TV Tupi São Paulo

TV Tupi São Paulo was a Brazilian television station located in the city of São Paulo, capital of the state of the same name. Opened by journalist and businessman Assis Chateaubriand on September 18, 1950, it was the first television station in the country and in South America, the second in Latin America and the sixth in the world. It was owned by Diários Associados, one of the most important media conglomerates of the time, which included several newspapers, magazines and radio stations. For most of its existence, it operated network programming alongside TV Tupi Rio de Janeiro. Due to its history of administrative and financial problems, in addition to delays in payments and strikes by its employees, its concession was revoked, along with six other stations, in July 1980.