Unitel Oruro

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.

Unitel Oruro

Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia
Channels	Analog: 2
Branding	Unitel
Programming
Affiliations	Unitel
Ownership
Owner	Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente[1] (Televisión Oruro)
Sister stations	Cadena A Canal Rural Bolivia
History
Founded	April 1985 (1985-04)
First air date	November 1, 1985 (39 years ago) (1985-11-01)
Former channel number	3 (1985–1988)
Former affiliations	Telesistema Boliviano (1989-1996) Bolivisión (1996-1998)
Technical information
Licensing authority	ATT

History

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]