Launched September 7, 2001 Country Canada | Picture format 480i (SDTV) Broadcast area National | |
Owned by 1395047 Ontario Inc.
(Frank Alvarez) Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
FPTV (which stands for Festival Portuguese Television) is a Canadian Category B Portuguese language specialty channel. The channel's licensee is 1395047 Ontario Inc., a company controlled by Frank Alvarez.
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FPTV broadcasts a variety of foreign and locally produced programs aimed at the Portuguese speaking communities in Canada from Portugal, Brazil, and Portugal's former African Colonies. Programs include sports, news, telenovelas, and more. The majority of foreign programs are sourced from SIC Internacional, one of the most popular private networks in Portugal.
History
In November 2000, Frank Alvarez was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Festival Portuguese Television, described at the time as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service targeting the Portuguese community, of which a significant source of foreign programming will be SIC International."
The channel launched on September 7, 2001 on Rogers Cable in parts of Ontario.