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| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Broadcasting House |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ERT |
| Sister channels | ERT2 ERT3 ERT News ERT World |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 February 1966 11 June 2015 (relaunch) |
| Former names | EIR (1966–1970) EIRT (1970–1975) ERT (1975–1987) ET1 (1987–2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | ERT1 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T (DTT) | All over Greece at local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| ERT1 Live | Watch Live |
ERT1 (Greek: ΕΡΤ1, "ERT Ena"),[1] is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (Greek: EPT – Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση). It is the corporation's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, including news bulletins, talk shows, cultural shows, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events.
It was launched on 23 February 1966 as the first regular television service in Greece. It was launched as a television service of the National Radio Foundation (EIR). In 1970 it was transformed into the National Radio Television Foundation (EIRT). Then became ERT, ERT1, ENA, and ET1 before being closed by the Greek government in 2013, when it was mainly an entertainment and cultural channel but also broadcast documentaries, news, sports and children's shows. On 11 June 2015, ERT was reopened and the ERT1 name was restored, technically replacing NERIT 1 which had been launched by the previous government in 2014 as part of the New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (Greek: Νέα Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία, Ίντερνετ και Τηλεόραση, abbrev. NΕΡIΤ or NERIT).