It was the first commercial station breaking the monopoly held by Televisão de Moçambique, but was plagued by financial issues and the death of its founder.
It resumed under a new guise and a new format in 2006, but was quickly sold to the World Church of God's Power.
With limited human resources, the channel continued its decline, which culminated with the death of Carlos Klimt in 2002 and its eventual shutdown.
In its first year, the new KTV was still carrying experimental broadcasts, promoting sister radio station KFM.
It also carried some Formula 1 races and became the first television channel to use live texting, which was quickly emulated by other channels (TVM, STV and TIM)[1] The editorial line of the reformed network was generalist, with basic provisions including one newscast per day, three interview programs per week and one debate per week.