Televisión Universitaria, also known as TVU, is a Bolivian over-the-air television station, launched on March 1, 1973, by the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University. It broadcasts on VHF channel 11, as part of the Red Universitaria Boliviana de Información (Red Rubi)[1] in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Affiliates | Red Universitaria Boliviana de Información |
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1, 1973 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF | Channel 11 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) |
| Digital VHF | Channel 11.1 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) |
History edit
TVU was the first channel to go on air in Santa Cruz de la Sierra,[2] as up until then, television was limited to La Paz and surrounding areas, by means of Televisión Boliviana, the state channel.
The channel started experimental broadcasts on March 1, 1973, using a homemade transmitter with a 5-watt radius broadcasting on channel 8. The channel broadcast three days a week, its first director was Noel Alderete Arteaga and Alfredo Quiroz the first technician. In 1978, it started color broadcasting and moved to channel 11, its current frequency. In 1986 it acquired a powerful 10 kW transmitter by means of a Japanese donation.[3]
The emergence of private television networks caused the university networks to dwindle their viewer base, even though they did not have commercial funds to sustain them.[4]
In 2013, the station was introducing a new transmitter enabling viewers to receive the signal with better quality.[2]
On November 11, 2019, TVU was one of the media outlets that announced a voluntary shutdown due to threats facing the resignation of Evo Morales.[5]
An agreement was signed with Cooperativa Rural de Electrificación in August 2023, with the aim of digitizing the signal.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Sistema Integrado de Gestion Operadores". Authority of Telecommunications and Transport. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Hace 40 años el once nos hizo conocer la televisión". eju.tv. 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "La Gaceta" (PDF). Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "La televisión en el Cono Sur de América Latina". tdx.cat. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "#Urgente Periodistas de Televisión Universitaria (TVU) denuncian que recibieron amenazas y que se ven obligados a cerrar su emisión". twitter.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "CRE y la Uagrm firman convenio para digitalizar Canal 11 y difundir el cooperativismo". ÚltimaHora TV. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.