TV São Francisco (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil and affiliated with TV Globo. Owned by Rede Bahia, TV São Francisco is part of Rede Bahia de Televisão, a statewide television network composed of another five TV stations. TV São Francisco's studios are located at Antonio Carlos Magalhães Avenue in the Maringá district, on Juazeiro, and its transmitter is located in the Palhinhas district, on Petrolina, Pernambuco.
History
The station signed on on December 1, 1990, being the first television station to be inaugurated in Juazeiro and the north region of Bahia, and the third of Rede Bahia to sign on in the interior of the state. Initially, was branded as TV Norte.[1] On the same day, there was an inauguration event on the Juazeiro waterfront, which was even shown on national television on the Rede Globo's entertainment show Domingão do Faustão, through a live entry with the participation of actor Marcos Frota.[3] On December 2, the first local production of TV Norte was aired: a documentary about São Francisco River, anchored by journalist Cláudia Carvalho.