FPTV

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FPTV

Launched	September 2001
Owned by	Frank Alvarez
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Website	fptv.ca
Availability
Cable
Vidéotron	Channel 255
Rogers Cable	Channel 612
Cogeco	Channel 108
Mountain Cablevision	Channel 304

FPTV or Festival Portuguese Television is a Canadian category 2 Portuguese language digital cable specialty channel. It is owned by Frank Alvarez, who also owns and operates a multicultural radio station in Toronto, CIRV. FPTV was launched in the fall of 2001 and is available through a selected number of cable companies including Rogers Cable, Cogeco and Vidéotron.

Festival Portuguese Television features a mix of local programming and foreign programming from Portugal. The foreign programming that airs on FPTV comes from SIC Internacional, one of the most popular private networks in Portugal. FPTV airs live soccer each weekend, featuring matches from the Portuguese Superliga.

[edit] Local programming

Jornal da noite- Daily newscast in Portuguese, features local and national news; Monday - Friday at 7 p.m.
Bancada Central- Monday at 8 p.m., repeated Thursday at 8 p.m.
Tribuna do Cidadao- Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Sem Fronteiras- Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
Haja Saude- Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Stadium- Friday at 8 p.m.
Africando- Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Loja da Musica- Sunday at 7 p.m.