RPC Foz do Iguaçu is a Brazilian television station, headquartered in Foz do Iguaçu, a city in the state of Paraná, located on the Paraguayan border. It operates on channel 5 (35 UHF digital) and is affiliated with TV Globo. It belongs to the Paranaense Communication Group (GRPCOM, former RPC Group). Its signal reaches some cities in Paraguay, and even some points in Argentina, which are part of the border with Brazil, by means of spillover.
History
The station was the second in Foz do Iguaçu to be founded locally, nearly four years after TV Naipi, currently a part of Rede Massa's statewide network. TV Cataratas made its first broadcast on July 1, 1989. The license, signed by President José Sarney, served at the benefit of businessman Francisco Cunha Pereira, the main shareholder of Rede Paranaense de Televisão. With its launch, RPTV now had four stations.[1] At launch, the station hired journalist Dina Oro, formerly from TV Naipi.[2] At the beginning, the station broadcast from a rented house in the city center, with reports being produced at the Telepar tower.