TVMás

TVMás is the state-owned public broadcaster serving the Mexican state of Veracruz. It and Radiomás, a statewide radio network, are operated by the public agency Radiotelevisión de Veracruz, which is based in the state capital of Xalapa.

TVMás
CountryMexico
Broadcast areaState of Veracruz
HeadquartersXalapa
Ownership
OwnerGobierno del Estado de Veracruz (Radiotelevisión de Veracruz)
History
LaunchedOctober 23, 1980 (1980-10-23)
Links
Websitetvmas.mx

History

After receiving its permit on October 23, 1978,[1] XHGV-TV channel 4 signed on January 6, 1980, with a formal inauguration by President José López Portillo. It was operated by the Secretariat of Education and Culture and was the first noncommercial regional television station in the country. It was known from the start as Canal 4 Más, owing to the analog station's plus offset. Initial programming focused on educational, informational and entertainment programs. The new station boasted a transmitter on Cerro de las Lajas and studios on Cerro de la Galaxia in the state capital of Xalapa.

It is the sister to the Radiomás state radio network, which was created in 2000.

The concession of XHGV-TDT expired without a properly filed renewal on December 31, 2021. A new concession for XHCPEO-TDT on the same channel was approved before the end of 2021, but due to technical adjustments and notification issues, the transmitter was temporarily shut down at the start of 2022.[2]

Transmitters

TVMÁS (XHGV-TDT) is distributed statewide by three additional repeater stations located throughout Veracruz:[3]

RF VC Call sign Location ERP
26 26 XHCPEO-TDT[lower-alpha 1] Las Lajas
Misantla		 247.18 kW
5 kW[4]
33 26 XHVCA-TDT Cerro Azul 50 kW
22 26 XHGVC-TDT Coatzacoalcos 50 kW
29 26 XHZOT-TDT Mecayapan 25 kW

Notes
  1. Formerly XHGV-TV/TDT (1980–2021). Reawarded under new concession effective January 1, 2022.

XHGV, XHVCA, XHGVC (analog 21) and XHZOT became digital-only in December 2015. Four other stations, with transmitters at Huayacocotla, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Orizaba and San Andrés Tuxtla, were granted a one-year extension to remain in analog until 2016 and then had their concessions surrendered in August 2017, having never converted.

TVMÁS is also available continent-wide on SATMEX 6 C-band satellite (4068.5 MHz, V, 9.5 Mbit/s, DVB-S).

References
  1. Mentioned in 1998 permit renewal
  2. Morán Ramírez, Giovanni (January 1, 2022). "Otorga IFT nueva concesión a RTV por 15 años para retransmisora de Lajas" [IFT awards new 15-year concession to RTV for Lajas transmitter]. Más Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de TDT. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-07-01. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  4. RPC: Shadow XHGV Misantla

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