It was founded by businessman and then federal deputy Luiz Viana Neto, who was one of the partners of TV Aratu, in the capital Salvador, which was also affiliated with Manchete.
[3] One of the station's first local programs was Jornal Meio Dia, with thirty minutes, presented by Vilma Medina, then by others, including Cláudia Barthel.
Claudia Barthel worked at TV Santa Cruz, Globo's O&Os in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and then went to Rede Manchete and RedeTV!, where she remains today.
In the first months of 1995, TV Cabrália was sold to Central Record de Comunicação, belonging to the businessman and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Edir Macedo.
[6] With the new affiliation, the assistance program Alerta Total debuted, lasting half an hour, presented by Reginaldo Silva, who is an evangelical pastor and also a councilor in Itabuna.
[7] In July 2004, complaints from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF), based on documents from the Bahia Commercial Board, revealed that the senator for the State of Rio de Janeiro and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Marcelo Crivella, from the Liberal Party (PL) and candidate for mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, he still remained a partner and majority manager of TV Cabrália in 2003, despite the law prohibiting politicians from holding positions in radio and TV stations.
On September 27, 2007, TV Cabrália became part of Record News network that replaced Rede Família, the first 24-hour journalism channel on free open television in the country.
[8] According to Sinjorba directors, the layoffs were not restricted to the Vitória da Conquista branch (which was closed), and also in Itabuna, several journalism production professionals were fired.
On the morning of January 4, 2008, the station's general director, André Luís Ferreira, announced the dismissal of the journalism manager, Kátia Morais, the presenter Adana Matos and employees from the technical area.
On the same day, the president of the Municipal Directory of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) in Itabuna, Aurélio Macedo, issued a statement against the dismissal of the presenter in which he denounced that the management of the station chaired by André Ferreira fired Bacelar just because he refused to disaffiliate.
According to complaints from other PSB leaders, pressure from the broadcaster began in 2007 and increased after the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) defined its pre-candidates for mayor and councilor in Itabuna, in clear interference in the election municipal in the city.