Viasat 1

{{About|the television broadcaster|the communications satellite|ViaSat-1}}

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| name = Viasat 1

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| launch_date = December 12, 2008

| closed_date = {{end date|2016}}

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| owner = Modern Times Group

| country = Ghana

| language = English

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| headquarters = Accra

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| replaced_by = Kwesé Free Sports

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| website = [http://www.viasat1.com.gh/ Viasat1 website]

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Viasat 1 was a Ghanaian television channel owned by the Swedish listed media group, Modern Times Group (MTG). It was replaced by Kwesé Sports in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2017-01-17 |title=Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1 |url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/kwese-free-sports-unveils-24-hour-sports-programming-on-viasat1/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}

The channel was awarded a licence from the National Communications Authority of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008, on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie Duma, followed by The Cosby Show, Friends and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.{{cite press release|url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=news&action_id=5&news_id=177039|title=MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA|publisher=Modern Times Group|date=December 15, 2008}}{{Cite web |date=2010-07-21 |title=More fun and excitement on Viasat 1 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/More-fun-and-excitement-on-Viasat-1-186547 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Viasat 1 News Starts Today |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/radiotv/201108/62757.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}

Viasat 1 was MTG's first venture in Africa and became the fifth terrestrial television network in Ghana after GTV, Metro TV, TV3 and TV Africa.