The Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Panamericana have announced that VOA Spanish-language programming will air on Bolivia’s largest national radio network, beginning Wednesday, December 1.
Thanks to an agreement between VOA and Radio Panamericana, VOA programming in Spanish will now reach an additional 8.6 million listeners weekly through Panamericana’s network of eight affiliate stations in Bolivia’s major cities, including La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Cochabamba. The new partnership with Panamericana builds on VOA’s current network of 15 smaller affiliate stations in Bolivia. An inaugural ceremony in La Paz will accompany the launch on December 1, 2004.
Each day, Radio Panamericana will carry Reportaje Desde Washington (Report from Washington). The exclusive, live question-and-answer news report from VOA’s Washington, D.C. studios will be customized for the region. Monday through Friday will feature Luis Facal at 0825 local time (0125 UTC), and Tuesdays and Fridays will feature Mercedes Antezana at 1645 local time (2145 UTC). Finally, a two-minute segment of VOANoticias will air daily at 1130 local time (1630 UTC).
Other VOA Spanish programming includes Foro Interamericano, a weekly, hour-long public affairs television program that examines issues of interest to the Americas. VOA also broadcasts the daily Desde Washington (From Washington), a five-minute, Spanish-language television newscast for more than three-dozen affiliates in 10 countries throughout Latin America. In addition, VOA Spanish broadcasts programs directly to listeners via shortwave and by satellite to AM and FM affiliates in the region.
Programmes are also available on the Internet at www.VOANews.com/Spanish.