Unitel Oruro (formerly known as Televisión Oruro) is a

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n television station. Owned by Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente and operating on channel 2, the station is a Unitel

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History

TVO started test broadcasts in April 1985 and began regular broadcasts at 12pm on November 1, 1985, however some sources say the station started earlier, approximately in 1983. In 1988, the station hired Wigerto Salinas as a sports presenter and became an affiliate of Telesistema Boliviano, later joining

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in 1996, which remained until 1998, when the network signed a contract with Unitel, which had started its national network. Its director in the 90s was Humberto Cabezas, who oversaw the change of affiliation to Unitel. Well into the early 2000s, Telesistema Boliviano was still the licensee. On August 5, 2008, its offices were damaged by a youth group connected to

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, causing the local edition of ''Telepaís'' to be suspended on September 4, 2008, in order to avoid further confrontations. 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.

References

{{Unitel Bolivia Spanish-language television stations Television in Bolivia Television channels and stations established in 1985