RPC Maringá is a Brazilian television station based in Maringá, PR. It operates on channel 8 (41 UHF digital) and is affiliated with TV Globo. It belongs to the Paranaense Communication Group (GRPCom), in addition to generating local programming.
History
Dom Jaime Luiz Coelho founded the station in 1972, obtaining a license to operate on channel 8. Dom Jaime was its founding president.[1] The building already had its facilities built in January 1975 in the facilities formerly occupied by Instituto Filadélfia de Maringá, who vacated the premises in the previous year. The station had a 60-meter transmitter installed, which at the time was one of the highest in Brazil.[2] The station started operating in September 1975[3][4] and covers 69 municipalities in the regions of Maringá, Campo Mourão, Ivaiporã, Jandaia do Sul, Astorga and Colorado, region estimated to have 1,1 million viewers. It initially was a partial affiliate of