Unitel Cochabamba
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| Channels | |
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| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Unitel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente[1] |
| History | |
First air date | November 1984 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ATT |
Unitel Cochabamba is an Unitel-owned-and-operated station for the city of Cochabamba. The station operates on VHF channel 13 (digital channel 43, PSIP 13.1).
History
[edit]The concept behind channel 13 in Cochabamba dates back to 1982 or 1983, with the project being backed by figures from the political left.[2] It started broadcasting in November 1984, still without a license, and was owned by Jorge Aguilar. Unlike Cochabambina de Televisión, the station's operations were more irregular in nature. For a few weeks in January and February 1985, the station suspended its operations due to technical issues, restarting in March 1985.[3] As a channel needed resources, the initial staff of the station found themselves indebted. Jaime Iriarte Angulo, owner of a newspaper, bought the station from its initial owners and turned it into an apolitical outlet.[2] The licensee was Cochabamba Televisora Iriarte.[4] The station was instrumental in the construction of the Cristo de la Concordia statue between 1987 and 1994.[2] By the early 2000s, the station was owned by Comunicadores Bolivianos Asociados.[5]
Near the mid-2000s, ECOR bought the station.[6] Digital broadcasts started in 2018, alongside its sister stations in the two other main cities of the trunk axis.[7]
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.
- ^ a b c Semblanza de Jaime Iriarte Angulo
- ^ La televisión en Bolivia (in Spanish). Editorial Quipus. 1986. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Estaciones Afiliadas a la Red Unitel". Unitel. 2002. Archived from the original on 27 October 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Directorio Rural 2001/2002" (in Spanish). Plural Editores (Bolivia). 2001.
- ^ "FLUXO INTERNACIONAL DE FICÇÃO: A TELENOVELA BRASILEIRA NA BOLÍVIA" (PDF). Methodist University of São Paulo. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ La ATT informa que 21 canales digitales del eje central emiten su señal digital en HD (alta definición)