Rede Amazônica Rio Branco (channel 4, formerly known as TV Acre) is a Brazilian television station based in Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre serving as an affiliate of TV Globo. Alongside CBN Amazônica Rio Branco, the station is owned by Grupo Rede Amazônica, a complex of radio and television stations spread across several northern Brazilian states, founded by businessman Phelippe Daou.
History
A concession for a television station in the state of Acre was granted through Notice no. 018/73, published in the Official Gazette on the 17th of August 1973.
Before the official inauguration, the station installed its transmitters at Palácio do Bispo along with television sets to show the 1970 World Cup matches with a four-year delay, won by Brazil at the time.[1] These broadcasts were made using a small transmitter with a power that did not exceed 100 watts.
On October 16, 1974, journalist and publicist Phelippe Daou opened the first television station in the state of Acre, which had never had television stations before. Tufic Assmar, a businessman of Lebanese descent who was already working in the commercial sector, was invited to be director of the station.[2]