FPTV

{{short description|Canadian Portuguese language specialty channel.}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = FPTV

| logo = FPTV 2019 logo.png

| logo_caption = FPTV logo

| logo_size = 120px

| launch_date = September 7, 2001

| closed_date =

| picture_format = 1920x1080 (HD)

| network =

| owner = 1395047 Ontario Inc.
(Fengate)

| language = Portuguese

| country = Canada

| area = National (Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Alberta and British Columbia)

| headquarters = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| former_names =

| replaced =

| sister_channels =

| website = {{URL|http://www.fptv.ca|FPTV}}

}}

FPTV (short for Festival Portuguese Television) is a Canadian Category B Portuguese language specialty channel. The channel's licensee is 1395047 Ontario Inc., a company founded by Frank Alvarez, in 2001.

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."[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-470.htm Decision CRTC 2000-470] CRTC 2000-12-14

The channel launched on September 7, 2001 on Rogers Cable in parts of Ontario.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120420220530/http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/news/rogers-to-launch-67-new-digital-channels-fibre-network-gives-advantage/1000001737/ Rogers to launch 67 new digital channels; fibre network gives advantage]}} Mediacaster Magazine 2001-08-31 It was scheduled to have three hours of local content.{{cite web |title=Novo canal de TV português no Canadá arranca em Setembro |url=https://www.publico.pt/2001/08/24/portugal/noticia/novo-canal-de-tv-portugues-no-canada-arranca-em-setembro-36807 |access-date=9 July 2001 |website=Público |date=24 August 2001 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230330153858/https://www.publico.pt/2001/08/24/portugal/noticia/novo-canal-de-tv-portugues-no-canada-arranca-em-setembro-36807 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |url-status=live }}

File:FPTV logo.svg

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.fptv.ca}}
[https://archive.today/20121221134125/http://sic.sapo.pt/internacional/ SIC Internacional] {{in lang|pt}}

Category:Brazilian diaspora in Canada

Category:Specialty television channels in Canada

Category:Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001

Category:Portuguese-Canadian culture