Odyssey (TV channel)

Odyssey (OTN1)

Launched	December 1998
Owned by	Odyssey Television Network
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Sister channel(s)	ERT World Canada
Website	Official Site
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu	Channel 713
Star Choice	Channel 807
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems	Check local listings

Odyssey (also known as OTN1) is a Canadian Greek language cable television specialty channel and is owned by Odyssey Television Network. It features programming from ANT1 Satellite and local Canadian content produced by Odyssey and other independent companies. It has a mixture of programming including movies, news, sports, music, and entertainment.

Odyssey is one of 2 channels run by Odyssey Television Network, the other is ERT World Canada.

[edit] History

OTN1 was licensed as Odyssey on September 4, 1996 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as a regional ethnic specialty channel for the province of Ontario. On June 6, 1997 before the channel launched, the CRTC amended its licence to allow it to be distributed nationally. In December 1998 Odyssey Television was launched on Star Choice and Rogers Cable.

In November 2001, Odyssey II was launched, with Odyssey and Odyssey II being abbreviated as OTN1 and OTN2 (now ERT World).