have to pay at least half of what it owes. However, the channel had not paid even 1% of the total debt, and with that the government revoked the concessions. The transmission of TV Excelsior in São Paulo ended at 18:40, shortly after the presentation of a farewell program. In Rio de Janeiro, Channel 2 activities ended a little earlier, at 5pm. According to the presidential decree, the cassation was determined by breach of the Brazilian Telecommunications Code. Post-Excelsior Five years after Rio's channel 2 went off the air, the Military Government won its own bid to broadcast an educational broadcaster, TVE Brasil, which associates with other public broadcasters. And then TVE became TV Brasil. Thirteen years after the end of the station, Adolpho Bloch won the competition for the concession of channel 9 in São Paulo, together with channel 6 in Rio. It was the beginning of Rede Manchete that later became RedeTV!. Network TV Excelsior São Paulo (channel 9, O&O) TV Excelsior Rio (channel 2, O&O) TV Alvorada (channel 8, Brasília, affiliated between 1967 and 1969, now RecordTV Brasília) TV Anhanguera (channel 2, Goiânia, affiliated between 1963 and 1969, now a Globo affiliate) TV Centro América (channel 2, Cuiabá, affiliated between 1967 and 1969, now a Globo affiliate) TV Difusora (channel 4, São Luís, affiliated between 1966 and 1970, now an SBT affiliate) TV Gaúcha (channel 12, Porto Alegre, affiliated between 1963 and 1967, now RBS TV, a Globo affiliate) TV Jornal do Commercio (channel 2, Recife, affiliated between 1973 and 1970, later renamed TV Jornal and affiliated with Globo, Band and since 1987 currently with SBT) TV Morena (Channel 6, Campo Grande, affiliated between 1965 and 1969, now a Globo affiliate) TV Nacional (channel 3, Brasília, affiliated between 1963 and 1967, now a TV Brasil station on channel 2) TV Paranaense (channel 12, Curitiba, affiliated between 1965 and 1970, now RPC TV, a Globo affiliate) TV Triângulo (channel 8, Uberlândia, affiliated between 1964 and 1970, now TV Integração Uberlândia, a Globo affiliate) TV Vila Rica (channel 7, Belo Horizonte, affiliated between 1967–1970, now Band Minas) See also Rede Manchete - successor to Rede Excelsior and Rede Tupi RedeTV! - successor to Rede Manchete References Defunct television channels in Brazil Television networks in Brazil Portuguese-language television networks Television channels and stations established in 1953 Television channels and stations disestablished in 1976 Mass media in São Paulo Mass media