1972 in Brazilian television

This is a list of Brazilian television related events from 1972.

Events

  • February 19 – First regular color TV broadcast in Brazil, Festa da Uva in Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, held by TV Difusora (channel 10). Brazil is the first country in Latin America to implement television.[1]
  • February 22 – TV Continental's license is considered peremptory and is taken off the air.
  • March 31 – The new color transmission standard, called PAL-M, is officially adopted.[2]
  • 22 April – TV Globo in Recife is inaugurated.[3]

Debuts

Networks and services

Launches

Network Type Launch date Notes Source
RPC Ponta Grossa Terrestrial 17 April
TV Globo Nordeste Terrestrial 22 April
TV Erexim Terrestrial 30 April
TV Baré Terrestrial 2 June
TV Uberaba Terrestrial 9 June
TV Tuiuti Terrestrial 5 July
TV Amazonas Terrestrial 1 September
TV Universitária Rio Grande do Norte Terrestrial 2 December
TV Clube Terrestrial 3 December

References

  1. ^ Guimarães, Thiago (19 February 2022). "Primeira transmissão em cores na TV completa 50 anos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. ^ "75 anos da televisão no Brasil: uma viagem pela história da TV no país". EP Negócios (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 September 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ "TV Globo". Grupo Globo História (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

See also

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