TPA9 HD

TPA9 HD (originally TPA HD, and also referred to as A9 HD) was a Spanish public high-definition television channel operated by Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias (RTPA), the regional public broadcaster of the Principality of Asturias. It was a companion HD service to RTPA's main standard-definition channels, TPA7 and TPA8, and it carried high-definition sports, entertainment and event coverage for Asturian audiences. The channel made its first broadcast on 24 May 2009 with the Real Oviedo–Mallorca B match in the promotion phase to Segunda División B. It began regular test transmissions on 27 March 2010 with the Real Zaragoza–Valencia La Liga match, and also carried Formula 1 world championship races, UEFA Champions League and Primera División matches, and other events produced in HD. On 13 November 2011, TPA HD was renamed TPA9 HD. TPA9 HD was a public, non-commercial regional service rather than a commercial product brand in the usual sense; it was funded and managed as part of RTPA's public-service remit. Its programming was distributed within Asturias through the regional digital-terrestrial and cable/satellite platforms used by RTPA, and its parent broadcaster also operates radio, online news and streaming services. The channel ceased broadcasting on 12 February 2024, when RTPA launched high-definition simulcast signals of its main channels TPA7 and TPA8, making a separate HD channel unnecessary. Its legacy is that of an early regional HD test and sports channel that helped bring high-definition coverage to Asturias before HD became standard on RTPA's main services.

TPA9 HD was the high-definition television channel of Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias (RTPA), the public broadcaster of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It was created as an experimental and companion HD service alongside RTPA's main standard-definition channels, TPA7 and TPA8. The channel's first broadcast took place on 24 May 2009, when it showed the Real Oviedo–Mallorca B match in the promotion phase to Segunda División B. Regular test transmissions began on 27 March 2010 with the Real Zaragoza–Valencia La Liga match. In this early period the channel also carried Formula 1 world championship races, UEFA Champions League and Primera División matches, and other events produced in high definition. On 13 November 2011, the channel was renamed from TPA HD to TPA9 HD, aligning its branding with RTPA's channel numbering. It continued as RTPA's dedicated HD outlet for major sports and events. TPA9 HD ceased broadcasting on 12 February 2024. Its closure followed the launch of high-definition signals for RTPA's main channels TPA7 and TPA8, which made a separate HD channel redundant. After that date, high-definition programming in Asturias was carried directly on the main TPA channels rather than on a standalone TPA9 HD service.

• 2024

  TPA9 HD ceases broadcasting with the launch of high-definition signals for TPA7 and TPA8.

• 2011

  Channel renamed from TPA HD to TPA9 HD.

• 2010

  Regular test transmissions begin with the Real Zaragoza–Valencia La Liga match.

• 2009

  First broadcast of TPA HD, showing the Real Oviedo–Mallorca B match in the promotion phase to Segunda División B.

Public regional high-definition television service for Asturias, operated by RTPA as a companion HD channel to TPA7 and TPA8.

• TPA9 HD channel

  Public high-definition television channel for Asturias, operated by RTPA.

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