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| Channels | |
| Branding | Band Piauí |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Rede Bandeirantes |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | April 18, 2014 |
Former call signs | ZYB 359 (1986-2018) |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ANATEL |
| ERP | 1.2 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 2°55′3.5″S 41°45′23″W / 2.917639°S 41.75639°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile |
| Website | bandpiaui |
Band Piauí is a Rede Bandeirantes-owned-and-operated station licensed to Parnaíba but with studios and offices in Teresina, capital of Piauí. Its studios are located in Teresina, in the Jóquei neighborhood, while its transmitting tower is in Monte Castelo. In Parnaíba, its transmitters are located on TV Delta's headquarters, in the São Francisco da Guarita neighborhood.
History
[edit]The license for the implementation of a commercial television station in Parnaíba was awarded in the early 2000s by Alagoan politician João Caldas, through a company set up by Evandro José Schappo and Simony Oliveira Martins. However, the price paid for the license, as well as the participation in other licenses where equally high prices raised awareness for a possible post-aquisition resale process to other groups.[1]
Years after the license was granted, and without even signing on, local businessmen Marcelo Claudino and Dalton Leal rented the license for VHF channel 5 in Parnaíba, as well as VHF channel 12 in Timon (in the name of TV Difusora of São Luís, Maranhão) and initiated the process to implement a new television station in Piauí.[2] Under the name TV Perspectiva, the station started experimental broadcasts on April 18, 2014, initially relaying Band's schedule, which had no affiliate in the state since TV Meio Norte left the network on December 31, 2010.[3]
The owners even launched a news portal, O Olho, which would sustain the group responsible for the station.[4] However, in 2015, Claudino and Leal abandoned the project, and after giving up on its go-ahead, Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação took over the station, naming journalist Diego Trajano as its regional director.[5] The station was renamed Band Piauí, becoming the network's fifteenth owned-and-operated station.
On August 30, 2021, the station left its former headquarteres at Cidade Nova, and inaugurated its new facilities in the Jóquei neighborhood, prime area in Teresina.[6] On October 11, it also restructured its local output, introducing new programs.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Lobato, Elvira (December 8, 2002). "Deputado gasta R$ 50 mi em compra de TVs". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Polêmica: TV transmissora da Band no Piauí terá sede em Parnaíba". ProParnaíba.com. April 24, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Grupo Claudino volta Band ao Piauí: assista no Canal 12, TV Perspectiva!". 180 Graus. April 20, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "TV Band Piauí: a emissora já está entre nós". Portal 8. June 15, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVO: TV Band Piauí se prepara para entrar em HD e lançar programação". Portal 8. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ Sousa, Jhone (August 30, 2021). "Band Piauí muda de sede e faz surpresa aos telespectadores: novos cenários e programas". 180 Graus. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Sousa, Jhone (October 8, 2021). "Band Piauí anuncia nova programação repleta de novidades; veja as estreias!". 180 Graus. Retrieved November 5, 2021.