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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Coral Gables, Florida |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English and Spanish |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gol TV, Inc. |
| Key people | Enzo Francescoli (CEO) |
| History | |
| Launched | February 1, 2003 |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Fubo TV | Internet Protocol Television |
GOL TV is an American TVsports channel dedicated tosoccer owned by GOLTV Inc., based inCoral Gables, Florida. The network broadcastsLiga 1 andCampeonato Uruguay matches.
The network was among the first to start a trend ofbilingual broadcasting among networks to serve bothEnglish language andSpanish language customers, a strategy since emulated by competitorbeIN Sports with their English and Spanish networks andBabyFirst TV. GOL TV maintains one main feed with both English and Spanish language audio and bilingual promotional advertising (thoughpaid programming can vary between English and Spanish and is not cross-translated). Some providers offer the two feeds as separate channels, while others present it as one channel with language selection handled by the viewer at the set-top box through the provider'ssecondary audio program (SAP) feature.
GOL TV is a corporation of Florida, in the United States. As of 2012[update],Enzo Francescoli was its CEO and managing director.
As of January 10, 2024, GOL TV is no longer onSpectrum, and is available on Spanish language packages onDirecTV andAT&T U-verse.[1] As of October 1, 2018, GOL TV is no longer included in Verizon Fios' channel line-up.Cox removed it from the lineup on April 1, 2019.
All based at Montevideo, Uruguay
In English:
Juan Pablo Borges: General Announcer and voice of Portugol, Tu Fútbol Uruguay and GoGoGoal
In Spanish:
Bruno Piñeiro: All Portuguese matches as lead narrator. Also Spanish voice of Tu Fútbol UruguayMauricio Raggiotto: All Portuguese matches as commentator. Also voice of Portugol and GoGoGoal
GOL TV HD is a1080ihigh definition simulcast of GOL TV that launched on August 1, 2010.[3]Time Warner Cable in New York City added it on August 27, 2010.[4]
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