Record Rio

The artists who played significant roles at the first TV Rio included well-known names such as Chacrinha, Norma Benguell, Moacyr Franco, Dercy Gonçalves, Consuelo Leandro, Ronald Golias, Flávio Cavalcanti, and Chico Anysio.

It featured famous stars from the magazine theater, such as Carmem Verônica, Dorinha Duval, and Virgínia Lane, who appeared in programs like Show Praça Onze and Noites Cariocas, with music by João Roberto Kelly.

The program's success prompted the competing broadcaster, TV Excelsior, to launch Dois no Ring on Saturdays, with narration by Oduvaldo Cozzi, commentary by Otávio Name, and presentation by Manuel Espezim Bermuda Neto.

Both programs were directed by Walter Clark and presented by Léo Batista and Heron Domingues, with commentary from Cláudio Melo and Souza, one of the most well-known journalists in the country at the time.

Among them were Rita Pavone, Trini Lopez, Connie Francis, Gigliola Cinquetti, Sergio Endrigo, Brenda Lee, The Platters, Chris Montez, and Tom Jones, among others.

Other notable series that premiered on TV Rio included The Untouchables, Bat Masterson, The Addams Family, Sea Hunt, James West and The Outer Limits.

This success led to the dismissal of the TV Tupi management in Rio de Janeiro, which had initially rejected the telenovela, believing it would not attract an audience because it had previously been broadcast on radio.

In 1972, the station left Rede de Emissoras Independentes (REI) after being sold to a group associated with the Order of Capuchins of the Catholic Church, which also owned TV Difusora (channel 10) in Porto Alegre.

On November 29, 1983, the license for channel 13 was granted to Radiodifusão Ebenézer Ltda., controlled by Pastor Nilson Fanini, leader of the First Baptist Church of Niterói, with Cláudio Macário as a partner.