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 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.Optimista y sencillo, Asbel Valenzuela, conductor y periodista del programa El Súper Deportivo, Televisión en Bolivia, October 21, 2011 In November 2000, it premiered Axesso, which later moved to Bolivia TV.Axesso, 11 años al aire, El Diario, 18 November 2001, retrieved 24 September 2026, archived 19 February 2025 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.Cadena A despide de manera sorpresiva a Jorge Tejerina 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);Roger Romay renunció a Cadena «A» to an extent where there were only two presenters left.Cadena «A» en crisis At an unknown point in the 2010s, the Monasterio family acquired an unknown amount of shares at the network.Unitel y la familia Monasterio, Maoistas de Bolivia, May 11, 2020
In August 2015, it finished its contract with John Arandia.Cadena A dice que "culminó" contrato con John Arandia, La Razón, 8 August 2015, retrieved 24 September 2026
Cadena A reporter Irene Torres was attacked by followers of former president Evo Morales on September 17, 2024 in the Oruro-La Paz highway. One of the members of the group received threats to the reporter and damaging her credentials as a journalist.Seguidores de Evo Morales golpearon a una corresponsal de Tv durante marcha a La Paz, Opinión, 19 September 2024, retrieved 24 September 2026
On November 13, 2025, Cadena A moved from 2.2 (on Unitel La Paz's multiplex) in La Paz and El Alto to its own multiplex on virtual channel 3.1.¡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!📺
Programming As of 2024, the network airs a variety of original productions: Levántate Bolivia (morning program), Tele A Noticiass (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 anime such as Pokémon, Robotech and Bleach, as well as feature films.PROGRAMACIÓN 2024 The amount of foreign content increased in 2025, adding shows such as She-Hulk and Beverly Hills: 90210.PROGRAMACIÓN 2025
In 2020, Canal 11 Paisaje in Riberalta relayed Cadena A's Tele A Noticias.Tarifario TV Paisaje
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External links Cadena A