TV Rio
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| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Rede Tupi |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ordem dos Frades Menores (1972 to shutdown) |
| History | |
First air date | July 17, 1955 |
Last air date | April 11, 1977 (21 years, 8 months and 25 days) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | DENTEL |
TV Rio was a Brazilian television station based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, capital of the state of the same name. It operated on VHF channel 13 and was founded by businessman João Batista do Amaral, its owner between 1955 and 1972. It was part of Emissoras Unidas, having led the homonymous network together with TV Record in São Paulo between 1959 and 1967, in addition to having pioneered the massive use of videotape in programming and long-distance microwave transmissions. However, with the consolidation and professionalization of its competitors, who invested in national television network projects that were left behind by TV Rio, the station began to suffer financial problems. The station went through several changes in its control, being definitively closed in 1977.