FPTV
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FPTV or Festival Portuguese Television is a Canadian
Category B Portuguese language
specialty channel
. It is owned by Frank Alvarez, who also owns and operates a multicultural radio station in Toronto, CIRV
. FPTV was launched in the fall of 2001 and is available through a selected number of cable companies including Rogers Cable
, Cogeco
and Vidéotron
.
Festival Portuguese Television features a mix of local programming and foreign programming from Portugal. The foreign programming that airs on FPTV comes from SIC Internacional
, one of the most popular private networks in Portugal. FPTV airs live soccer each weekend, featuring matches from the Portuguese Superliga.
On March 3, 2011, FPTV was added to the Bell Fibe TV line up, even though it was advertised as being carried for 9 months previous to this.
The current number of Canadians who are of Portuguese origin is 410,850, with the majority situated in either Toronto
or Montreal
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Category B Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
. It is owned by Frank Alvarez, who also owns and operates a multicultural radio station in Toronto, CIRV
CIRV-FM
CIRV-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 88.9 FM in Toronto. The station airs a multicultural programming format. The station launched in 1986 at FM 88.7, and moved to its current frequency in 1993...
. FPTV was launched in the fall of 2001 and is available through a selected number of cable companies including Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 Internet subscribers, in Manitoba, Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.The...
, Cogeco
Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
and Vidéotron
Vidéotron
Vidéotron GP is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Currently, the company primarily serves Quebec, as well as the francophone...
.
Festival Portuguese Television features a mix of local programming and foreign programming from Portugal. The foreign programming that airs on FPTV comes from SIC Internacional
SIC Internacional
SIC Internacional is the international channel of SIC, the popular private network in Portugal It officially launched in September 1997 in France and has since expanded throughout the world. SIC Internacional is aimed at Portuguese viewers who live abroad and features the best programming from SIC...
, one of the most popular private networks in Portugal. FPTV airs live soccer each weekend, featuring matches from the Portuguese Superliga.
On March 3, 2011, FPTV was added to the Bell Fibe TV line up, even though it was advertised as being carried for 9 months previous to this.
Local programming
- Jornal da noite- Daily newscast in Portuguese, features local and national news; Monday - Friday at 7pm
- Bancada Central- Monday at 8pm
- A Lei e Você- Tuesday at 8pm
- Saúde Financeira- Tuesday at 8:30pm
- Haja Saude- Wednesday at 8pm
- Montreal Magazine- Thursday at 8pm
- Página Desportiva- Friday at 8pm
- Africando- Sunday at 1pm
- Loja da Musica- Sunday at 12pm
The current number of Canadians who are of Portuguese origin is 410,850, with the majority situated in either Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
or Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.