ULA TV
Universidad de Los Andes Televisión, abbreviated ULA TV, was a television station in Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela, that was owned by the Universidad de Los Andes. The station began broadcasting in 1999 and was shuttered by the National Commission of Telecommunications (CONATEL) on June 15, 2017.
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| Owner | Universidad de Los Andes |
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First air date | October 25, 1999 |
Last air date | June 15, 2017 |
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| Website | www |
History
On September 10, 1993, ULA proposed the establishment of a UHF television station to serve the city of Mérida. Channel 22 was assigned by CONATEL in 1994, but it would be more than five years before the station began broadcasting. The station went on the air with a test pattern on October 2, 1999, and programs began on October 25.[1] It was originally known as Aula 22 ("Classroom 22") before adopting the ULA TV moniker.
Closure
They're doing the same thing to us that they did to RCTV.
Mario Bonucci Rossini, rector of the Universidad de Los Andes[2]
On June 15, 2017, CONATEL representatives presented the station with an order to shut down due to what it claimed were violations of Venezuelan telecommunications law, which came as a surprise to the service's 100 staff.[3] Once news of the closure spread, students of the university began protests outside the studios, stating that the closure had been ordered by the state governor, Alexis Ramírez, because opposition figures appeared on ULA TV[3] and had called for a national strike on a ULA TV program, statements which Ramírez declared "criminal acts".[4]
References
- "¿Quiénes Somos?". tv.ula.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- Figueroa, Danilo (2017-06-15). "Conatel cierra ULA TV e incauta equipos". Universidad de Los Andes. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- Boscán, Hugo J. (2017-06-16). "Conatel cerró televisora de la ULA originándose protestas en Mérida". El Impulso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- Rodríguez, María Fernanda (2021-06-15). "ULA TV cumple cuatro años fuera del aire por decisión de Conatel". El Pitazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-04.