Record TV
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| Type | Free-to-air commercial television network |
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| Country | Brazil |
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First air date
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September 27, 1953 |
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| Revenue | R$1.8 billion (2016) |
| Headquarters | Teatro Dermeval Gonçalves, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Owner | Grupo Record |
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Key people
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Luiz Cláudio Costa (chairman) |
| Established | 1953 |
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Former names
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Rádio e Televisão Record S.A. |
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Picture format
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480i (SDTV 16:9 Letterbox) 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Affiliates | See List of RecordTV affiliates |
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Official website
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recordtv |
| Language | Portuguese |
Coordinates: 23°31′29″S 46°39′42″W / 23.52472°S 46.66167°W
RecordTV (Portuguese: [ʁeˈkɔɾ teˈve]) is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, founded in 1953 by , also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by Brazilian businessman Edir Macedo, who is also founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
Since 2007 it is the second-most popular television network in Brazil (after Rede Globo), after having been in last place of the television networks since the 1980s. With 63 continuous years of transmission, it is also the oldest television network (under its current name) in the country.
TV Record started its transmissions on September 27, 1953. It was founded by in São Paulo, as a competitor for then-dominant Rede Tupi from Diários Associados. It broke the three-year-old monopoly the station had in the city. It originally broadcast entertainment shows, sports, journalism, comedies and plays. In the 1950s, TV Record became recognized for their sports broadcasts. In 1959, it started airing shows featuring international entertainment figures, such as Charles Aznavour, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Marlene Dietrich.
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