- ULA TV
Infobox Network
network_name = Universidad de Los Andes Televisión
network_
network_type = BroadcastTelevision Network
branding = ULA TV
country = VEN
available = Mérida
founder = Universidad de Los Andes |slogan = "Con sentido universitario"
owner = Universidad de Los Andes
key_people =
launch_date =October 2 ,1999
website = [http://www.tv.ula.ve/ ULA TV]ULA TV (Universidad de Los Andes Televisión) is a
Venezuelan regional television channel that is owned by the Universidad de Los Andes in the Mérida state. It can be seen in the city of Mérida onUHF channel 22.History
On
September 10 ,1993 , the Universidad de Los Andes proposed toCONATEL to create a television station to broadcast on UHF to serve the city of Mérida. OnOctober 19 ,1993 , CONATEL temporarily reserved UHF channel 22 for the Universidad de Los Andes and gave them a 60 day period to meet administrative and technical requirements. OnJanuary 19 ,1994 the ULA has met the requierments of CONATEL. OnFebruary 3 , 1994, CONATEL authorized the ULA to begin setting up their installations for channel 22. CONATEL gives them a time period of 6 months to do this. OnOctober 2 ,1999 , channel 22 begins their transmission, first with atest pattern and 23 days later, with video. The station's studios were originally located in las Residencias Los Caciques and their transmittor is located near the Estación La Aguada. OnJanuary 17 ,2000 , the stations studio moves to the Centro Comercial Alto Chama. OnFebruary 25 , 2000, the company, TV Canal UHF-22 C.A., was created and university professor José Luis Bendito was its first president. OnApril 13 , 2000 CONATEL inspects the channel's installations. OnOctober 13 , 2000, the ULA presents before CONATEL its plans to move its transmittor and studios to their current locations. BetweenFebruary 25 , 2000 andApril 2 ,2001 , José Luis Bendito serves as president of the board of directors of the company. Under his leadership, the channel is defined as an education television network. BetweenApril 2 , 2001 andFebruary 7 ,2002 , Tarick Souki Farías serves as president of the channel. OnFebruary 7 , 2002, the company's investors designate Pedro Quesada Estévez, coordinator of politica communications of the university, to be interim president of the company during its reorganization. During the months between March and July 2002, the channel was under the conduction of Nereida Pacheco, who was hired half time and was under the supervision of Professor Adelis Graterol. In this time period, the station added 2 extra hours to its broadcast day, raising it to 10 hours (10:00am to 8:00pm), and entered a partnership with the Venezuelan cable company,Net-Uno .ee also
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List of Venezuelan television channels External links
* [http://www.tv.ula.ve/ Official Site]
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