Unitel Oruro

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Unitel Oruro
Channels
Branding
  • Unitel
Programming
AffiliationsUnitel
Ownership
Owner
  • Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente[1]
  • (Televisión Oruro)
Cadena A
Canal Rural Bolivia
History
FoundedApril 1985 (1985-04)
First air date
November 1, 1985 (40 years ago) (1985-11-01)
Former channel number
  • 3 (1985–1988)
Telesistema Boliviano (1989-1996)
Bolivisión (1996-1998)
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

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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, which remained until 1998, when the network signed a contract with Unitel, which had started its national network.[5] Its director in the 90s was Humberto Cabezas, who oversaw the change of affiliation to Unitel.[6] Well into the early 2000s, Telesistema Boliviano was still the licensee.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

References

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