RecordTV Uganda

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RecordTV Uganda
Company typePrivate
Industrytelevision
Founded11 September 2006 (2006-09-11) [1]
HeadquartersKamokya, Kampala, Uganda
Owner Grupo Record

RecordTV Uganda, also known as Record Network, was a Ugandan free-to-air terrestrial television channel owned by Grupo Record, and was a foreign affiliate of the Record television network from Brazil. Economical difficulties led to the closure of RecordTV Uganda in 2021.

The channel broadcast primarily in English, with some content in Luganda.

History

Record Network started test broadcasts in January 2006, after bishop Aroldo Martins, who was the president of Record Europa at the time, was finding new investments in Africa. [2] Around the same time, the group was setting up television channels in Cape Verde (terrestrial) and Angola (subscription). [3]

On 11 September 2006, the channel broadcast relays of Record Europa [1] before quickly starting local programming. Its first talent show, Super Girl Talent Search, started in December 2006, aimed at female contestants over the age of 16. [4] By August 2006, Record Network had hired Charles Oimuke, who formerly worked at WBS. [5]

At the end of 2009, Record lost the rights to I Do when talks of the sale of the format to UBC Television emerged. [6]

On 23 March 2021, rumors had circulated that RecordTV was out of money to pay its employees, with leaked information hinting at a 31 March shutdown date. Another potential reason was the lack of interest from viewers. [7] The shutdown was later confirmed to the public, with the primary cause being adverse effects of the pandemic and economic uncertainties from the European partners that helped set up the station. Its sister radio operation, 97.7 Record FM, continued operating. [8]

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