Unitel Cochabamba
| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding |
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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
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
- ^ "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)