MASTV was a Mexican

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company. The company belonged to

MVS Comunicaciones MVS Comunicaciones (MVS) is a Mexican media conglomerate. The company owns MASTV, MVS Radio operator of four national radio networks, MVS Televisión operator and distributor of seven pay television networks, E-Go wireless broadband internet and ...

. The company offered service to 11 cities in Mexico;

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, Mérida,

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, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi,

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, and

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. The company closed operations in July 2014, and subscribers were migrated to parent operator

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History

The system started operations on September 1, 1989, as MVS Multivisión in

. It later expanded to 10 other markets across Mexico. In 2002, MVS Multivision changed its name to MASTV. MVS and

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operate the DTH system Dish Mexico.

Channels

Before the gradual shutdown of the company in 2014, the system offered 17 channels, including 5 of MVS own channels ( 52MX,

Exa TV Exa TV is a Mexican 24/7 nonstop music video cable television network owned by MVS Comunicaciones. The cable network was launched in Mexico in 2005. In Mexico it is available through MASTV wireless cable television and Dish Mexico. The music vid ...

Multicinema Multicinema (also known as MC) is a Mexican movie programming cable television network owned by MVS Comunicaciones. The cable network was launched along with the wireless cable television company MVS Multivision, now called MASTV in Mexico City ...

Multipremier Multipremier (also known as MP) is a Mexican love and drama movie cable television network owned by MVS Comunicaciones. At midnight Monday to Saturday the channel transmits softcore porn movies. The channel is available on MASTV wireless cable t ...

and

Cinelatino Cinelatino is a Spanish-language movie channel based in Mexico and is owned by MVS Comunicaciones & Hemisphere Media Group (83.8% owned by InterMedia Partners). It is available throughout Latin America as well as the United States and Canada, via ...

) which are bolded on the list. All channels were transmitted either subtitled or in Spanish. MASTV distributes all these channels on the same number in all the cities it serves.MASTV channels

References

External links

MASTV Web site (redirects to a video showing the end of the service)

Official website MVS Comunicaciones
MVS Comunicaciones Cable television companies of Mexico Defunct companies of Mexico {{Mexico-tv-stub