TV Rocinha (TV ROC) is a Brazilian community television channel, a blend of

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and community television, serving Favela da Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro. TV ROC received an award from the magazine "ARede" and had a project approved by

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to improve the quality of the information conveyed.INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION
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History

TV ROC was created in 1996 with a contract with Net Communication Services, enabled the creation of a combined pay-TV operator and a community channel.

References

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External links

Official page (archive)
Television stations in Brazil 1996 establishments in Brazil