Alfa TV

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Alfa TV κανάλι ΑΛΦΑ
Type	Broadcast
Country	Cyprus
Availability	National
Launch date	1998
Website	http://www.alphatv.com.cy

Alfa TV is a premium television service available in Cyprus, that broadcasts Sports and children's programming as well as the odd film. It is owned by Alfa TV Ltd. and it launched in 1998. Alfa TV is one of only 2 pay-TV services in Cyprus, the other being Lumiere TV with whom Alfa TV has a programming agreement.

It broadcasts over the air, together with Lumiere TV, in several platforms, like miVision, with an extra fee. Repeaters have been set up across the country that enable more than 80% of the population to receive these services. Alfa TV was available on the NOVA Cyprus platform but due to a dispute they removed the channel from NOVA and it is now available via rival Athina Sat as well as through IPTV providers MiVision & PrimeTel.

Contents 1 Programming 1.1 Sports 1.2 Children's 1.3 Other 2 External links

[edit] Programming

[edit] Sports

Alfa TV features the best Sports programming from Cyprus and around the world as well as the finest Children's entertainment. Sports coverage includes live action from the following leagues and events:

• NBA
• WNBA
• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Cup
• WWE
• World Rally Championship
• NASCAR
• CART

In addition Alfa TV has extensive coverage of championship soccer including matches from the following leagues: Greek Alpha Ethniki, English Premiership, French Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Dutch Eredivisie, Scottish Premiership and Portuguese SuperLiga. Alfa TV also has coverage of other events such as horse racing, tennis, boxing, bowling, billiards, rodeo, golf and extreme sports.

[edit] Children's

Alfa TV broadcasts top-rated children's programming from around the world and all programs do not feature any violence. Current shows on Alfa TV include:

• All Grown Up!
• As Told by Ginger
• Blue's Clues
• CatDog
• ChalkZone
• Danny Phantom
• Dora the Explorer
• Drake and Josh
• Eureeka's Castle
• Hey Arnold!
• Justice League
• Kenan & Kel
• Legends of the Hidden Temple
• Little Bill
• My Life as a Teenage Robot
• Rocket Power
• Rocko's Modern Life
• Rugrats
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• The Angry Beavers
• The Brothers Garcia
• The Daffy Duck Show
• The Jetsons
• The Wild Thornberrys
• Unfabulous
• Yakkity Yak

[edit] Other

In addition to the programing mentioned above, Alfa TV also airs several original programs of its own that air throughout the week.

• Deltio Eidiseon- Daily newscasts at 5pm, 6pm & 7pm featuring all the top stories from Cyprus, Greece and the rest of the world

• Οikonomia- Business program that deals with the top economic issues, airs Mondays at 7:10pm

• Εpi Skinis- Current affairs program that discusses the key issues affecting society, airs Tuesdays at 7:10pm

• Μera Para Mera- Talkshow that deals with various topics of discussion from politics to culture to current affairs, airs Wednesday and Friday at 7:10pm

[edit] External links

• Official Site (Greek)
• Alfa TV Schedule