The concession for channel 5 VHF in Teresina was granted by President João Figueiredo on May 19, 1982, to the journalist, businessman and politician Jesus Elias Tajra, at the time mayor of the municipality.
[6] On May 10, the station debuted the weekly program Feito em Casa, which highlights the field of music, poetry and local culture, being shown on Sundays at 10 am, with professor Cineas Santos as presenter.
[9][10] On March 23, 2010, TV Cidade Verde inaugurated the Digital Auditorium, which was named Estúdio Maria Amélia Tajra, considered one of the largest in the Northeast Region.
On that occasion, the Cidade Verde na Copa project was also launched, which took a team from Piauí to follow the World Cup for the first time, with the participation of correspondents Michele Wadja and Herbert Henrique directly from South Africa.
[12][13] TV Cidade Verde began its digital transmissions on March 23, 2009 (the date on which it completed 23 years on the air), at 6 pm, through channel 28 UHF for Teresina and nearby areas, being the first broadcaster in the state and also the first affiliate of SBT to operate with the new technology.
The ceremony that marked the beginning of the broadcasts was attended by SBT's technical director, Roberto Franco, as well as politicians such as governor Wellington Dias and senator Heráclito Fortes.