TVMax

TV Max

Panama City, Panama
Branding	TV Max
Slogan	Pura Pasion. (Pure Passion)
Channels	Analog: 9 VHF Digital: 46 DVB-T
Translators	(Ch.2) Chiriqui, Bocas* *using TVN frequency
Owner	Televisora Nacional S.A.
First air date	April 3, 2005
Sister station(s)	TVN
Website	www.tvmax-9.com

TVMax is a commercial privately owned TV station in Panama City, Panama that is available all over the country, except the province of Colón. It is owned by Televisora Nacional, S.A., which owns flagship and sister channel TVN

This channel was created to absorb all the sports programming of TVN. A sports news program was created. It also received most of the series, sitcoms and reality shows from TVN, and acquired new ones. TV MAX is aimed towards the male audience and people who like sports and foreign TV series.

It has become a very popular TV station in the country.

Programmes broadcast

Own Programmes

• GOLMAX (a weekly sports magazine about national and international soccer)
• Baseball MAX (a weekly sports magazine that cover all the Major League Baseball activities and also the Panamanian Baseball League)

Sports Programming (usually during weekends)

• Soccer: UEFA Champions League, LPF (The Panamanian Soccer League), Panama national football team.
• Baseball: Major League Baseball (usually 3 matches during weekends), and the Panamanian Baseball League from January to April. (usually 2 matches during weekends)
• Olympics Coverage

Prime Time Series (dubbed Latin American versions)

• The Good Wife
• Dr. House
• 24
• American Gladiators
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Shark
• Knight Rider
• The Clone Wars
• Band of Brothers

Series Waiting New Seasons

• Californication
• Nip/Tuck
• Smallville
• Survivor
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Damages
• Medium
• Sleeper Cell

References

• CARRERA POR LOS ‘RATINGS’ Newspaper article in La Prensa (Spanish)
• TVMax official website (Spanish)