TV Sentinela
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| Channels |
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|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Rede Bandeirantes |
| Ownership | |
| Operator | Sistema Sentinela de Comunicação |
| History | |
| Founded | 1978 |
Former names | TV Sentinela |
| Rede Tupi (1978-1980) SBT (1981-1991) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ANATEL |
TV Sentinela (channel 7) is a Rede Bandeirantes-affiliated television station in Óbidos, Pará. Founded in 1978 by Max Hamoy, it is one of Pará's oldest television stations being in operation outside of Belém that is still on air, being older than Santarém's TV Tapajós by a year, and the oldest in the Tapajós region in operation.
History
It is unclear when exactly TV Sentinela first aired, but the station was founded in 1978, with the station reportedly starting ahead of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Max Hamoy, a descendant of Egyptian and Moroccan Jews,[1] while on vacation in the first half of that year, encountered Embratel employee Fernando Guarany to install two relay stations from TV Parintins to the city of Óbidos; however, the signal was weak and a new, improvised antenna had to be built. Local programming started with a series of videotaped movies, all of which were in English with no translation. With the constant movie repeats, Hamoy started travelling to Belém's TV Marajoara to obtain tapes from the station to relay them locally.[2]
Its new transmitter was inaugurated on September 19, 1979.[3] In December 1979, Hamoy bought new equipment (four videotape machines) to improve its coverage area, this time covering Óbidos, Oriximiná, Juruti, Faro, Terra Santa, Porto Trombetas, Alenquer and Santarém.[4] In 1981, it became a charter affiliate of SBT, being listed in corporate advertisements issued by the network for the print industry.[5] Since 1991, the station is a Rede Bandeirantes affiliate.
On August 2, 2012, the station resumed its broadcasts with a new, improved transmitter and new facilities.[6]
The outlet, alongside Rádio e TV Atalaia and Blog do Jeso, was used for illegal political activities by mayor Mario Henrique in 2013. Its assets were blocked in May 2020 for the sum of R$396,193.20.[7]
Programming
TV Sentinela airs Jornal da Cidade, which replaces Sentinela Notícias since 2018. The station also uses reports from RBA TV and Band Cidade Amazonas.
References
- ^ Veltman, Henrique (October–December 2011). "Los «Hebraicos» del Amazonas" (PDF). Maguén-Escudo (in Spanish). p. 38-53.
- ^ "História de vida de Max Hamoy". Studio Max TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Em setembro de 1979. Vereadores de Óbidos, congratulam-se com a TV Sentinela que expandia seu sinal para outras cidades". obidense.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Novos equipamentos da TV Sentinela". A Província do Pará (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 16, 1979.
- ^ Melhores e maiores (in Brazilian Portuguese). Abril-Tec Editora. 1981. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "TV Sentinela volta ao ar com sinal ampliado". chupaosso.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Justiça determina bloqueio de bens de ex-prefeito, emissoras de Rádio e Tv de Óbidos e blog de Santarém, no Pará". G1 Pará (in Brazilian Portuguese).