Country | Greece |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Viltanioti 36, Kifissia, Greece |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Greek |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 aspect ratio 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Alpha Satellite Television S.A. (50% of Motor Oil, 50% of Primos Media) |
Sister channels | Alpha TV Cyprus Village Cinema |
History | |
Launched | 27 September 1999 |
Replaced | Skai (1993–1999) |
Former names | Alpha Sky (27 September – 24 October 1999) |
Links | |
Website | Alpha TV |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digea | All over Greece at local frequencies |
Streaming media | |
Alpha | ALPHA TV LIVE |
Alpha TV is a Greek free-to-air channel, one of the biggest stations in Greece. The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on information. The studios are located in Kifissia and Pallini. Alpha TV is owned by Alpha Satellite Television S.A. In Cyprus, private broadcaster Sigma TV used to broadcast a number of Alpha's programs. In the past, public service broadcaster CyBC used to broadcast Alpha TV programs. In 2015, Alpha TV Cyprus was founded, and broadcast the Alpha TV Programs and others of its own. Alpha Cyprus is now one of the highest-rated Cypriot channels.[1]