Televisión Universitaria UMSA explained

Televisión Universitaria
Owner:Higher University of San Andrés
Country:Bolivia
Area:La Paz
Headquarters:La Paz, Bolivia
Affiliates:Red Universitaria Boliviana de Información
Terr Serv 1:Analog VHF
Terr Chan 1:Channel 13 (La Paz)
Terr Serv 2:Digital VHF
Terr Chan 2:Channel 13.1 (La Paz)

Televisión Universitaria UMSA is a Bolivian terrestrial television station owned by the Higher University of San Andrés, itself headquartered in La Paz, the capital and seat of government. The station is part of Red RUBI.[1]

History

TVU is the second-oldest television channel in La Paz, after Televisión Boliviana, which until 1980 was the only television station in the city.[2]

Between 1976 and 1980, Bolivia was setting up a network of university television stations. While these stations were funded by the government, they had independent management. In this context, in 1979, the Higher University of San Andrés founded its television station under the auspices of the National Council for Higher Education, with experimental broadcasts in closed circuit. By means of Supreme Decree nº 16800, the station's first terrestrial broadcast was held on December 24, 1980, when the station formally launched, on VHF channel 5 (currently occupied by Bolivisión), with a 1Kw transmitter and a daily schedule running from 5:30pm to 10pm. It is unknown when did the station move to the current frequency (channel 13).[3] By the early 2010s, the channel was added to COTEL TV and Multivisión's cable offers.[2]

In January 2016, TVU started broadcasting from its new headquarters.[4]

Network

Stations given to Red Universitaria de información[5]
Location Channel
Trinidad 5
Sucre 12
Cochabamba 11
La Paz 13
Oruro 13
Cobija 21
Potosí 9
Santa Cruz de la Sierra 11
Tarija 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sistema Integrado de Gestion Operadores . 19 February 2024 . Authority of Telecommunications and Transport . http://web.archive.org/web/20240219225413/https://plataformas.att.gob.bo/index.php/sinadi/index/TV . 19 February 2024 .
  2. Web site: Televisión Universitaria es el segundo canal más antiguo y festejó su 33 aniversario. 6 April 2024 . Agencia de Noticias Fides . 24 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410100558/https://www.noticiasfides.com/nacional/sociedad/television-universitaria-es-el-segundo-canal-mas-antiguo-y-festejo-su-33-aniversario-337379-337366 . 10 April 2024.
  3. Web site: “DISEÑO DE UN MODELO DE CADENA DE VALOR” CASO: CANAL 13 TVU. 10 April 2024 . . 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410101418/https://repositorio.umsa.bo/bitstream/handle/123456789/5741/TM-039.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y . 10 April 2024.
  4. Web site: TELEVISIÓN UNIVERSITARIA SE RENUEVA . 10 April 2024 . El Diario . 13 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410105110/https://www.pub.eldiario.net/noticias/2016/2016_01/nt160113/sociales.php?n=12&-television-universitaria-se-renueva . 10 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Sistema Integrado de Gestion Operadores . 19 February 2024 . Authority of Telecommunications and Transport . http://web.archive.org/web/20240219225413/https://plataformas.att.gob.bo/index.php/sinadi/index/TV . 19 February 2024 .