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Action 24

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Launched
  
October 1990

Language
  
Greek

Country
  
Greece

Owned by
  
Radio Show Limited Company

Picture format
  
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

Broadcast area
  
Attica Argosaronikos, central and southern Evia, northwestern Cyclades and nationwide through NOVA

Action 24 is a Greek sports television channel in Attica. It broadcasts 13 digital terrestrial broadcasting centers in Attica and Evia via satellite pay-platform NOVA.

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History

It started its operation in October 1990 by the region of Megara in Attica with the name TVM (i.e. TV Megara).

The program initially consisted mainly music (video clips) and advertising telemarketing and telesales. Two years later changed name and TVM renamed 'TV Magic' . In 1993 the channel's facilities moved to Piraeus.

In 1994 he withdrew from the shareholding structure founder Sotiris Papailias and the majority package of shares of the station was acquired by businessman Andrew Zygouras.

In 1995 renamed Magic Piraeus and later in the period 1998-2003 Magic TV, and also became a radical change in his program. From station, which was broadcasting only video clips and telemarketing, metratrapike into a news television station specializing central politics and local news mainly of Piraeus.

In 2000 the station was purchased by entrepreneur Socrates Kokkalis and broadcast program mainly sports content and emissions of the group Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus. The program of the station included a number of sports programs, sports broadcasts and information programs.

The Magic TV has established itself as the channel of the group of fans Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus with popular broadcast GATE 7 with all new Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus with the organized followers, Takis Tsoukalas, discussions, comments around the team, but also with contacting supporters and for some time was broadcasting the matches of the group of Olympiacos club of Fans of Piraeus in all sports.

In May 2008 the channel was renamed 'Sport TV' and transmits most different sports from around the world and in January 2013 the station changed ownership and gradually Sport TV was renamed 'Action 24' andIt continues to this day. No longer has any link with the group Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus.

Shareholder and president of the station is currently Dionysis Panagiotakis (100% interest).

Scope

From October 2013 to broadcast Solid Greece through A Central Greece.

But continues to broadcast in East Macedonia and Thrace through the Center TV Kavala.

Moreover, since November 2014 he began to broadcast in Epirus, the West Greece and Ionian Islands through Step Television Ioannina and finally Peloponnese through Super B.

References

Action 24 Wikipedia