Branding TVMÁS HD Former channel number(s) 4 (analog, 1980-2015) | Founded 1980 | |
Channels Digital: 26 (UHF)
Virtual: 26
(statewide after October 27, 2016) Owner Radiotelevisión de Veracruz
(Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz) Transmitter power 247.18 kW
5 kW (Misantla digital) | ||
TVMÁS HD is the state-owned public broadcaster serving the Mexican state of Veracruz.
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History
After receiving its permit on October 23, 1978, 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.
Coverage
TVMÁS (XHGV-TDT) is distributed statewide by multiple repeater stations located throughout Veracruz. Two digital stations signed on in 2014:
An additional XHGV transmitter is located at Misantla. XHGVS also has a transmitter at Santiago Tuxtla.
XHGV, XHVCA, XHGVC (analog 21) and XHZOT became digital-only in December 2015. The other stations were granted a one-year extension to remain in analog until 2016.
TVMÁS is also available continent-wide on SATMEX 6 C-band satellite (4068.5 MHz, V, 9.5 Mbit/s, DVB-S).