RIC TV

RIC

Country	Brazil
Availability	Paraná
Founded	1986
Key people	Leonardo Petrelli Neto, Marcello Petrelli.
Affiliation(s)	RecordTV
Official website	[1]

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

1. "Perfil do homem de atendimento". Correio de Notícias. Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil. 29 June 1986. p. 20. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
2. "TV Curitiba, TV da cidade". Correio de Notícias. Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil. 20 July 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
3. "Vamos olhar para fora". Correio de Notícias. Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil. 27 July 1986. p. 20. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
4. "Nova Emissora". Correio de Notícias. 1 December 1989. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
5. Lobato, Elvira (26 November 1995). "Universal dobra posse de TVs e vira 3ª rede". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 29 January 2022.