TV Mar is the brand name for three television stations operating in western Mexico, owned and operated by CPS Media.
History
The TV Mar stations were awarded in the IFT-6 television station auction of 2017. Corporación Periodística Sudcaliforniana, S.A. de C.V. paid 5.179 million and 5.019 million pesos, respectively, for the stations in
La Paz
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and
Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. However, a bidding war arose for the third station CPS would obtain, at
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala ...
, with CPS's winning bid of 20.179 million pesos coming in the 21st subsequent round of the auction.
Facility construction for the TV Mar stations was contemporaneous with the Radiante FM stations that CPS had previously won in all three cities in the IFT-4 radio auction (
XHPLPZ-FM,
XHPSJC-FM and
XHPVBB-FM). The first station to begin operations was Puerto Vallarta, which began program service on December 3, 2018. The La Paz station entered program service on February 18, 2019, followed by Los Cabos on October 28, 2019.
Programming
TV Mar is a general-entertainment television station with a wide variety of programming. Much of TV Mar's entertainment programming is sourced from
Televisión Española, including series and children's programming. Other content comes from the state networks of
Morelos
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and
Veracruz and other independent producers. TV Mar launched in Puerto Vallarta with a series of local programs, including ''Por una Causa'' (For a Cause), a show spotlighting civil society organizations in the region; ''La Receta'', featuring local chefs; and a music show, ''Por Fin es Viernes'', on Friday nights.
News
TV Mar broadcasts four and a half hours of local news each weekday on ''CPS Noticias'', simulcast on Radiante FM. There is no local news on weekends.
Stations
The TV Mar system consists of three stations, all broadcasting on virtual channel 10. XHCPCS-TDT has two transmitters.
References
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External links
*TV Mar station websites:
Puerto VallartaLa PazLos Cabos
Television stations in Baja California Sur
Television stations in Jalisco
Television channels and stations established in 2018
2018 establishments in Mexico