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 and Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. However, a bidding war arose for the third station CPS would obtain, at Puerto Vallarta, with CPS's winning bid of 20.179 million pesos coming in the 21st subsequent round of the auction.IFT: Results of the IFT-6 Television Station AuctionIFT: IFT-6 Auction, 21st Subsequent Round
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 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.
Station City RFchannel Virtualchannel ERP HAAT Transmitter coordinates XHCPBC-TDT La Paz 23 10 112.850 kW XHCPCS-TDT 35 10 56.09 kWRPC: #037973 Relocation of Main Transmitter — XHCPCS-TDT XHCPCS-TDT 35 10 14.29 kWRPC: #037970 Shadow XHCPCS-TDT Cabo San Lucas, previously authorized as the main station XHCPPV-TDT 27 10 90.070 kW
References
External links TV Mar station websites: Puerto Vallarta La Paz Los Cabos