Epsilon TV or ETV, in el, Έψιλον Τηλεόραση (alternative romanization: Epsilon Tileorasi), is one of the three legal terrestrial TV channels of the region of
Central Greece
Continental Greece ( el, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly , ''Chérsos Ellás''), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central ...
and
Euboea
Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest ...
Island, based in the city of
Livadeia
Livadeia ( el, Λιβαδειά ''Livadiá'', ; grc, Λεβάδεια, Lebadeia or , ''Lebadia'') is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the Boeotia regional district. Livadeia lies north-west of Athens, west of Chalkida, south-e ...
.
History
Epsilon TV was founded in 1995 by former Minister
Aristides Tsiplakos and the productive classes of
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, wikt:Βοιωτία, Βοιωτία; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is pa ...
. In 2004, it maintained studios in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
(
Galatsi) and in 2007 in
Chalcis
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida ( Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved f ...
.
Channel broadcast
Epsilon TV, from 1995 until August 2014 was transmitting in Analog Mode from
Parnes mountain of Attica (UHF CH22), from
Chlomo Mountain of Fthiotida (UHF CH51), from Profit Elias of
Livadeia
Livadeia ( el, Λιβαδειά ''Livadiá'', ; grc, Λεβάδεια, Lebadeia or , ''Lebadia'') is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the Boeotia regional district. Livadeia lies north-west of Athens, west of Chalkida, south-e ...
(UHF CH55) and from
Mount Parnassus (UHF CH62). On 2008 was approved for Digital Transmission, together with the two other television stations of the same Region (Ena TV and Star Channel), so from August 2014 started its Digital transmission from
Parnes Mountain and from November 2014 switched all its Analog Transmissions in Digital mode. Now all the three TV Channels of Central Greece are transmitting in Digital from the Channels 42 and 36 UHF/SFN, to all of
Central Greece
Continental Greece ( el, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly , ''Chérsos Ellás''), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central ...
and
Euboea
Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest ...
island, including a part of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
, but with very weak signal, because its transmission from
Parnes Mountain is beaming the
Euboea
Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest ...
island. See on the right the todays Coverage map of Epsilon TV, Star Channel and Ena TV.
Ownership
*John E. Pantazopoulos, Telecommunication Engineer D.Sc.: 25.00% (CEO)
*Panagiotis E. Angelopoulos: 25.00%
*Ioannis K. Papaloukas: 25.00%
*Spyridon Ch. Vlachos: 25.00%
References
Lyngsat Stream - Epsilon Tileorasi*
Greek National Council for Radio and Television "Regional Coverage TV Stations in legal operation (Latest Excel file in Greek, folder 438)"
External links
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{{Local Television channels in Greece
Television channels in Greece
Television channels and stations established in 1995
Mass media in Livadeia