FPTV

FPTV
FPTV logo
Launched	September 7, 2001
Owned by	1395047 Ontario Inc. (Frank Alvarez)
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Website	FPTV
Availability
Cable
Cogeco	Channel 108
Rogers Cable	Channel 789
Shaw Hamilton	Channel 537
Vidéotron	Channel 255
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV	Channel 880

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, who also owns and operates a multicultural radio station in Toronto, CIRV-FM.

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.

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
• Talentos e Figuras' - Friday at 8:30pm

External links

• FPTV
• SIC Internacional (Portuguese)