TV Cidade Verde

The concession for channel 5 VHF in Teresina was granted by President João Figueiredo on May 19, 1982, to the journalist, businessman and politician Jesus Elias Tajra, at the time mayor of the municipality.^[1] TV Pioneira went on air in December 1985, on an experimental basis, broadcasting Rede Bandeirantes programming, which until then was aired irregularly by TV Timon (today TV Meio Norte), which then migrated to SBT. Its name derived from Rádio Pioneira, belonging to the Archdiocese of Teresina, of which Tajra had been director and announcer.^[2]

Four months after going on air, TV Pioneira was formally inaugurated on March 23, 1986, with the airing of its first local program, Jornal da Pioneira, presented by Tony Trindade and Laura Learth. In February 1987, it became the first broadcaster to broadcast Teresina's carnival live, and in March, it broadcast live the inauguration of governor Alberto Silva, also being the first to carry out this type of coverage.^[2]

On November 9, 1998, the broadcaster changed from its original name to TV Cidade Verde. It was in this new phase that the slogan "A boa image do Piauí" (The good image of Piauí) emerged, used to this day. In 1999, it began transmitting its programming via satellite to 80% of the state, continuing to expand its coverage in the following years. On January 9, 2000, TV Cidade Verde left Rede Bandeirantes and became affiliated with SBT, changing affiliation with TV Meio Norte.^[2]

On March 29, 2006, TV Cidade Verde celebrated 20 years of foundation and on that occasion the special program TV Cidade Verde, 20 Years of History, was shown, which told the history of the station and that of Piauí, involving society, politics, sport, administration and arts.^[3]

On October 19, 2008, on "Piauí Day", the special program Piauí 250 Anos de História was aired, which sought to faithfully portray the 250 years since Piauí was founded, with the main highlight being the film produced by the team of the station, which tells the history of the independence of the State of Piauí, and seeing the success that this program generated, the station decided to release DVDs with everything that was presented.^[4]

On March 7, 2009, the special program Mulheres do Piauí 2009 was aired at 12 pm, on the eve and in honor of International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8,^[5] and has been held annually since then.

On March 17, the building that houses the retransmission equipment for TV Cidade Verde in Pedro II was invaded by vandals and the reception and distribution equipment for the open TV signal in the city was stolen, taking other devices such as fans.^[6]

On May 10, the station debuted the weekly program Feito em Casa, which highlights the field of music, poetry and local culture, being shown on Sundays at 10 am, with professor Cineas Santos as presenter.^[7]

On August 16, the station celebrated Teresina's 157th anniversary, with the Teresina é Show caravan, which lasted the entire week before the anniversary and toured the entire capital, ending with a special program broadcast to the I live in Atlantic City. During the two hours of the program, presenters Nadja Rodrigues, Amadeu Campos, Virginia Fabris, Laércio Andrade and César Filho took turns showing special programs and reports for Teresina's anniversary. Special programs during Teresina's birthday have already become a tradition on the station.^[8]

On October 15, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Piauí Que Trabalha program, the broadcaster launched the event "Fórum Piauí que Trabalha" which had a program focused on holding lectures and paying tribute to the supporters, bringing together big names, businesspeople and politicians from the State, in the auditorium of the Federation of Industries of the State of Piauí - FIEPI.^[9][10]

On March 23, 2010, TV Cidade Verde inaugurated the Digital Auditorium, which was named Estúdio Maria Amélia Tajra, considered one of the largest in the Northeast Region. With 600 square meters, it has an area for exhibitions, appropriate acoustics, new dressing rooms, and all the necessary structure for the broadcasts of the pioneering broadcaster. The occasion also celebrated the first year of digital broadcasting in the state. On that occasion, the Cidade Verde na Copa project was also launched, which took a team from Piauí to follow the World Cup for the first time, with the participation of correspondents Michele Wadja and Herbert Henrique directly from South Africa. A special program of the same name was shown on Saturdays, from March 27 to July 10.^[11]

On April 21, the Miss Piauí 2010 pageant was presented at 9:30 pm, directly from the Digital Auditorium facilities, which aimed to choose the most beautiful woman in the State of Piauí, the program was presented by César Filho, Liana Aragão and Nelito Marques, lasting 3 hours, crowning Miss Ipiranga, Lanna Lopes, with the title of Miss Piauí 2010 and Miss Altos, Rayane Sousa, with the title of "Miss dos Internautas" on Portal Cidade Verde.^[12][13]

TV Cidade Verde began its digital transmissions on March 23, 2009 (the date on which it completed 23 years on the air), at 6 pm, through channel 28 UHF for Teresina and nearby areas, being the first broadcaster in the state and also the first affiliate of SBT to operate with the new technology. The ceremony that marked the beginning of the broadcasts was attended by SBT's technical director, Roberto Franco, as well as politicians such as governor Wellington Dias and senator Heráclito Fortes.^[14][15][16]

Based on the federal decree transitioning Brazilian TV stations from analogue to digital signals, TV Cidade Verde, as well as the other stations in Teresina, ceased broadcasting on channel 5 VHF on May 30, 2018, following the official schedule from ANATEL.^[17]

In addition to retransmitting SBT's national programming, TV Cidade Verde currently produces and broadcasts the following programs:^[18]

• Notícia da Manhã: Morning news, with Aline Moreira;
• Tem de Tudo na TV: Variety show, with Shirley Evangelista;
• Cidade Verde Esporte: Sports journalist, with Herbert Henrique;
• Jornal do Piauí: News, with Joelson Giordani;
• Jornal Cidade Verde: Main news, with Najla Fernandes;
• Piauí Que Trabalha: Journalistic, with Gorete Santos and Francisco José

Yearly events:

• Mulheres do Piauí: Shown during International Women's Day;
• Viva Piauí: Shown during the anniversary of Piauí's Independence (October 19)

Other local programs that were part of the schedule and were later discontinued:^[2]

Sports

• Copa do Nordeste de Futebol (2018–presente)
• Campeonato Piauiense de Futebol (2021-presente)