TV Record was opened at 8:53 pm on September 27, 1953 by lawyer and businessman Paulo Machado de Carvalho, operating on VHF channel 7.
Initially, covering only the capital of São Paulo, Record began its first attempt to expand nationally in 1959, when, together with the extinct TV Rio, it led the Rede das Emissoras Unidas and, later, the Rede de Emissoras Independentes.
In 1976, Silvio formalized the acquisition of his share in the broadcaster after the end of his contract with Globo, leaving the other 50% of Record in the hands of Paulo Machado de Carvalho.
[4] The name Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão appeared in 1980 to refer to the network formed by TVS, Record and the 21 stations that aired Programa Silvio Santos.
[6] On November 9, 1989, Record was acquired for US$45 million by businessman and leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Edir Macedo.