Ecuador
ECUADOR is on the west coast of the South American continent.
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Population
When Doctor Who screened in Ecuador 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
Ecuador began its television service in 1959.
It is not known on which station Doctor Who aired.
Colour transmissions began in 1974 with the NTSC colour broadcast system that was common throughout the continent.
Language/s
The main language of Ecuador is Spanish.
DOCTOR WHO IN ECUADOR
Ecuador was the 49th country to screen Doctor Who; it was the third in South America (see Selling Doctor Who).
BBC Records
In DWM, Ecuador is identified in 22 story Archives, all Tom Baker stories from his first four seasons 4A to 4Z, but not 4L, which is probably an oversight. The year of sale is given as 1978.
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 |
Ecuador therefore bought GROUPs A to D of the standard package of Tom Baker stories in Spanish that were distributed by Time-Life.
Transmission
TOM BAKER
No details, other than the year of sale being 1978.
TV listings
No details.
Ecuador in Doctor Who
None.
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