Guatemala
GUATEMALA is on the XXXX coast of the Central American isthmus.
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Population
When Doctor Who screened in Guatemala in the late 1970s, the population was 6.3 million, and licensed TV sets numbered only 120,000 (per WRTH, 1974).
LOOK AT 1979 WRTH
TV & system
Guatemala began its television service in 1956.
It is not known on which station Doctor Who aired.
The Guatemalan station RTG was the first Central American country to commence colour broadcasts.
There were three stations operating in the 1970s: 3 RADIO-TELEVISION GUATEMALA (RTG) 7 TELEVICENTRO 11 TELEONCE
There were five stations operating in the 1980s: 3 RADIO-TELEVISION GUATEMALA (RTG) 5 TELEVISION CULTURAL EDUCATIVE 7 TELEVISIETE SA 11 TELEONCE 13 TRECEVISION SA
Language/s
The main language of Guatemala is Spanish.
DOCTOR WHO IN GUATEMALA
Guatemala was the 51st country to screen Doctor Who; it was the second in Central America (see Selling Doctor Who).
BBC Records
The Eighties - The Lost Chapters records a sale of 24 stories (by 10 February 1987).
This may be an error, as only 23 Tom Baker stories were known to have aired. If there was indeed 24, it is not known what the other story was.
In DWM, Guatemala is identified in 20 story Archives, all Tom Baker stories from his first four seasons 4A to 4Z, with the exception of three - 4C, 4L, 4S - which is probably an oversight rather than an indication that these three didn't air (the same three stories also omit Brazil). The year of sale is given as 1979.
Stories bought and broadcast
TOM BAKER
23 stories, 98 episodes:
| 4A | Robot | 4 |
| 4B | The Sontaran Experiment | 2 |
| 4C | The Ark in Space | 4 |
| 4D | Revenge of the Cybermen | 4 |
| 4E | Genesis of the Daleks | 6 |
| 4F | Terror of the Zygons | 4 |
| 4G | Pyramids of Mars | 4 |
| 4H | Planet of Evil | 4 |
| 4J | The Android Invasion | 4 |
| 4K | The Brain of Morbius | 4 |
| 4L | The Seeds of Doom | 6 |
| 4M | The Masque of Mandragora | 4 |
| 4N | The Hand of Fear | 4 |
| 4P | The Deadly Assassin | 4 |
| 4Q | The Face of Evil | 4 |
| 4R | The Robots of Death | 4 |
| 4S | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | 6 |
| 4V | Horror of Fang Rock | 4 |
| 4T | The Invisible Enemy | 4 |
| 4X | Image of the Fendahl | 4 |
| 4W | The Sun Makers | 4 |
| 4Y | Underworld | 4 |
| 4Z | The Invasion of Time | 6 |
Guatemala therefore bought GROUPs A to D of the standard package of Tom Baker stories in Spanish that were distributed by Time-Life.
Origin of the Tapes?
Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua all screened Tom Baker stories in NTSC around the same time.
Transmission
TOM BAKER
No details, other than the year of sale being 1979.
TV listings
No details.
Fate of the Tapes?
Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua all screened Tom Baker stories in NTSC around the same time.
Guatemala in Doctor Who
None.
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