Unitel Bolivia
| Country | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia La Paz, Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente Ltda. |
| Sister channels | Cadena A Canal Rural Bolivia |
| History | |
| Launched | 1985 (La Paz) 1987 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) 1989 (Oruro) |
| Replaced | Telesistema Boliviano (La Paz) Teleoriente (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) |
| Former names | Telesistema Boliviano (La Paz, 1985–1997) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital VHF | Channel 2.1 (La Paz) |
| Analog VHF/UHF | See the section below |
UNITEL (UNIVERSAL DE TELEVISIÓN) is a Bolivian commercial television network headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz and Cochabamba, Bolivia. It was founded in 1987 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra as Teleoriente, which in 1997 created the current network and bought two Telesistema Boliviano stations. It is owned by businessman Osvaldo Monasterio Nieme. The company broadcasts sports, entertainment, political programs, and daily news programs nationwide in the South American country. As of 2020, it claimed to have the largest viewing audience.
The station is owned by Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente (Ecor), Ltda., which also owns two radio stations, the Bolivian branch of Radio Disney and since 2023, Eres Radio, specialized in love songs. The legal name of the main Unitel station is still Canal 9 Teleoriente. Grupo Monasterio owns 100% of the shares of Ecor.