Bolivia TV
Televisión Boliviana (Bolivia TV) is the first television channel of Bolivia and serves the only means of television communication from the government. The channel was established in August 1969 under the government of Luis Adolfo Siles after years of planning by the government of then-recently deceased René Barrientos. It is a state-owned broadcasting network.
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Bolivia |
| Affiliates | teleSUR |
| Headquarters | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Empresa Nacional de Televisión de Bolivia, public company of the Bolivian government |
| History | |
| Launched | August 30, 1969 |
| Former names | Televisión Boliviana (1969-2009) Televisión Nacional de Bolivia (1984-1993) |
| Links | |
| Website | TV Boliviana |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analog VHF/UHF | Channel 7 (La Paz, for the rest see the table below) |
| Digital VHF | Channel 7.1 (La Paz) |
Created to replace the previous public station Televisión Boliviana or TVB, it was the audience leader as it was the only legal television station in the country until 1984, when private television stations were legalized in Bolivian territory. The station claims to be plural and the only media outlet reaches out to the whole population.
Bolivia TV has been accused by society and opposition politicians of being a means of propaganda for the government in power. Most of the channel's content belonged to social organizations and figures affiliated with the ruling party.