TVMás

TVMás
Country	Mexico
Broadcast area	State of Veracruz
Headquarters	Xalapa
Ownership
Owner	Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz (Radiotelevisión de Veracruz)
History
Launched	October 23, 1980
Links
Website	tvmas.mx

TVMás (call sign XHCPEO-TDT) 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.

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] All of the remaining concessions were consolidated into this concession in an action approved by the Federal Telecommunications Institute on October 26, 2022.^[3]

Transmitters

TVMás is broadcast by a total of five authorized transmitters located throughout Veracruz:^[4]

RF	Location	ERP
26	Las Lajas Misantla	247.18 kW 5 kW^[5]
33	Cerro Azul^[a]	50 kW
22	Coatzacoalcos^[b]	50 kW
29	Mecayapan^[c]	25 kW
26	Orizaba, Córdoba, Fortín	10 kW^[6]

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. A new transmitter to replace the Orizaba analog transmitter was approved by the IFT in February 2023.

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

Notes

^ Formerly XHVCA-TDT
^ Formerly XHGVC-TDT
^ Formerly XHZOT-TDT

References

^ Mentioned in 1998 permit renewal
^ 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.
^ "Resolución mediante la cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones autoriza la modificación de la zona de cobertura de la concesión sobre bandas de frecuencias del espectro radioeléctrico para uso público otorgada al Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz, cuya población principal a servir es Xalapa-Enríquez, Poza Rica de Hidalgo y Veracruz (Las Lajas), Veracruz, a través de la estación con distintivo de llamada XHCPEO-TDT" [Resolution by which the Plenum of the Federal Telecommunications Institute authorizes the modification of the coverage area of the spectrum concession for public use awarded to the Government of the State of Veracruz, with primary populations to serve of Xalapa-Enríquez, Poza Rica de Hidalgo and Veracruz (Las Lajas), Veracruz, by way of the station with call sign XHCPEO-TDT.] (PDF) (in Spanish). Federal Telecommunications Institute. October 26, 2022.
^ 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.
^ RPC: Shadow XHGV Misantla
^ "#069417 Modificación al Título de Concesión" (PDF). Public Registry of Concessions (in Spanish). Federal Telecommunications Institute. February 1, 2023.

19°35′28″N 97°05′32″W / 19.59111°N 97.09222°W / 19.59111; -97.09222

[6] Formerly XHVCA-TDT

[7] Formerly XHGVC-TDT

[8] Formerly XHZOT-TDT

[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] "Resolución mediante la cual el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones autoriza la modificación de la zona de cobertura de la concesión sobre bandas de frecuencias del espectro radioeléctrico para uso público otorgada al Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz, cuya población principal a servir es Xalapa-Enríquez, Poza Rica de Hidalgo y Veracruz (Las Lajas), Veracruz, a través de la estación con distintivo de llamada XHCPEO-TDT" [Resolution by which the Plenum of the Federal Telecommunications Institute authorizes the modification of the coverage area of the spectrum concession for public use awarded to the Government of the State of Veracruz, with primary populations to serve of Xalapa-Enríquez, Poza Rica de Hidalgo and Veracruz (Las Lajas), Veracruz, by way of the station with call sign XHCPEO-TDT.] (PDF) (in Spanish). Federal Telecommunications Institute. October 26, 2022.

[mexico-inf-TV-4] 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.

[5] RPC: Shadow XHGV Misantla

[9] "#069417 Modificación al Título de Concesión" (PDF). Public Registry of Concessions (in Spanish). Federal Telecommunications Institute. February 1, 2023.

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