Editing Coquimbo Region (section)

==Media and communications==
The first [[newspaper]] in the region, ''El Minero de Coquimbo'', was published in 1828. Today, the region is served by several local newspapers, including ''[[El Día (Chile)|El Día]]'' in La Serena, founded in 1944, ''La Región'' in Coquimbo, founded in 2004, and ''El Ovallino'', founded in 1989 in Ovalle.

TVN Red Coquimbo, a regional affiliate of [[Televisión Nacional de Chile]] (TVN), began broadcasting in 1993. Several local cable and [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] television channels, such as CuartaVisión and Ovalle TV, offer regional programming that includes news, sports, and cultural content. However, several regional stations have ceased operations, including [[Telenorte]] and [[Canal 8 UCV TV]], which broadcast until 2001 and 2002, respectively.