RIC TV (Rede Independência de Comunicação or in English Independence Network Communications) is a Brazilian television network affiliated to RecordTV.
History
It was created in 1986 in Curitiba, Paraná, with the founding of Sistema Sul de Comunicação's television network, with TV Independência Curitiba, a Manchete affiliate. Initially it aimed to start broadcasts in September 1986,[1] but due to commercial considerations from TV Curitiba, which had left Band to affiliate itself with Manchete, only to rejoin Band due to ratings issues,[2] the main station started broadcasting in July when TV Curitiba change affiliations.[3] In 1989, the group set up a station in Guarapuava,[4] which was sold in 1993 and is now RPC Guarapuava.
When Edir Macedo's Record network bought 30% of the company's shares, the stations became affiliated with the network.[5] In 2008, the group started to operate in Santa Catarina and lasted until 2019, when the assets in the state were sold to Grupo ND as NDTV.
List of stations
Paraná
- RIC TV Curitiba (Curitiba) - 7
- RIC TV Cornélio Procópio (Cornélio Procópio) - 12
- RIC TV Maringá (Maringá) - 13
- RIC TV Toledo (Toledo) - 7
References
- Perfil do homem de atendimento Correio de Notícias, Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, 29 June 1986, retrieved 29 January 2022^
- TV Curitiba, TV da cidade Correio de Notícias, Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, 20 July 1986, retrieved 29 January 2022^
- Vamos olhar para fora Correio de Notícias, Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, 27 July 1986, retrieved 29 January 2022^
- Nova Emissora Correio de Notícias, 1 December 1989, retrieved 18 October 2020^
- Elvira Lobato. Universal dobra posse de TVs e vira 3ª rede Folha de S.Paulo, 26 November 1995, retrieved 29 January 2022^