RPC Foz do Iguaçu
{{infobox television station
|name = RPC Foz do Iguaçu
|callsign = ZYB 408
|logo =
|digital = 35 (UHF)
|virtual = 5
|branding =RPC
|location = Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
|airdate = {{start date and age|1989|07|01}}
|affiliations = TV Globo
|former_names = TV Cataratas (1989-2000)
RPC TV Cataratas
(2000-2010)
RPC TV Foz do Iguaçu (2010-2014)
|sister_stations =
|former_affiliations =
|owner = Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação
|licensee = TV Cataratas Ltda.
|erp =
|coordinates =
|former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog:|5 (VHF, 1989-2018)}}
|haat = 11kW
|former_callsigns =
|licensing_authority = ANATEL
|anatel_id=
|website = {{URL|RedeGlobo.Globo.com/RPC}}
}}
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.{{Cite web| url= https://portalintercom.org.br/anais/nacional2019/resumos/R14-1347-1.pdf| title= Concessão de Canais de Televisão e Política no Paraná durante a Redemocratização Brasileira (1985-1989)|author= Osmani Ferreira da Costa| date=2019 | access-date=10 October 2020 }} At launch, the station hired journalist Dina Oro, formerly from TV Naipi.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-14 |title=Dina Oro deixa a TV Cataratas depois de 28 anos - Não viu? |url=https://www.naoviu.com.br/dina-oro-tv-cataratas-28-anos/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |language=pt-BR}} At the beginning, the station broadcast from a rented house in the city center, with reports being produced at the Telepar tower.
The station reported events that often had international relevance, including official visits of heads of state to the Iguaçu Falls.
On October 6, 2008, RPC TV Cataratas started producing the entirety of the first edition of Paraná TV locally, becoming the only such station to do so in the interior of the state.{{Cite web |title=À TV CATARATAS EM HOMENAGEM AOS VINTE ANOS DE ATIVIDADES EM FOZ DO IGUAÇU |url=https://sapl.fozdoiguacu.pr.leg.br/media/sapl/public/materialegislativa/2009/36917/09-2009-luiz_queiroga.pdf |website=sapl.fozdoiguacu.pr.leg.br}}
Technical information
=Subchannels=
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Channel
! Video ! Aspect ! Short name ! Programming | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | RPC TV | Main RPC programming / TV Globo |
Digital broadcasts started on December 7, 2010, with significant overspill in the Paraguayan and Argentine sides of the border. RPC spent R$3,5 million in implementing the technology.{{Cite web |title=Sinal digital da RPC TV chega a Foz do Iguaçu |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/economia/sinal-digital-da-rpc-tv-chega-a-foz-do-iguacu-0vuy0n0oiqb3vshuv9d7i8jm6/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.gazetadopovo.com.br |language=pt-BR}} For this end, the TV tower in Foz do Iguaçu was illuminated by LED lights, in red, green and white until December 25, and, from December 26 to January 1, for the new year, in blue and green, RPC's colors.{{Cite web |date=2010-12-06 |title=Torre da RPC TV em Foz do Iguaçu recebe iluminação especial – Últimas Notícias de Foz do Iguaçu e Região – H2FOZ |url=https://www.h2foz.com.br/sem-categoria/torre-da-rpc-tv-em-foz-do-iguacu-recebe-iluminacao-especial-23457/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Últimas Notícias de Foz do Iguaçu e Região - H2FOZ |language=pt-BR}}