| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| History | |
| Launched | 9 December 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.hellenictv.net |
Hellenic TV (HTV) is aUnited Kingdom-basedGreek language television channel broadcasting from studios inLondon.[1] It was established in 1990 to serve the city'sGreek community, and is based inHarringey. The station began its life airing locally to thirteen households, but within a year, its customer base had expanded to over 1,000 subscribers. Hellenic TV was the UK's first foreign-language television service to be granted a broadcasting licence by theIndependent Television Commission, and transmits programme output from local contributors, as well as fromGreece'sERT andCyprus'sRIK networks. The channel is available viacable television, through Freeview's Channelbox[2] service in the UK and since 2006 has been available worldwide as one of a number of channels airing Greek language programmes.
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