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Cadena A

Cadena A
CountryBolivia
HeadquartersLa Paz, Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Programming
LanguageSpanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerCompañía Comercial Minera Ricacruz Ltda [1](operated by Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente Ltda.)
Sister channelsUnitel
Canal Rural Bolivia
History
Launched1999
Former namesRed Digital (La Paz, 1999–2003)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital UHFChannel 3.1 (La Paz)
Analog VHF/UHFChannel 36 (La Paz)

Cadena A (Network A) is a Bolivian commercial television network owned by the Ricacruz mining company and operated by Empresa de Comunicaciones del Oriente, owner of Unitel. Based in La Paz with additional offices in the commercial capital Santa Cruz de la Sierra, its programming is mostly original, coming from both locations, as well as news bulletins, infomercials, pais programming and, occasionally, canned foreign output.

History

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The network emerged in 1999 as Red Digital (Digital Network). In 2000, sports journalist Asbel Valenzuela joined the network; he got his own program El equipo deportivo in 2001 and was with the network until 2006, when he moved to Red Uno to present El Súper Deportivo.[2] In 2003, the network adopted its current name.

On February 1, 2010, the network fired De mañanita presenter and network news head Jorge Tejerina. Erbol also reported the exit of Juan Carlos Arana, which implied an ideological change at the network.[3] By 2011, the network was facing a crisis, with a series of staff quitting and moving to other outlets, such as Roger Romay in July that year (interviewed by Red Uno as leaving the network thanks to the end of co-production agreements; the network now resorted to producing all of its programs);[4] to an extent where there were only two presenters left.[5] At an unknown point in the 2010s, the Monasterio family acquired an unknown amount of shares at the network.[6]

On November 13, 2025, Cadena A moved from 2.2 (on Unitel La Paz's multiplex) in La Paz and El Alto and moved to virtual channel 3.1.[7]

Programming

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As of 2024, the network airs a variety of original productions: Levántate Bolivia (morning program), Tele A Noticias (news, only on weekdays), Estudio Estadio (sports) and Deporte Total. The network also airs a handful of imports, which at the time included reruns of animes such as Pokémon, Robotech and Bleach, as well as feature films.[8] The amount of foreign content increased in 2025, adding shows such as She-Hulk and Beverly Hills: 90210.[9]

In 2020, Canal 11 Paisaje in Riberalta relayed Cadena A's Tele A Noticias.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Compañía Comercial Minera Ricacruz Ltda. - Cadena A". Aduana Nacional (in Spanish). Government of Bolivia.
  2. ^ Optimista y sencillo, Asbel Valenzuela, conductor y periodista del programa El Súper Deportivo, Televisión en Bolivia, October 21, 2011
  3. ^ Cadena A despide de manera sorpresiva a Jorge Tejerina
  4. ^ Roger Romay renunció a Cadena «A»
  5. ^ Cadena «A» en crisis
  6. ^ Unitel y la familia Monasterio, Maoistas de Bolivia, May 11, 2020
  7. ^ ¡Cadena A Red Nacional, ahora en el 3.1! A partir de este jueves 13 de noviembre, La Paz y El Alto podrán sintonizar nuestra señal en el canal 3.1. ¡Una nueva etapa comienza en la televisión boliviana!📺
  8. ^ PROGRAMACIÓN 2024
  9. ^ PROGRAMACIÓN 2025
  10. ^ Tarifario TV Paisaje
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