Unitel Bolivia

Unitel
CountryBolivia
Broadcast areaBolivia
HeadquartersSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerEmpresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente Ltda.
Sister channelsCanal Rural Bolivia
History
Launched1985 (La Paz)
1987 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
1989 (Oruro)
ReplacedTelesistema Boliviano (La Paz)
Teleoriente (Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
Former namesTelesistema Boliviano (La Paz, 1985–1997)
Links
Websitewww.unitel.bo
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital VHFChannel 2.1 (La Paz)
Analog VHF/UHFSee the section below

UNITEL (UNIVERSAL DE TELEVISIÓN)[1] is a Bolivian commercial television network headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It was founded in 1987 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra as Teleoriente, which in 1997 created the current network and bought two Telesistema Boliviano stations. It is owned by businessman Osvaldo Monasterio Nieme.[2] The company broadcasts sports, entertainment, political programs, and daily news programs nationwide in the South American country.[3]

The station is owned by Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente (Ecor), Ltda., which also owns two radio stations, the Bolivian branch of Radio Disney and since 2023, Eres Radio, specialized in love songs.[4] The legal name of the main Unitel station is still Canal 9 Teleoriente.[5] Grupo Monasterio owns 100% of the shares of Ecor.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UnitelTVB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ http://www.comunicar.info/despliegue.php?idnota=828&idseccion=59[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Noticias de Bolivia y el mundo".
  4. ^ "¡Eres Radio llega con la mejor música romántica y un increíble concurso: Luis Miguel en vivo en Buenos Aires!". Unitel. 27 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Sistema Integrado de Gestion Operadores". Authority of Telecommunications and Transport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.