TV Nacional do Brasil
CountryBrazil
HeadquartersBrasília, Brazil
Programming
Language(s)Portuguese
Picture formatPAL-M
HDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerEmpresa Brasil de Comunicação
History
Launched16 June 1998 (1998-06-16)
Closed9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)
Replaced byTV Brasil 2

TV Nacional do Brasil (TV NBR) was a government owned television channel in Brazil.

History

NBR's first transmission was on June 16, 1997, during the government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil National TV initially or just NBR. Despite being educational, the station broadcast live all acts, ceremonies and inaugurations of FHC and gained several affiliates, generating controversy for unlawful use of mass media for election campaign, which occurred in the same year.[1]

During Jair Bolsonaro's government, the station was shut down and its channels now simulcast TV Brasil programming.[2]

References

  1. Escândalo: NBr, a TV do FHC, 18.6.1998
  2. Minas, Estado de (2019-04-09). "EBC unifica programações das TVs Brasil e NBR". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-19.


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