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Central Nacional de Televisão
Type Broadcast television network
Branding "Rede CNT"
Country Brazil
Founded March 15, 1979 (as TV Tropical)
Headquarters Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Owner Organizações Martinez
Key people Flávio Martinez
Launch date March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15)
Former names
  • TV Tropical (1979-1982)
  • Rede OM (1982-1993)
  • CNT/Gazeta (1999-2000)
  • TV JB (2007)
Digital channel
Picture format 1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Affiliation TV Universal
Language Portuguese

Central Nacional de Televisão, often called CNT or Rede CNT, is a TV network in Brazil. It's based in Curitiba, a city in the state of Paraná. This network is part of a bigger group called Organizações Martinez. It first started broadcasting in 1979 as TV Tropical.

The Story of CNT

CNT began on March 15, 1979. It was started by a businessman and politician named José Carlos Martinez. At first, it was a local TV station called TV Tropical. It was connected to the Globo Network for a short time.

In 1980, it was sold to another company. Then, in 1982, its name changed to Rede OM. It became a national TV network in 1992. After that, in 1993, it was renamed CNT.

After José Carlos Martinez passed away in 2003, his brother, Flávio de Castro Martinez, took over. He is now in charge of CNT.

Working with Televisa

CNT made a deal with Televisa, a big TV network from Mexico. Because of this partnership, CNT started showing Mexican TV series. For example, they showed a series called Manancial in August 2008. Other shows like Sueños y caramels and SOS: Sexo y otros Secretos also came from Televisa.

Where CNT Reaches

CNT has its own TV stations, plus many partner stations and signal repeaters. This helps it reach a huge part of Brazil. It broadcasts from five main cities: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Brasilia, and Curitiba.

The network reaches over 15 million homes. This means about 50 million people can watch CNT. They are always working to make their signal better and reach even more places across Brazil.

Digital TV at CNT

CNT was one of the first TV networks to use digital technology for its stations. This started back in 1999. Digital broadcasting means a clearer picture and sound. The stations get their programs in high quality by using satellites from a company called Embratel.

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See also

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