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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Availability | National |
| Owner | Information and Cultural Company "O Logos" Omega Channel Limited |
Launch date | 25 October 2018 asOmega Channel 4 September 2017 asTVOne 18 October 2016 asMegaOne 11 October 1999 asMEGA Channel (Cyprus) 26 April 1992 asO Logos |
Official website | Omega TV Omega Live |
Omega TV is afree to air terrestrial TV channel. It is the first privatetelevision channel established inCyprus. Since the launch of the channel in 1992, it has been ‘dedicated to broadcasting high quality Cypriot and Greek programming.’ This includes kids programs as well as Church orientated programs. The channel also imports successful series from abroad and shows these in their original language with Greek subtitles.
Popular local programs includeTa Psarka,To Serial andAvlajhia. The Cypriot television channel has also broadcast successful series such asGymnoi Aggeloi (Naked Angels) in 2010 andOneiro Itan (It was a dream) in 2013 and also has long-standing agreements in place to broadcasting content from bothStar Channel andOpen TV inGreece.
Initially known asO Logos (the word), the channel launched in 1992 under the auspices of theChurch of Cyprus. In this phase, the channel censored scenes of nudity, homosexuality and swearing from the movies it bought. One of its successes was the broadcast of horse races. Many of the initial offers, including horse races and top-tier movies, were picked up later by subscription channel Lumiere TV as the channel was bought byMEGA Channel from Greece in 1999.[1] The realignment didn't lead to the end of its collaboration with the Church of Cyprus, as the Church remained its main shareholder.[2]
Following the closure of MEGA Channel in Greece, and due to payment evasion for the using of its name at Teletypos S.A., the owner of the channel, it was rebranded MEGAOne in September 2016,[3][4] by then, the channel had an agreement with Star Channel. It also created its own news portal,TV One News.[5]
The channel originally launched in 1992 asO Logos (the word) and used this name for 7 years before the channel re-branding toMEGA in 1999.
From 1999 to 18 October 2016, the channel was known asMEGA Channel Cyprus and had the same branding and on-screen identity as the sister channelMega Channel Greece. On 18 October 2016, the transitionalMEGAOne brand was launched and was used until 4 September 2017 when theTVOne brand was introduced. On 25 October 2018 (3 days before Mega Channel Greece stopped television broadcasting), the channel renamed asOMEGA.
Omega have their own news portal called OMEGA LIVE which features news from Cyprus and the world as well as offering TV guides, live streaming andvideo on demand services. This portal launched in 2018 using the name TVONE NEWS (ex. LIVE NEWS) before later rebranding toOMEGA LIVE.
The station is located atStrovolos,Nicosia. It is broadcast on DVB-T all over Cyprus and is also carried on digital cable systems and via the internet.
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| 1991-01-29 – 1999-10-11 | 1999-10-11 – 1999-11-22 | 1999-11-22 – 2016-10-18 | 2016-10-18 – 2017-09-04 | 2017-09-04 – 2018-10-25 | 2018-10-25 – 2021-08-30 | 2021-08-30 – present |
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