RPC Maringá
{{infobox television station
| name = RPC Maringá
| callsign = ZYB 396
| logo =
| digital = 41 (UHF)
| virtual = 8
| branding = RPC
| location = Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
| airdate = {{start date and age|1975|09|25}}
| affiliations = TV Globo
| former_names = TV Cultura de Maringá (1975-2000)
RPC TV Cultura (2000-2010)
RPC TV Maringá (2010-2014)
| sister_stations =
| former_affiliations =
| owner = Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação
| licensee = Televisão Cultura de Maringá Ltda.
| erp =
| coordinates =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog:|8 (VHF, 1975-2018)}}
| haat =
| former_callsigns =
| licensing_authority = ANATEL
| anatel_id = 57dbab8d76e91
| website = {{URL|RedeGlobo.Globo.com/RPC}}
}}
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.[https://www.maringahistorica.com.br/publicacoes/4427/interior-da-tv-cultura-1975 Interior da TV Cultura - 1975] 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.[https://www.maringahistorica.com.br/publicacoes/3883/no-ar-tv-cultura-canal-8-1975 No ar: TV Cultura Canal 8 - 1975]The station started operating in September 1975{{Cite web|url=http://www2.maringa.pr.gov.br/turismo/?cod=curiosidades/25|title=Os Primeiros de Maringá|access-date=12 October 2020|work=Prefeitura de Maringá}}{{Cite web|url=http://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/siacco/_Novo_Siacco/Relatorios/PerfilDasEmpresas/tela.asp?acao=w&nomeentidade=TELEVISAO%20CULTURA%20DE%20MARINGA%20LIMITADA&indtiposociedade=Limitada&chave=79135760000166|title=SIACCO - SISTEMA DE ACOMPANHAMENTO DE CONTROLE SOCIETÁRIO - [SIS versão 2.2.61]|access-date=21 October 2016|work=sistemas.anatel.gov.br}} 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 Rede Bandeirantes and TV Gazeta, while having REI as its main affiliation. The new station also had an agreement with TV Paranaense where it relayed Jornal do Meio-Dia from Curitiba. Broadcasts started at 11:30am and ended at 11pm. Throughout the week, the station also aired a handful of American series, Daniel Boone, Cannon, Bonanza and Hawaii Five-O''.
The station became a Globo affiliate on April 1, 1976, while simultaneously improving the quality of its transmitters and equipment. On July 25, 1978, José Roberto Marinho of the Globo network became its majority shareholder, definitively becoming a part of Rede Paranaense de Televisão and its first inland station. The change in ownership led to the local output being reduced to the noon news service. In the mid-1980s, it had the widest coverage among Paraná's TV stations.[https://sites.uel.br/ndph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TELEVISAO-E-O-PALACIO-concessoes-e-desenvolvimento-das-emissoras-e-redes-televisivas-no-Parana-1954-1985.pdf A TELEVISÃO E O PALÁCIO: concessões e desenvolvimento das emissoras e redes televisivas no Paraná (1954-1985)]
The local edition of Paraná TV gained a new set on May 31, 2011.[http://www.gazetamaringa.com.br/online/conteudo.phtml?id=1131791&tit=rpc-tv-ganha-novo-cenario-em-maringa-e-inaugura-telejornal-em-paranavai RPC TV ganha novo cenário em Maringá e inaugura telejornal em Paranavaí]
Technical information
=Subchannels=
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Channel
! Video ! Aspect ! Short name ! Programming | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | RPC TV | Main RPC programming / TV Globo |
The station closed its analog signal on November 28, 2018.[https://redeglobo.globo.com/rpc/TV-Digital-RPC/noticia/sinal-analogico-vai-acabar-em-128-cidades-paranaenses-saiba-se-a-sua-esta-entre-elas.ghtml Sinal analógico vai acabar em 155 cidades paranaenses; saiba se a sua está entre elas]