sentences:  Repretel bought the station from rival Teletica, due to a mismanagement from the leasing company operating the station, forcing the sale; Repretel was growing fast, leasing Channel 9 and 6; became the first TV-station owned and operated in Costa Rica.In 1996, the channel briefly relayed channel 6.On March 1, 1997, the channel became independent again, airing a schedule consisting primarily of imported cartoons and telenovelas.