UPEA Televisión
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | El Alto |
| Headquarters | El Alto, Bolivia |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Public University of El Alto |
| History | |
| Launched | November 17, 2017 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF | Channel 25 (El Alto/La Paz) |
| Digital UHF | Channel 25.1 (El Alto/La Paz) |
UPEA Televisión is a Bolivian university channel owned by the Public University of El Alto, in the city of El Alto, adjacent to La Paz, the national capital.
History
[edit]The station started broadcasting in analog format on November 17, 2017;[1] its founder being Freddy Medrano.[2] In 2019, the channel increased its coverage area to the entirety of El Alto and La Paz.[3]
The station gained national notoriety on May 12, 2020 for being the first television channel in Bolivia to air the weather in a native language (Aymara).[4]
On November 20, 2023, UPEA Televisión started digital terrestrial broadcasts on virtual channel 25.1 in high definition.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Copa destaca reconocimiento para UPEA-TV por ser de los pocos medios que difundió y denunció la represión a los alteños en 2019". Prensa Renueva (in Spanish). October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Quispe cayó en el El Alto y su familia pide justicia". El negocio de la represión (in Spanish). June 7, 2022.
- ^ "UPEA- TV ampliará su transmisión a la ciudad de La Paz". La UPEA (in Spanish). March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Maggy, la primera cholita en dar el pronóstico del tiempo en Bolivia". Urgente.bo (in Spanish). May 20, 2020.
- ^ "UPEA Televisión celebró el lanzamiento de transmisión de la señal digital HD". El Diario (in Spanish). November 20, 2023.