TV Cultura
| Country | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Affiliates | See List of TV Cultura affiliates |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Diários Associados (1960–1969) Fundação Padre Anchieta (since 1969) |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 September 1960 (original) 15 June 1969 (relaunch) |
| Former names | C2 Cultura (1960-1969) TV2 Cultura (1969-1979) Rádio e Televisão Cultura (RTC) (1979-1987) Rede Cultura (1993-2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.tvcultura.com.br |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | 24 UHF (São Paulo) |
TV Cultura, or simply Cultura, is a free Brazilian non-commercial public television network headquartered in São Paulo and a part of Father Anchieta Foundation, a non-profit foundation funded by the São Paulo State Government. It focuses on educational and cultural subjects but also has sports as entertainment options.
According to research by the BBC and the British institute Populus, published in 2015, TV Cultura is the second highest quality channel in the world, behind only BBC One.