TV Integração Uberaba

TV Integração Uberaba is a regional Brazilian television station based in Uberaba, in the state of Minas Gerais. It operates as an affiliate of TV Globo and is part of Rede Integração, a regional broadcasting group whose stations serve several areas of Minas Gerais. The station’s coverage is concentrated in the southern portion of the Triângulo Mineiro, a region in the western part of the state, and extends to thirteen municipalities through its principal signal and relay infrastructure. The station emerged from the expansion of Rede Integração’s presence in Uberaba. Before the station was created, the city and surrounding area were served by TV Integração Ituiutaba, whose Uberaba subsidiary had produced local programming since 1997. Rede Integração entered a public competition for the right to operate a television service in Uberaba in April 1999. A federal decree issued on April 2, 2002, granted VHF channel 3 for the proposed station. The formal license agreement was signed on October 22, 2015, and published in the Diário Oficial da União on October 27 of that year. Following the licensing process, Rede Integração prepared the Uberaba operation with local production and transmission capabilities. The former Uberaba subsidiary of TV Integração Ituiutaba expanded its facilities to accommodate image-generation and other station equipment. TV Integração Uberaba began broadcasting in the early afternoon of April 1, 2016, during the local edition of MGTV. Its inauguration brought together Rede Integração president Tubal de Siqueira Silva, superintendent Rogério Nery, Uberaba mayor Paulo Piau, and representatives associated with TV Globo, in an event attended by approximately 300 guests. At launch, it became the fifth station in the Rede Integração group and the 119th TV Globo affiliate nationally, according to the station’s historical account. The station combines TV Globo’s national and state programming with locally produced journalism and regional content. Its local schedule has included Integração Notícia, the MGTV 1ª edição and MGTV 2ª edição newscasts, and the short-form Notícia da Hora bulletin. It also carries selected programming relayed from other Rede Integração stations, including the variety programs Tô Indo and Cê Viu?, as well as the agricultural program MG Rural. Bom Dia Minas is generated by TV Globo Minas in Belo Horizonte, while sports coverage includes state football and selected matches involving teams from Rio de Janeiro, along with Globo Esporte. TV Integração Uberaba also uses overnight hours for additional local news editions and repeats of regional productions. This schedule supports the Brazilian regulatory requirement that a specified share of television programming be devoted to news and related content. The station’s local identity therefore rests primarily on community news, regional affairs, agriculture, weather, sports, and its role as the local broadcast outlet for TV Globo programming. The station’s digital transition was developed alongside its launch. A previous digital relay serving Uberaba had operated on UHF channel 31 from June 8, 2010, under the earlier TV Integração Ituiutaba arrangement. In preparation for the new station, the Ministry of Communications authorized UHF channel 39 for digital transmission in 2016. Digital broadcasts entered testing about a week before the station’s debut, while the new service initially operated alongside the analog VHF channel 3 signal. The analog transmission ended on December 5, 2018, in accordance with Brazil’s federally coordinated analog television shutdown plan. TV Integração Uberaba subsequently continued as a digital regional broadcaster serving its designated municipalities.

Rede Integração’s route to establishing a dedicated television station in Uberaba began with its participation in a public competition in April 1999. The federal government later granted VHF channel 3 for the proposed operation through a decree issued on April 2, 2002. The station’s license contract was signed on October 22, 2015, and the agreement was published in the Diário Oficial da União five days later. The new station was built on an existing local presence. Until 2016, Uberaba belonged to the coverage area of TV Integração Ituiutaba, a Rede Integração station founded in 1988. That station had maintained an Uberaba subsidiary since 1997, where local programs and news content were produced. As the new Uberaba station moved toward launch, the subsidiary expanded its production capacity and was equipped to support the new operation’s image-generation infrastructure. The creation of a separate station transferred the local programming operation into TV Integração Uberaba, while TV Integração Ituiutaba subsequently concentrated on relaying programming from TV Integração Uberlândia with local commercial insertions. TV Integração Uberaba went on air in the early afternoon of April 1, 2016, during MGTV 1ª edição. The inauguration included Rede Integração president Tubal de Siqueira Silva, superintendent Rogério Nery, Uberaba mayor Paulo Piau, and TV Globo-associated actors and other guests. Approximately 300 people attended the launch. The station became the fifth station in the Rede Integração group and was described as TV Globo’s 119th affiliate overall. Its operating area covered thirteen municipalities, including places that had previously been assigned to the coverage regions of TV Integração Uberlândia and TV Integração Ituiutaba. The station’s service combines local news with programming supplied by TV Globo and other Rede Integração facilities. Local output has included Integração Notícia, MGTV 1ª edição, MGTV 2ª edição, and Notícia da Hora. The station also carries Bom Dia Minas from TV Globo Minas in Belo Horizonte and selected sports and entertainment content. Some regional programs, including Tô Indo and Cê Viu?, are relayed from TV Integração Uberlândia, while MG Rural is produced at TV Integração Juiz de Fora. Overnight hours are used for additional local news editions and repeats of local programming, allowing the station to meet Brazilian rules concerning the proportion of news and related programming in its schedule. The technical transition to the new station included both analog and digital facilities. Before the station’s opening, a digital relay for the Uberaba area had operated on UHF channel 31 from June 8, 2010. The Ministry of Communications authorized UHF channel 39 for the new station’s digital service in 2016. Test transmissions began about a week before the April 1 launch. The new digital service initially operated together with the analog VHF channel 3 transmission, while the previous relay arrangement was discontinued. The analog channel was finally switched off on December 5, 2018, under Brazil’s government-led analog television shutdown schedule. TV Integração Uberaba thereafter continued as a digital broadcaster for Uberaba and its surrounding service area.

• 2018

  Analog transmission ends

  [1]TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org

  The VHF channel 3 analog signal is turned off on December 5 as part of Brazil’s digital television transition.

• 2016

  TV Integração Uberaba launches

  [1]TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org

  The station begins broadcasting on April 1 during MGTV 1ª edição and assumes dedicated local coverage of Uberaba and nearby municipalities.

• 2016

  Digital channel 39 enters service

  [1]TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org

  The Ministry of Communications authorizes UHF channel 39 for the station’s digital broadcasts, which begin in testing before the launch.

• 2015

  Station license contract is signed

  [1]TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org

  Rede Integração signs the station’s fifteen-year license contract on October 22; publication follows in the Diário Oficial da União on October 27.

• 2002

  VHF channel 3 is granted

  [1]TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org

  A presidential decree published on April 2 grants the authorization for VHF channel 3 for the planned Uberaba station.

• 1999

  Rede Integração enters the Uberaba television competition

  [1]TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org

  Rede Integração participates in a public competition to operate a television station in Uberaba.

A regional, community-oriented TV Globo affiliate combining locally produced journalism with national and state network programming for Uberaba and surrounding municipalities.

• Local television news · 2016

  MGTV 1ª edição

  A midday local newscast focused on news and public-interest events in Uberaba and the station’s surrounding coverage area. It also served as the program during which TV Integração Uberaba officially began broadcasting on April 1, 2016.

• Local television news · 2016

  MGTV 2ª edição

  An evening edition of the station’s regional news service, providing a later daily update on local and regional events for the Uberaba market.

• Local television news · 2016

  Integração Notícia

  A local news program produced for the station’s service area, complementing the MGTV editions with reporting and updates focused on Uberaba and nearby municipalities.

• News bulletin · 2016

  Notícia da Hora

  A short local news bulletin inserted during commercial breaks and other schedule transitions.

• Broadcast television service · 2016

  TV Globo regional affiliate service

  The station carries TV Globo’s national and Minas Gerais programming while adding local journalism, selected sports broadcasts, regional commercial inventory, and programming from other Rede Integração stations.

• 2018

  Conversion from analog to digital transmissionGeneration change

  Background

  Brazil’s national plan for ending analog television required broadcasters to migrate to digital transmission.

  Action taken

  TV Integração Uberaba shut down its VHF channel 3 analog signal on December 5, 2018.

  Aftermath

  The station continued its service as a digital terrestrial broadcaster for the Uberaba region.

  Source

• 2016

  Rede Integração establishes a dedicated Uberaba stationStrategy

  Background

  Uberaba had previously been served by TV Integração Ituiutaba and a local subsidiary that produced programming in the city. Rede Integração developed a separate station to provide dedicated coverage for Uberaba and surrounding municipalities.

  Action taken

  The group transferred the local production operation into TV Integração Uberaba, launched the new station as a TV Globo affiliate, and reorganized the former Ituiutaba service to relay TV Integração Uberlândia with local commercial insertions.

  Aftermath

  Uberaba received a dedicated regional broadcaster and became the center of a thirteen-municipality coverage area.

  Source

• 2016

  Launch of digital terrestrial broadcastingProduct launch

  Background

  A previous digital relay had operated in Uberaba on UHF channel 31, while the new station required its own digital transmission arrangement.

  Action taken

  The Ministry of Communications authorized UHF channel 39, and TV Integração Uberaba began digital testing shortly before its April 1 launch while initially maintaining the analog VHF channel 3 signal.

  Aftermath

  The station operated with both analog and digital transmission until the analog service was discontinued in 2018.

  Source

1. 1TV Integração Uberabaen.wikipedia.org