EPTV Ribeirão explained
| EPTV Ribeirão |
| Callsign: | ZYB 860 |
| Digital: | 25 (UHF) |
| Virtual: | 7 |
| Affiliations: | TV Globo |
| Airdate: | November 12, 1980 |
| Location: | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Former Names: | TV Ribeirão (1980-1989) |
| Licensee: | Empresa Paulista de Televisão S/A |
| Owner: | Grupo EP |
| Licensing Authority: | ANATEL |
| Anatel Id: | 57dbab83c1852 |
| Coordinates: | -21.153°N -47.8302°W |
EPTV Ribeirão (channel 7) is a television station in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, affiliated with TV Globo, member of EPTV and owned by Grupo EP. EPTV Ribeirão's studios are located on Javari Street, in the Ipiranga district, and its transmitter is located in the Alto do Ipiranga district. The station received its construction permit alongside the head station in Campinas in the mid-1970s[1] and started broadcasting in 1980.
Digital television
EPTV Ribeirão started its transmissions in experimental character on January 27, 2009, over UHF channel 42. The official launching occurred only in October 1, during
Jornal da EPTV, in the same date that EPTV celebrated 30 years of foundation.
[2] Transition to digital signal
The station turned off its analog signal, over VHF channel 12, on January 17, 2018, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. After switching off, EPTV Ribeirão changed its physical channel, from UHF 42 to 25.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Television Factbook . 1977 . 31 March 2021 . 1094-b .
- Web site: Redation . October 2, 2009 . EPTV de Ribeirão Preto estreia a transmissão com sinal digitalizado . EPTV from Ribeirão Preto debuts transmission with digital signal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181126134931/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ribeirao/ri0210200922.htm . November 26, 2018 . October 6, 2024 . Folha de S.Paulo.
- Web site: Redation . February 22, 2018 . TV digital: EPTV desliga o sinal analógico em 45 cidades da região de Ribeirão Preto . Digital television: EPTV turns off the analog signal in 45 cities of the region of Ribeirão Preto . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222061000/https://g1.globo.com/sp/ribeirao-preto-franca/noticia/tv-digital-eptv-desliga-o-sinal-analogico-em-45-cidades-da-regiao-de-ribeirao-preto.ghtml . February 22, 2018 . October 6, 2024 . G1 . pt-br.
