Record Rio

Record Rio is a Brazilian television station based in Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the RecordTV network and combines locally produced programming with the network's national schedule. Its local output is centered on news, current affairs, public-service reporting, entertainment and regional features aimed at viewers in Rio de Janeiro and surrounding areas. The station's digital presence is connected to the R7 news platform, where regional reporting is published alongside material from other Record outlets. The present station emerged in April 1992 after the sale of the Rio de Janeiro channel historically associated with TV Rio to Grupo Record. The transaction involved broadcasters Múcio Athayde and Nilson Fanini. Following the acquisition, Edir Macedo renamed the operation TV Record Rio de Janeiro, aligning it with the expanding Record network. The station subsequently became known as Record Rio and served as RecordTV's Rio de Janeiro outlet. Record Rio's history is linked to two earlier phases of channel 13 broadcasting. The first TV Rio operated from 1955 until 1977 and became one of Rio's best-known broadcasters through comedy, variety, sports, news, children's programming, imported series and telenovelas. Its programming included prominent performers and presenters such as Chacrinha, Chico Anysio, Dercy Gonçalves, Moacyr Franco, Ronald Golias and Léo Batista. TV Rio also developed a significant news identity through programs including Correspondente Vemag and Telejornal Pirelli, and it carried the highly successful telenovela O Direito de Nascer. Financial difficulties eventually led to the station leaving the air in 1977. A second TV Rio was established after the channel 13 concession was granted in 1983 to Radiodifusão Ebenézer Ltda., controlled by pastor Nilson Fanini. Fanini revived the TV Rio name, acquired equipment and renovated facilities in Rio de Janeiro. That operation preceded the 1992 sale to Grupo Record and the station's integration into the Record network. In its Record-era role, the station has produced or originated Rio-focused programs including RJ no Ar, Balanço Geral RJ, Cidade Alerta Rio, Rio Bom Demais and Domingo de Prêmios. It has also been used as a production base for Record network projects, including some fictional and entertainment productions such as Dancing Brasil and several telenovelas. The station's business model reflects the structure of Brazilian commercial television: a national network supplies much of the schedule, while the local outlet provides regional journalism, advertising inventory, audience relationships and selected locally produced programming.

Record Rio's institutional history begins with the television channel historically associated with TV Rio, although the current Record-branded operation dates from the early 1990s. The original TV Rio began broadcasting in 1955 on VHF channel 13. During its first period on air, it developed an independent identity built around live studio productions, comedy, variety, sports, children's programs, music and journalism. It maintained programming relationships with TV Record in São Paulo through Emissoras Unidas, later known as the Rede de Emissoras Independentes. In 1972, TV Rio left that arrangement and formed an association with TV Difusora of Porto Alegre. The original station was an important center of Brazilian television production during the medium's formative decades. Its performers included Chacrinha, Norma Benguell, Moacyr Franco, Dercy Gonçalves, Consuelo Leandro, Ronald Golias, Flávio Cavalcanti and Chico Anysio. Comedy and variety programs helped establish the station's popularity, while TV Rio Ring made boxing a notable part of its Sunday schedule. The station also carried prominent news programs, including Correspondente Vemag and Telejornal Pirelli, and was involved in the development of live and long-distance broadcasting. In 1957, it transmitted a mass from the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida and operated or supported relay facilities in several Brazilian cities. TV Rio also acquired the rights to broadcast the telenovela O Direito de Nascer, produced by TV Tupi in São Paulo. Its success became one of the most memorable events in the station's history and demonstrated the commercial power of serialized television drama. The channel carried imported series, youth programs, children's shows and musical specials, including appearances by international performers. In March 1972, its partnership with TV Difusora contributed to an early Brazilian color-television transmission from the Festa da Uva in Caxias do Sul. By the mid-1970s, the original station was in serious financial difficulty. Its transmitters were sealed in April 1977 after an unpaid equipment-related obligation, and TV Rio went off the air. The channel's later revival began in 1983, when the concession for channel 13 was awarded to Radiodifusão Ebenézer Ltda., controlled by pastor Nilson Fanini. The revived operation invested in imported Japanese equipment and renovated a historic building on Rua Miguel de Frias in Rio de Janeiro. It operated under the TV Rio name before being sold in 1992. In April 1992, Múcio Athayde and Nilson Fanini sold the station to Grupo Record. Edir Macedo renamed it TV Record Rio de Janeiro, bringing the Rio outlet into the Record network. The station subsequently adopted the shorter Record Rio identity. As a network station, it retransmits RecordTV's national programming while retaining capacity for regional production. Its local schedule has included RJ no Ar, Balanço Geral RJ, Cidade Alerta Rio, Rio Bom Demais and Domingo de Prêmios. Record Rio has also functioned as a production location for Record projects, including Dancing Brasil and network drama productions such as Apocalipse, Belaventura, Ribeirão do Tempo and Os Dez Mandamentos. The station's contemporary role is therefore both regional and networked. It supplies Rio de Janeiro-oriented journalism and advertising while contributing facilities and production resources to the wider RecordTV operation. Its digital regional news activity is represented through the R7 Rio de Janeiro portal, which extends the station's local-news presence beyond conventional broadcast television.

• 1992

  Grupo Record acquires the station

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  Múcio Athayde and Nilson Fanini sell the station to Grupo Record. Edir Macedo renames it TV Record Rio de Janeiro and integrates it into the Record network.

• 1983

  Channel 13 concession is granted to Radiodifusão Ebenézer

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  A new operation controlled by Nilson Fanini receives the concession for channel 13 and begins preparations to revive the TV Rio name.

• 1977

  Original TV Rio goes off the air

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  The financially troubled station stops broadcasting after its transmitters are sealed over an unpaid equipment-related obligation.

• 1972

  TV Rio leaves REI and joins TV Difusora

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  The station exits the Rede de Emissoras Independentes and enters an association with TV Difusora of Porto Alegre, including an early color broadcast from the Festa da Uva.

• 1965

  O Direito de Nascer becomes a major audience success

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  TV Rio's broadcast of the telenovela O Direito de Nascer becomes one of the channel's defining programming successes.

• 1964

  National Kid reaches Brazilian television through TV Rio

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  TV Rio becomes the first Brazilian station to broadcast the Japanese series National Kid.

• 1957

  Long-distance broadcast from Aparecida

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  TV Rio broadcasts a mass from the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida and develops relay arrangements supporting programming beyond Rio de Janeiro.

• 1955

  Original TV Rio begins broadcasting

  [1]Record Rioen.wikipedia.org

  The first TV Rio launches in Rio de Janeiro on VHF channel 13, establishing the historical broadcasting lineage later associated with Record Rio.

A Rio de Janeiro regional television outlet combining RecordTV network programming with locally produced news, public-service coverage and entertainment.

• Broadcast programming

  Local television news

  Record Rio's principal local output is Rio de Janeiro-focused journalism. Programs such as RJ no Ar, Balanço Geral RJ and Cidade Alerta Rio provide morning, afternoon and broader current-affairs coverage, combining local reports with the editorial and production infrastructure of the RecordTV network.

• Broadcast programming

  Regional entertainment

  The station has also carried or produced regional entertainment formats, including Rio Bom Demais and Domingo de Prêmios. These programs complement the network schedule and provide locally relevant presenters, topics and commercial opportunities.

• Television production

  Record network production

  Record Rio has served as a production base for selected Record projects, including Dancing Brasil and drama productions such as Apocalipse, Belaventura, Ribeirão do Tempo and Os Dez Mandamentos. These projects extend the station's role beyond local transmission into network-level production support.

• Digital news

  R7 Rio de Janeiro

  The R7 Rio de Janeiro portal provides a digital outlet for regional news and reporting associated with Record's Rio operation, extending the brand's reach beyond its linear television signal.

• 1992

  Acquisition and Record network integrationM&A

  Background

  The Rio de Janeiro channel was sold by Múcio Athayde and Nilson Fanini to Grupo Record after the earlier TV Rio operation had been revived.

  Action taken

  Grupo Record acquired the station, and Edir Macedo renamed it TV Record Rio de Janeiro, aligning the outlet with RecordTV's national network.

  Aftermath

  The station became Record's Rio de Janeiro outlet, combining national network programming with locally produced news and regional content.

  Source

1. 1Record Rioen.wikipedia.org
2. 2R7 Rio de Janeironoticias.r7.com