the licitación of 1983. Gustavo Niño Mendoza, Jota Mario Valencia and Julio Nieto Bernal hosted the program during its four-year run. Promec did not bid again for a newscast, as Cinevisión won the ratings war. In 1984, Promec for the first time bid for the special programming on holidays (festivos), becoming a pioneer in programming movies on those days along with Producciones Eduardo Lemaitre. 1987-91: Decline and forced closure The licitación of 1987, unlike others before it, did not treat Promec well. Though it now had 6.5 hours a week, a minor increase over 1983, most of the awarded timeslots were not of significant quality, located in the late mornings and later at night. They were seen as slots that were hard to commercialize. Large debts to Inravisión, low ratings, and program failures such as those of El rebusque and Sábados de Locura. In 1989, Promec handed over its spots to be programmed by Jorge Barón Televisión until the end of 1990. In 1991 they were operated by Luis Fernando Duque y Compañía. Also in 1991, it was recommended to Inravisión by the National Television Council (CNTV) that Promec be placed under administrative expiration for its debts. The CNTV lamented this recommendation, as it considered Promec a serious programadora that had done good work. In June 1991, it returned its spaces to Inravisión, which were awarded to other programadoras, such as PUNCH, RCN and Colombiana de Televisión, in a smaller minilicitación in May 1991. It was one of four companies that disappeared in the period 1987-91; the other three were Jorge Enrique Pulido TV (after the death of its proprietor), Multimedia Televisión and Cromavisión, the latter two for the same reason as Promec. The company still legally exists today under the same trade name. References Television production companies of Colombia 1972 establishments in Colombia] Mass media companies established in 1972 1991 disestablishments in Colombia] Mass media companies disestablished in 1991