
- ↑ Full-page schedule advertisement for Unitel (still unnamed), Presencia, July 20, 1997, page B10.
- ↑ "Humberto Cabezas: Mentor y periodista". La Patria (in Spanish). May 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Estaciones Afiliadas a la Red Unitel". Unitel (in Spanish). 2002. Archived from the original on 27 October 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Informativo de Unitel suspende emisiones en Oruro ante presión del MAS". EJU.TV. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
- ↑ "La RAPP expresa su apoyo a la periodista Carmen Torrez por las presiones recibidas de parte del Gobernador de Oruro". Red de Apoyo y Protección a Periodistas (in Spanish). April 15, 2024.