TV5 (Acre)

TV5 (channel 5) is a Brazilian television station based in Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre that is affiliated to Rede Bandeirantes. It is owned by locally based Ecoacre Comunicações. TV5 went on air on VHF channel 5 on April 15, 1996, assuming the position of an affiliate of Rede Record, which at that time was in the process of forming a network. The station became a new option as a TV channel in Rio Branco and the region, whose purpose was to create a different style of television. Throughout this period, it contributed significantly to local television journalism, consolidating itself as an important alternative for viewers in the region. In 2001, after five years as an affiliate of Record, the broadcaster's contract was not renewed, when the network decided not to renew and sign with TV Gazeta, which at the time was a RedeTV! affiliate. With this, the station became an affiliate of RedeTV!. That same year, businessman Pedro Neves took over the station. In 2002, just over a year after broadcasting RedeTV!, the broadcaster switched networks again, this time broadcasting Rede Bandeirantes. RedeTV! started to be broadcast on TV Quinari.