Band São Paulo
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Band São Paulo |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Rede Bandeirantes |
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| History | |
First air date | May 13, 1967 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 13 (VHF, 1967-2017) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ANATEL |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 23°33′20.1″S 46°39′56″W / 23.555583°S 46.66556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile |
| Website | bandtv |
Band São Paulo is a Brazilian television station based in São Paulo, capital of the state of the same name. It operates on channel 13 (23 digital UHF) and is both a Band owned-and-operated and flagship station, covering the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo and part of the interior of São Paulo. Its studios are in the Jardim Leonor neighborhood, and its transmission antenna, Torre da Band, is in Consolação, facing Avenida Paulista.
History
The station started test broadcasts from its transmitter at Pico do Jaraguá in February 1967 and started regular broadcasts on May 13, 1967, with a speech by its founder, businessman João Jorge Saad, followed by a show by singers Agostinho dos Santos and Cláudia, who opened the broadcasts. The president of the republic Arthur da Costa e Silva, the governor of São Paulo Abreu Sodré, the mayor of the capital of São Paulo Faria Lima, as well as ministers and secretaries of state were present. A children's playground and a free circus were set up in front of the station's headquarters for families with lower purchasing power. For two days there were competitions and games, with the distribution of commemorative gifts and 5 houses were drawn for poor mothers. It was the sixth television station to go on air in São Paulo.[1] A fire hit the station's facilities on September 17, 1969.[2] In 1972, it became the first television station to produce all of its in-house programming in color.[3]
In 2022, Cris Moreira was appointed director-general of Band's radio and TV operations in São Paulo.[4]
Technical information
| Virtual channel | Digital channel | Screen | Content |
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| 13.1 | 23 UHF | 1080i | Band RS/Band's main schedule |
Band São Paulo started its digital broadcasts on virtual UHF channel 23, on December 2, 2007, when Brazil launched its digital terrestrial transmissions. Its first productions in high definition were Jornal da Band[5] and telenovela Dance Dance Dance, which, even though it premiered before the implementation of its digital signal (October 1), it was already produced and finalized in the format. Until 2010, most of the programs aired by the station were already produced in HD.
References
- ^ "História da Televisão no Brasil". Tudo sobre TV. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "TV-Pesquisa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "História". Band.com.br. UOL. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Carlos Massaro (18 April 2022). "Band anuncia Rodolfo Schneider como novo diretor Nacional de Conteúdo. Cris Moreira vira diretor geral em São Paulo". tudoradio.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Alta Definição: Jornal da Band estréia novo cenário para TV Digital!". Band. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2018.