Band Minas

TV Bandeirantes Minas (ZYQ 808)
Channels
BrandingBand Minas
Programming
AffiliationsRede Bandeirantes
Ownership
Owner
BandNews FM Belo Horizonte
History
First air date
March 2, 1967 (1967-03-02)
Former call signs
ZYA 720 (1967-2017)
Former names
TV Vila Rica (1967-1975)
Former channel number(s)
7 (VHF, 1967-2017)
TV Excelsior (1967-1970)
Technical information
Licensing authority
ANATEL
ERP15 kW
Transmitter coordinates19°58′15.7″S 43°55′46″W / 19.971028°S 43.92944°W / -19.971028; -43.92944
Links
Public license information
Profile
Websitebandtv.band.uol.com.br/tv/minasgerais

TV Bandeirantes Minas (channel 7, also known as Band Minas) is a Brazilian television station based in Belo Horizonte, capital of the state of Minas Gerais, carrying Rede Bandeirantes for most of the state. It was founded in 1967 as TV Vila Rica, being acquired by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação in 1975. It covers most of the state, together with its co-sister Band Triângulo, located in Uberaba. Its studios are in the São Bento neighborhood, in the southern region of the capital of Minas Gerais, and its transmission antenna is in Serra do Curral, in Belvedere.