InterTV Alto Litoral
Corporate brand
UnclaimedInterTV Alto Litoral is a Brazilian television station licensed to Cabo Frio and affiliated with TV Globo, serving the Lagos and northern regions of Rio de Janeiro state.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
InterTV Alto Litoral is a regional Brazilian television station based in Cabo Frio, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It operates on VHF channel 8 and is affiliated with TV Globo, carrying Globo's national and state programming while producing local news and other regional content for viewers in the Lagos region and the northern end of Rio de Janeiro state. The station is part of Rede InterTV, a regional broadcasting group that operates Globo affiliates in parts of southeastern Brazil. The station originated with a public concession for channel 8 in Cabo Frio. The license was granted on July 22, 1988, after a public competition, to a company associated with Cleófas Uchoa, Jacques-Louis Mercier, Mário Campos da Silveira, Rômulo Villar Furtado and Arolde de Oliveira. After a testing period, the station began regular operations on September 30, 1989, under the name TV Lagos. Its opening schedule included a documentary about the station's creation followed by Rede Globo programming, making it one of Globo's inland affiliates in Rio de Janeiro state. The station's original facilities were in the Vinhateiro area of São Pedro da Aldeia, near Cabo Frio. In its early years, TV Lagos primarily retransmitted programming from TV Globo Rio de Janeiro. Its local output was limited but included a local edition of the second edition of RJTV and the Lagos Notícia bulletin, which provided regional news within the station's coverage area. Rede Globo acquired all of TV Lagos's shares in January 1996. The following year, the broadcaster was renamed TV Alto Litoral, reflecting a broader regional role. Its coverage expanded toward Norte Fluminense, and it established offices in Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes. This expansion followed changes in Globo's regional affiliate structure, including the departure of TV Norte Fluminense from the network in 1995. TV Alto Litoral consequently increased its local journalism operation and began producing two editions of RJTV for its wider service area. In March 2002, following unsuccessful investments involving Globo Cabo, Rede Globo sold its interests in 27 television stations, including TV Alto Litoral. The station was subsequently sold in October 2003, together with TV Serra+Mar and TV Grande Minas, to Espírito Santo businessman Fernando Aboudib Camargo. The stations were later consolidated with others under his control to form Rede InterTV. In this structure, the former TV Alto Litoral became InterTV Alto Litoral and served as the network's principal Rio de Janeiro station. From January 2005, the regional group concentrated local production at Cabo Frio after local programming from InterTV Serra+Mar and InterTV Planície was discontinued, leaving those stations as relays of the Cabo Frio operation. InterTV Alto Litoral moved from its original Vinhateiro premises to a new facility in the Porto do Carro neighborhood in 2008. The station began digital transmission on December 2, 2011, using UHF channel 33 for Cabo Frio and nearby areas. Its local programming transitioned to high definition on March 14, 2016. The analog signal was switched off on December 12, 2018, in accordance with Brazil's national digital-television transition schedule. Its current public-facing role is that of a regional TV Globo affiliate combining network programming with locally produced journalism for communities across coastal and northern Rio de Janeiro.
History
InterTV Alto Litoral traces its origins to the concession of VHF channel 8 in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. The concession was awarded on July 22, 1988, after a public competition, to a group associated with Cleófas Uchoa, Jacques-Louis Mercier, Mário Campos da Silveira, Rômulo Villar Furtado and Arolde de Oliveira. Following approximately one month of testing, the station opened on September 30, 1989, as TV Lagos. Its inaugural transmission combined a documentary describing the station's establishment with the regular schedule of Rede Globo, to which it was affiliated. The first studios were located in the Vinhateiro neighborhood of São Pedro da Aldeia, in the area around Cabo Frio. TV Lagos initially operated mainly as a retransmitter of TV Globo Rio de Janeiro. Its local programming consisted principally of a regional edition of the second RJTV newscast and the Lagos Notícia bulletin. This gave the station a limited but identifiable local-news role in the Lagos area. Rede Globo acquired 100 percent of TV Lagos in January 1996. In 1997, the station was renamed TV Alto Litoral and expanded its geographic mission toward Norte Fluminense. It opened offices in Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes, areas affected by the departure of TV Norte Fluminense from Globo's affiliate network in 1995. With the larger footprint came a stronger local news operation, including two editions of RJTV tailored to the station's coverage area. A later ownership restructuring followed Globo's decision in March 2002 to sell interests in 27 stations after unsuccessful investments connected with Globo Cabo. TV Alto Litoral was among the stations divested. In October 2003, it was sold with TV Serra+Mar and TV Grande Minas to Fernando Aboudib Camargo. The combination of several stations under common control led to the creation of Rede InterTV. Under that network, TV Alto Litoral adopted the InterTV Alto Litoral name and became the network's principal Rio de Janeiro operation. The station's central role within the regional group became more pronounced in January 2005, when InterTV's management ended local programming at InterTV Serra+Mar and InterTV Planície, leaving those operations to relay programming from Cabo Frio. InterTV Alto Litoral therefore became an important production center for regional news in the state. In 2008, after 19 years at the former site, the station moved to new premises in the Porto do Carro neighborhood. Technologically, the broadcaster began digital transmission on December 2, 2011, using UHF channel 33 in Cabo Frio and adjacent areas. Local production moved to high definition on March 14, 2016. The station's analog signal was terminated on December 12, 2018, under the timetable established by Brazil's telecommunications regulator for the nationwide digital switchover. The station remains a TV Globo affiliate operating under the Rede InterTV structure, with its principal service area covering Cabo Frio, the Lagos region and northern Rio de Janeiro.
- 2018
Analog signal discontinued
[1]Analog transmission ended under Brazil's official digital-television transition plan.
- 2016
Local production converted to high definition
[1]The station began producing local programming in high definition.
- 2011
Digital broadcasts launched
[1]Digital transmission began on UHF channel 33 in Cabo Frio and nearby areas.
- 2008
Moves to Porto do Carro facilities
[1]The station relocated from its original Vinhateiro premises to the Porto do Carro neighborhood.
- 2005
Becomes part of Rede InterTV's regional structure
[1]Following the formation of Rede InterTV, the station became InterTV Alto Litoral and a principal Rio de Janeiro production center.
- 2003
Station sold to Fernando Aboudib Camargo
[1]TV Alto Litoral was sold together with two other stations to businessman Fernando Aboudib Camargo.
- 2002
Globo divests its station interests
[1]Rede Globo sold interests in 27 stations, including TV Alto Litoral.
- 1997
Renamed TV Alto Litoral and expands coverage
[1]The station adopted the TV Alto Litoral name, expanded toward Norte Fluminense and increased its local news production.
- 1996
Rede Globo acquires the station
[1]Rede Globo acquired all shares in TV Lagos.
- 1989
TV Lagos begins broadcasting
[1]After a testing period, TV Lagos opened on September 30 as a Rede Globo affiliate.
Products and positioning
A regional free-to-air television broadcaster combining TV Globo network content with local journalism and advertising for Cabo Frio, the Lagos region and northern Rio de Janeiro state.
Local television news
RJTV regional editions
Regional editions of RJTV are among InterTV Alto Litoral's principal local productions. They adapt Globo's Rio de Janeiro news format for communities in the Lagos and northern parts of the state, supplementing national and state network programming with locally relevant reporting.
Local television news bulletin
Lagos Notícia
Lagos Notícia was an early local news bulletin associated with the station's TV Lagos period. It provided regional information across the broadcaster's initial service area while the station otherwise relied heavily on retransmitted TV Globo programming.
Broadcast television · 1989
TV Globo network programming
As a TV Globo affiliate, InterTV Alto Litoral carries Globo's national and state programming alongside its own regional output. This combination forms the station's core free-to-air television service for Cabo Frio and surrounding municipalities.
Brand decisions
2011
Launch of digital terrestrial serviceProduct launchBackground
Brazil was transitioning television broadcasting from analog to digital transmission.
Action taken
InterTV Alto Litoral began digital broadcasting on UHF channel 33.
Aftermath
The station progressively modernized its transmission and local production, later ending analog broadcasting in 2018.
2003
Ownership transfer to Fernando Aboudib CamargoM&ABackground
Rede Globo divested TV Alto Litoral as part of a broader sale of interests in television stations.
Action taken
The station was sold together with TV Serra+Mar and TV Grande Minas to Fernando Aboudib Camargo.
Aftermath
The combination of stations under common control contributed to the formation of Rede InterTV.
1997
Expand the station's regional footprintStrategyBackground
After becoming TV Alto Litoral, the broadcaster took on coverage of additional areas in Norte Fluminense following changes in Globo's affiliate network.
Action taken
The station opened offices in Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes and expanded its local news operation.
Aftermath
The enlarged service area supported two local RJTV editions and gave the station a broader regional role.
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