TV Gazeta

TV Gazeta de Alagoas, commonly known as TV Gazeta, is a Brazilian television station serving Maceió and the wider state of Alagoas. It operates on channel 7 and was established as the first television station in Alagoas, a state that previously relied on signals retransmitted from broadcasters based in Pernambuco. The station is part of the Organização Arnon de Mello, a regional media group whose assets have included the Gazeta de Alagoas newspaper, Rádio Gazeta, Gazeta FM, Mix FM Maceió, and the pay-television service Gazeta News. The concession for Alagoas's first television station was granted in 1974 to journalist and politician Arnon de Mello, who already controlled important local media assets. Technical tests began in August 1975, initially combining TV Globo's national color programming with locally produced black-and-white material. The station was inaugurated in September 1975 in Maceió's Farol neighborhood. Its launch gave Alagoas a locally based broadcaster and connected the state more directly to national television programming. For most of its existence, TV Gazeta was a TV Globo affiliate. In its early years, the station faced technical and logistical limitations. Much of Globo's programming was transported on videotape from TV Globo Nordeste in Recife, while only selected programs, including Jornal Nacional and Fantástico, were initially available live. Over time, the station developed a stronger local news and public-affairs operation, with programs such as ALTV becoming important vehicles for regional reporting. The station also carried local sports. In 2014, it reached an agreement with the Alagoas Football Federation to broadcast the Campeonato Alagoano from the 2015 season. TV Gazeta carried the competition through 2019, after which rights for the 2020 season moved to its sister broadcaster TV Mar. During the late 2010s and 2020s, TV Gazeta became involved in labor, corporate, regulatory, and affiliation disputes. In 2019, journalists at the station participated in industrial action over a proposed reduction in wages. The same year, federal authorities sought the revocation or non-renewal of the station's concession, citing legal restrictions concerning political figures in the ownership structure. The station and related companies subsequently entered judicial-recovery proceedings. The station's relationship with TV Globo became particularly contentious after the conviction of Fernando Collor de Mello by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court in 2023. Globo announced that it did not intend to renew the affiliation, referring to the court decision and allegations concerning the use of media-group accounts in corruption-related transactions. TV Gazeta challenged the non-renewal in court, arguing that the loss of Globo programming could threaten employment and the viability of the regional group. A sequence of decisions in Alagoas courts and higher courts produced competing outcomes before the dispute was ultimately resolved in favor of Globo's ability to affiliate with another Alagoas broadcaster, according to the supplied reference material. Following the reported end of its Globo affiliation in September 2025, TV Gazeta operated as an independent station, replacing network programming with local news, repeats, institutional material, and content associated with Gazeta News. The station continued to use established local brands, including ALTV and a revised sports-news identity. Its future network affiliation and ownership structure remained unsettled in the reference material, while regulatory proceedings concerning the participation of Fernando Collor and other shareholders continued. TV Gazeta therefore represents both a long-standing regional broadcast brand and a component of a politically connected media group undergoing significant legal and strategic change.

TV Gazeta de Alagoas emerged from the expansion of television broadcasting into Alagoas during the 1970s. Before its creation, viewers in the state mainly depended on retransmissions from broadcasters located in Pernambuco. Arnon de Mello, a journalist and politician who owned the Gazeta de Alagoas newspaper and Rádio Gazeta, obtained the concession for Alagoas's first television station from President Ernesto Geisel on May 16, 1974. Construction and testing proceeded in Maceió. Signal tests on VHF channel 7 began in August 1975, initially combining TV Globo's national programming with locally produced material. The station's headquarters cornerstone was laid in September in the Farol district. Although the formal inauguration had reportedly been planned for October, the station opened on September 27, 1975, becoming the first television broadcaster based in Alagoas. The early operation faced distribution constraints. The station received much of Globo's programming from the network's Recife operation on Quadruplex videotapes, which meant that many programs were not transmitted live. Jornal Nacional and Fantástico were among the programs that could initially be carried live, while other material arrived later. TV Gazeta nevertheless established a direct connection between Alagoas viewers and Globo's national schedule and gradually expanded its local production capabilities. The broadcaster became the television arm of the Organização Arnon de Mello, a regional media group that also included print, radio, and pay-television operations. Its local journalism became central to the station's identity, particularly through ALTV news editions and coverage of politics, public services, accidents, culture, and other events in Alagoas. Sports represented another important area. In December 2014, TV Gazeta agreed with the Alagoas Football Federation to broadcast the Campeonato Alagoano beginning with the 2015 season. The station retained those rights through 2019, after which its sister company TV Mar carried the competition for the 2020 season. The station entered a period of institutional and financial pressure in 2019. Journalists participated in a strike opposing a proposed 40% salary reduction. After the labor action ended, journalists who had participated were dismissed, leading to proceedings by the Public Ministry of Labor and an order requiring reinstatement subject to a daily fine. In the same year, federal authorities challenged the concessions of TV Gazeta and associated radio stations, arguing that the ownership structure included Fernando Collor de Mello, then a senator, in circumstances restricted by Brazilian broadcasting law. The stations continued operating while the legal process progressed, and the media group pursued judicial recovery. Further controversy followed the Supreme Federal Court's 2023 conviction of Fernando Collor for passive corruption and money laundering. Reporting connected the case to alleged use of TV Gazeta's accounts to receive payments related to contracts involving UTC Engenharia and BR Distribuidora. The proceedings also brought attention to alleged simulated loans involving Collor and the financial difficulties of the Organização Arnon de Mello. These developments affected TV Gazeta's relationship with TV Globo, which announced in October 2023 that it would not renew the affiliation after nearly five decades. TV Gazeta contested Globo's decision in court. The station argued that the loss of the network affiliation would threaten the regional group's workforce and local economy, while Globo argued that no company could be compelled to continue a relationship it no longer wished to maintain. Courts in Alagoas initially issued orders favoring renewal, and subsequent decisions by higher courts produced further reversals and appeals. The supplied reference states that the Supreme Federal Court ultimately overturned decisions favorable to TV Gazeta and authorized Globo to affiliate with TV Asa Branca Alagoas. The reported change took effect in September 2025. TV Asa Branca Alagoas began transmitting Globo programming, while TV Gazeta initially continued some Globo content before moving to an independent schedule. Its replacement programming included repeated local news, institutional material, Gazeta News content, ALTV editions, and a revised sports-news presentation. The station also faced renewed regulatory scrutiny over its ownership structure, including proceedings seeking the removal of Fernando Collor and another shareholder from the list of partners. Its long-term network affiliation and corporate structure remained unsettled in the supplied material.

• 2025

  Transition to independent broadcasting

  [1]TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org

  Following court decisions described in the reference material, TV Gazeta ceased functioning as Globo's Alagoas affiliate and began using a more independent local schedule.

• 2023

  Globo announces affiliation non-renewal

  [1]TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org

  TV Globo announced that it would not renew TV Gazeta's affiliation, prompting litigation and a prolonged dispute over the station's future network partner.

• 2019

  Labor dispute and concession challenges

  [1]TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org

  A journalists' strike, labor litigation, and federal action concerning broadcasting concessions placed the station and its media group under significant pressure.

• 2014

  Agreement reached for Alagoas football coverage

  [1]TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org

  TV Gazeta signed an agreement to broadcast the Campeonato Alagoano beginning with the 2015 competition.

• 1975

  TV Gazeta begins broadcasting

  [1]TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org

  Technical tests began in August, followed by the station's inauguration in Maceió on September 27. The broadcaster launched as a TV Globo affiliate.

• 1974

  Concession granted for Alagoas's first television station

  [1]TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org

  President Ernesto Geisel granted Arnon de Mello the concession that enabled the creation of the first television station based in Alagoas.

A locally rooted, general-interest television broadcaster serving Alagoas through regional journalism, public-affairs coverage, sports, entertainment, and historically a major national-network affiliation.

• Local news

  ALTV

  TV Gazeta's principal local-news franchise, covering politics, public services, crime, culture, weather, and daily events across Alagoas. The brand has historically been presented in multiple editions, including ALTV 1ª Edição and ALTV 2ª Edição, and remained part of the station's schedule after the reported end of the Globo affiliation.

• Sports news · 2025

  Gazeta Esporte

  A local sports-news format covering football and other sporting activity in Alagoas. It became the station's local sports identity after the reported transition away from Globo's Globo Esporte Alagoas branding.

• Sports broadcasting · 2015

  Campeonato Alagoano broadcasts

  TV Gazeta held rights to broadcast the Alagoas state football championship from the 2015 edition through 2019. The rights then moved to sister station TV Mar for the 2020 season.

• Network affiliation · 1975

  TV Globo affiliation

  For most of its history, TV Gazeta retransmitted TV Globo's national schedule while producing local news and other regional content. The affiliation was contested and was reported to have ended in September 2025 after a series of court decisions.

• 2023

  Corruption-related allegations involving the media group's accounts

  The Supreme Federal Court conviction of Fernando Collor de Mello brought allegations involving the use of TV Gazeta and Organização Arnon de Mello accounts into public focus. The supplied reference links the accounts to payments allegedly connected with contracts involving UTC Engenharia and BR Distribuidora and describes alleged simulated loans associated with the group's judicial recovery.

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• 2025

  Rebuild the schedule as an independent stationStrategy

  Background

  The reported end of the Globo affiliation removed the station's principal national programming source.

  Action taken

  TV Gazeta expanded and repeated local news, used institutional and Gazeta News programming, and revised local sports and station branding.

  Aftermath

  The station continued operating with an independent schedule while its future affiliation and ownership structure remained subject to legal and regulatory uncertainty.

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• 2023

  Challenge Globo's decision not to renew the affiliationOther

  Background

  TV Globo announced that it would end the long-running affiliation, while TV Gazeta argued that the change threatened employment and the viability of the regional media group.

  Action taken

  TV Gazeta brought legal proceedings seeking mandatory renewal of the affiliation, while Globo opposed the requested injunctions.

  Aftermath

  The dispute generated multiple conflicting court decisions and ultimately led to Globo's authorization to affiliate with TV Asa Branca Alagoas, according to the supplied reference.

  • TV Globo — Globo opposed compulsory renewal and pursued the right to select another Alagoas affiliate.

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• 2014

  Secure state football broadcasting rightsStrategy

  Background

  Regional sports rights offered TV Gazeta an opportunity to strengthen its local relevance and audience relationship.

  Action taken

  The station reached an agreement with the Alagoas Football Federation to carry the Campeonato Alagoano from 2015.

  Aftermath

  TV Gazeta broadcast the tournament through 2019; the rights then moved to sister station TV Mar for the 2020 season.

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1. 1TV Gazeta de Alagoasen.wikipedia.org