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VM Latino

VM Latino (channel 29) is a Costa Rican music television channel established in 2000, with the acquisition of an extant UHF outlet.[1]

It started broadcasting in the district of San Pedro. Although cable television was already viable as of the time of its launch, it was created as an urge to provide entertainment to a local audience.[2][3] In 2001, the network held VM Verano, a beauty pageant in beaches and hotels.[4] It had also gained the rights to air Prophet TV.[5] By January 2002, the channel was made available on all cable companies of the country.[6] One of its longtime presenters was Luis Lauretto, who left the channel in 2013.[7] In 2002, the channel aired a program about sex.[8]

Since 2022, the channel has been looking for a new strategy.[9]

References

  1. ^ "A bailar con la pantalla". La Nación. March 31, 2000.
  2. ^ "VM Latino, música para los oídos y la vista, sobrevive en la era digital". La Nación. July 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Música sin descanso". La Nación. August 24, 2000.
  4. ^ "Porque no solo los videos cuentan". La Nación. February 10, 2001.
  5. ^ "Prophet TV cambia de señal". La Nación. March 23, 2001.
  6. ^ "A todo cable". La Nación. January 13, 2002.
  7. ^ "Luis Lauretto viviría en las calles de San José a 11 años de salir de VM Latino". La Teja. January 16, 2025.
  8. ^ "Columna Tveo: Hablemos de sexo". La Nación. September 20, 2002.
  9. ^ "VM Latino, el canal de la música, sufre una gran transformación, vea aquí todos los detalles". La Teja. September 21, 2023.