TV Cultura
Encyclopedia
TV Cultura is Brazil
ian television network
headquartered in São Paulo
and a part of Fundação Padre Anchieta. It focuses on cultural subjects but also has sport
s as entertainment options.
and Rede de Emissoras Associadas, owned by TV Tupi
. In 1968, the São Paulo State Government
bought TV Cultura from Associadas and reinaugurated them, donating the channel to Fundação Padre Anchieta ("Father Anchieta
Foundation") in 1969. It is currently a private entity that has intellectual, political and administrative independence; the maintaining foundation receives budget from the private investors, responsible not only for TV Cultura, but also its two affiliated radio broadcasting channels, Rádio Cultura AM and Rádio Cultura FM.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
headquartered in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and a part of Fundação Padre Anchieta. It focuses on cultural subjects but also has sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s as entertainment options.
History
TV Cultura was, as the first TV Station, founded in 1960, controlled by Diários AssociadosDiários Associados
The Diários Associados, or Associated Dailies, are a union of Brazilian communication media created by Assis Chateaubriand.Diários Associados owned Rede Tupi, the first Brazilian Television Network, through its affiate, the Rede de Emissoras Associadas, from 1950 to 1980.Today the group has 50...
and Rede de Emissoras Associadas, owned by TV Tupi
Rede Tupi
Rede Tupi or TV Tupi was the first television network in South America...
. In 1968, the São Paulo State Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
bought TV Cultura from Associadas and reinaugurated them, donating the channel to Fundação Padre Anchieta ("Father Anchieta
José de Anchieta
José de Anchieta was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the 1st century after its discovery on April 22, 1500 by a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, Anchieta was one of the founders of...
Foundation") in 1969. It is currently a private entity that has intellectual, political and administrative independence; the maintaining foundation receives budget from the private investors, responsible not only for TV Cultura, but also its two affiliated radio broadcasting channels, Rádio Cultura AM and Rádio Cultura FM.