Rede 21

Rede 21 (also known as Canal 21) is a Brazilian open commercial television network based in the city of São Paulo. It is owned by the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação.

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Rede 21 Comunicações S.A.

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Brazil
First air date	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
Headquarters	São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Owner	Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação
Parent	Band, BandNews TV, BandSports, Arte1, Terra Viva
Key people	Johnny Saad (Chairman)
Established	July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07)
Launch date	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
Dissolved	June 5, 2006 (2006-06-05)
Former names	Canal 21
Digital channels	List 17 UHF (Goiânia) 22 UHF (São Paulo) 47 UHF (Salvador)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
NET	Channel 24
Vivo TV	Channel 15
Affiliations	PlayTV (2006-2008) Rede Mundial (2008–2013) TV Universal (2013–2022) Canal Empreender (2022-2023) TV Terra Viva (2023-present)
Official website	www.canal21.com.br

Rise and decline

With a UHF signal concession obtained by the Bandeirantes Communication Group in 1989,^[1] Rede 21 went on air on October 21, 1996, initially broadcasting only to Greater São Paulo. it was called Canal 21 São Paulo or just Canal 21, having specialized programming only for the capital of São Paulo and operated from 12 pm to midnight.^[2]

The network had presence in 14 cities in 2004, but in this time of the year lost affiliates in Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Vitória and Rio de Janeiro.

At the end of 2005, the small schedule and prime time from 7pm at 12am was further reduced. The newscast host and the Blog 21 hosts were fired and was canceled the programs Top of the Pops, Doc 21 (with the National Geographic documentaries), the sitcom Seinfeld and Top of the Pops Brasil and put on air the Gamecorp programs.

On June 5, 2006, Rede 21 shut down and Play TV was put in its place.

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Rede 21's return

After two years off the air, on July 7, 2008, Rede 21 came back on, after the disaccord between Grupo Bandeirantes and Gamecorp. In August 2008, the network aired a programming block from the World Church of God's Power. In 2013 the network switched to simulcasting the agro-business network Terraviva. In 2014 the network became a full-time Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. In 2022 it began to simulcast Canal Empreender, and in 2023 it returned to air Terraviva programming. Bandeirantes announced to switch Rede 21 into a full-time sportainment network as the channel content consists of live sports and entertainment programs, this channel also often broadcasts football tournaments from the international, regional, and local ones. Other than that, there's also many more entertainment programs.

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Rise and decline

Rede 21's return

Programmes

See also

References

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