Televisão Amadora de Pernes

Canal Zero
CountryPortugal
Broadcast areaSantarém
HeadquartersPernes, Santarém
Programming
LanguagePortuguese
Picture format576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTelevisão Amadora de Pernes
History
Launched12 June 1980 (1980-06-12)
Closed1981 (1981)
Availability
Terrestrial
VHF analogBroadcasting on the same frequency as RTP1 after closedown (1980-1981)

Televisão Amadora de Pernes (TVA, also known as Televisão Regional de Pernes, while still using the aforementioned initials) was a pirate television station in the parish of Pernes, in the city of Santarém in central-southern Portugal. It was reportedly the first such station in operation, claiming to start a full color service before RTP did. The station was founded by José Guilherme Paradiz, who previously had similar experiences on radio.