Media of Paraguay

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The media of Paraguay includes radio, television, newspapers, and the internet. [1] As in many South American countries, radio is an important disseminator of information in Paraguay. More than 70 commercial and community radio stations broadcast daily across the nation. Paraguay also has four television stations and, as of 2004,[ citation needed ] about 750,000 households with televisions. The country has six major daily newspapers: 1870 Digital , ABC Color , Diario Noticias , Última Hora , La Nación , and Diario Popular . The newspapers have a combined circulation of about 150,000 copies daily.

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  1. Paraguay country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (October 2005). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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