TV Bandeirantes Brasília

Band Brasília is the Brasília television station of Rede Bandeirantes, the Brazilian broadcast network operated by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação. The station is licensed to Brazil's federal capital and broadcasts on channel 3, while its former analog service operated on VHF channel 4. Its facilities are located at the Centro Empresarial João Carlos Saad in the Setor Bancário Sul area of Brasília's South Wing, and its digital transmission infrastructure is based at the Torre de TV Digital de Brasília in Lago Norte. The station's development was closely tied to Rede Bandeirantes' effort to establish an owned-and-operated presence in Brazil's principal political center. Before Band obtained its own Brasília license, Rede Bandeirantes programming was carried locally by TV Nacional, a public broadcaster then associated with Radiobrás, from 1977 to 1982. TV Nacional also produced the Brasília edition of Jornal Bandeirantes, giving the network a local news presence even before it controlled a station in the capital. The arrangement ended after TV Nacional began carrying Rede Manchete programming in 1983. Rede Bandeirantes subsequently sought an independent Brasília operation. A license was initially planned for channel 12, but the authorization process became entangled with political and regulatory events during the final phase of the military government. President João Figueiredo cancelled the original grant, after which the frequency was assigned to SBT. The decision disrupted Band's preparations, including equipment imported from France that was better suited to Band III frequencies. On March 13, 1985, near the end of Figueiredo's term, a new license was signed following a meeting with network owner João Jorge Saad. The authorization was later reviewed as part of a broader examination of broadcast licenses issued during the preceding administration, but TV Bandeirantes Brasília ultimately retained its grant. After a lengthy implementation period, the station began operating on January 4, 1987. Its launch strengthened Rede Bandeirantes' national coverage and gave the network an owned-and-operated outlet in the federal capital, an important location for political reporting, public-affairs coverage, and local advertising. Band Brasília combines programming supplied by the national network with locally produced journalism, sports, interviews, and general-interest programming targeted at viewers in Brasília and the surrounding Federal District. The station has experienced several schedule and staffing changes as Grupo Bandeirantes adjusted its local operations. A cost-reduction period in 2015 removed a number of local programs and eliminated nine positions, leaving Band Cidade and Band Entrevista as the principal original productions identified at that time. Local sports coverage expanded with the launch of Os Donos da Bola DF in 2018. Further staff reductions affected seven journalists in 2020. Brasil Urgente DF returned to the schedule in 2021, initially presented by Tonny Alves; after that edition ended in March 2023, Rimack Souto took over the local presentation. Boa Tarde DF premiered in July 2023 with Thalyta Almeida. The station also completed its transition to high-definition programming in September 2022. Its analog transmission was shut down on November 17, 2016, as part of Brazil's digital television transition.

Rede Bandeirantes' Brasília presence predates the station itself. From 1977 to 1982, the network's programs were carried in the capital by TV Nacional, a public station owned by Radiobrás. TV Nacional also provided facilities for the Brasília edition of Jornal Bandeirantes, presented locally by Luiz Santoro and Carlos Castelo Branco. This arrangement gave Band access to the capital's political news environment but did not provide the network with its own local license. After TV Nacional began carrying Rede Manchete programming in 1983, Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação pursued an owned-and-operated station in Brasília. The project was considered important to the network's expansion across Brazil and to its ability to cover national political affairs from the federal capital. The first plan placed the station on channel 12. President João Figueiredo cancelled that grant, and the frequency was later assigned to SBT. The reversal complicated Band's preparations because equipment imported from France had been selected for Band III frequencies. On March 13, 1985, shortly before leaving office, Figueiredo summoned João Jorge Saad to Brasília and signed a new license for the Band operation. The authorization was subsequently exposed to another period of uncertainty when Communications Minister Antônio Carlos Magalhães ordered a review of 140 broadcast licenses issued between October 1, 1984, and March 15, 1985. An announcement on October 30 confirmed that the licenses for TV Bandeirantes Brasília and TVS Brasília would be maintained. The station eventually began operating on January 4, 1987. Its launch completed an important stage of Rede Bandeirantes' national expansion and made Brasília one of the network's owned-and-operated local markets. The station has since carried national Band programming alongside locally produced news, sports, interview, and variety formats. Its local schedule has changed in response to audience needs and company-wide financial pressures. In April 2015, nine employees were dismissed and several local productions were discontinued, leaving Band Cidade and Band Entrevista among the remaining original programs. Os Donos da Bola DF premiered in June 2018, and seven journalists were dismissed in 2020 as part of another cost-reduction effort. Brasil Urgente DF returned on August 30, 2021, with Tonny Alves as presenter. That edition ended on March 31, 2023, after which Rimack Souto presented the program. Boa Tarde DF, hosted by Thalyta Almeida, debuted on July 24, 2023. Other identified local productions include Band Cidade, Band Entrevista, Os Donos da Bola, and Vem Brasília. Band Brasília has also undergone the technical changes associated with Brazil's digital television rollout. Its analog VHF channel 4 signal was switched off on November 17, 2016, during an edition of Polícia 24h, in accordance with the official transition schedule. On September 26, 2022, the station began airing its programming in high definition. The station's studios are located at Centro Empresarial João Carlos Saad in Setor Bancário Sul, while its transmitter is located at the Torre de TV Digital de Brasília in Lago Norte.

• 2022

  High-definition broadcasting begins

  [1]Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org

  Band Brasília started airing its programming in high definition on September 26.

• 2016

  Analog transmission ends

  [1]Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org

  The station shut down its analog VHF channel 4 signal on November 17 as part of Brazil's digital transition.

• 1987

  Station launches

  [1]Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org

  TV Bandeirantes Brasília began operations on January 4.

• 1985

  New Brasília station license is signed

  [1]Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org

  João Figueiredo signed a new license for the Bandeirantes station on March 13 after the earlier authorization had been cancelled.

• 1982

  TV Nacional carriage arrangement ends

  [1]Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org

  The period in which TV Nacional carried Rede Bandeirantes programming concluded.

• 1977

  Rede Bandeirantes begins local carriage through TV Nacional

  [1]Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org

  TV Nacional carried Rede Bandeirantes programming in Brasília, including a locally produced edition of Jornal Bandeirantes.

A local Brasília outlet of Rede Bandeirantes that combines national network programming with regional news, sports, interviews, and general-interest content for viewers in the Federal District.

• Broadcast television · 1987

  Band Brasília free-to-air television service

  The station's core offering is a free-to-air television service for Brasília and the Federal District. It combines programming supplied by Rede Bandeirantes with local news, sports, interview, and variety content. The service formerly included an analog VHF transmission and now operates through Brazil's digital television infrastructure.

• Television news

  Local news programming

  Band Brasília produces regional news formats focused on the capital and the Federal District. Identified programs include Band Cidade, Boa Tarde DF, and the local edition of Brasil Urgente. These formats provide regional reporting within the broader editorial and scheduling structure of Rede Bandeirantes.

• Sports television · 2018

  Os Donos da Bola

  Os Donos da Bola is the station's local sports-news format. The Brasília edition, identified as Os Donos da Bola DF at launch, was presented by Bruno Mendes and Danny Pança and forms part of the station's locally produced sports coverage.

• Interview program

  Band Entrevista

  Band Entrevista is an interview and public-affairs program associated with Band Brasília's local schedule. It was one of the original productions retained after the station reduced its local programming in 2015 and is identified in the station's programming description with Renata Dourado.

• Variety television

  Vem Brasília

  Vem Brasília is a locally oriented variety program included among Band Brasília's local productions. The format broadens the station's offer beyond hard news and sports by addressing general-interest and lifestyle subjects for the Brasília market.

• 2022

  Transition to high-definition programmingGeneration change

  Background

  Band Brasília continued the technical modernization associated with Brazil's digital television environment.

  Action taken

  The station began broadcasting its programming in high definition on September 26.

  Aftermath

  Viewers with compatible equipment could receive the station's programming in improved picture quality.

  Source

• 2015

  Reduction of local programming and staffingStrategy

  Background

  A crisis affecting Band led the Brasília operation to reduce its local cost base.

  Action taken

  Several local programs were removed and nine employees were dismissed. Band Cidade and Band Entrevista remained among the local productions.

  Aftermath

  The station continued with a smaller local schedule while maintaining its network affiliation and selected regional programs.

  Source

• 1985

  Pursuit and retention of an owned Brasília licenseOther

  Background

  Rede Bandeirantes considered a local station essential to its national expansion and political coverage. An earlier channel 12 grant had been cancelled and later licensing decisions were reviewed by the federal government.

  Action taken

  A new license was signed on March 13, 1985, and the authorization was retained after a subsequent review of broadcast grants.

  Aftermath

  The station ultimately launched in January 1987, giving Rede Bandeirantes an owned-and-operated outlet in Brazil's federal capital.

  Source

1. 1Band Brasíliaen.wikipedia.org