sentences:  The station was acquired from TV Azteca, when the Mexican company decided to sell their Latin American television stations in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Chile to invest in their mobile services in Mexico.At the time of the sale, TV Azteca still owed money to original owners and responsible of Channel 9 operations.Since Repretel was sub-leasing Channel 9 from TV Azteca at the time, the process of the sale was seamless.