ORT (TV channel)
Olympiaki Radiofonia Tileorasi (Greek: Ολυμπιακή Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση, abbreviated ORT) is a Greek local radio and television station serving the Elis regional unit. Its headquarters are in Pyrgos. Its former logo would depict three Olympic symbols, hence its name.[1] It a broadcasts in Peloponnese, in southern Central Greece, in Aetolia, in Kythira, in Phocis, in Corinthian gulf, in islands of Argosaronic, in southern Ionian islands, in Boeotia and in western Attica.
Country | Greece |
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Headquarters | Pyrgos, Elis |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Greek |
Ownership | |
Owner | Olympic Radio Television S.A. |
History | |
Launched | 1993 |
Links | |
Website | ORT TV Channel |
Ownership
The same-named company operating the station was established on April 14, 1993.[2][3] On September 11, 1997, its statute was modified; a description of the channel's then-new logo, as well as co-operation with its partner, Olympic Radio Television S.A. were added.[1] Its statute was modified again on December 17, 1998, by adding the purpose of producing programs and commercials for radio and television and conducting cultural events.[4] On March 20, 1998, the channel's operation was legalized under the 6439/Ε license, by the Ministry for the Press.[5] On December 11, 2003, its statutes were modified again, by adding the purpose of founding and operating a radio station.[6] Leonidas Varouksis, the owner of the newspaper Patris, was the station's former president.[7]
Programming
The channel's programming also includes telemarketing, children's shows, foreign films,[8] and external productions, such as travel show Travel Guide with Thanos Papadimitriou, motorsport show Pano apo ta Oria with Stratos Foteinelis and the Kontra Channel show Epi tou Piestiriou.[9] It's also been broadcasting programming from MAD TV.
The channel would formerly air programming from Channel 9, as part of the network POLIS Net,[10] and Zoom TV.[11]
- Auto Sprint - show about automobiles, motorcycles and motorsport; presented by Stratos Photinelis.[12]
- Endikseis kai Apodikseis - news program; presented by Giorgos Fakos.[12]
- Anoixta Xartia - news program; presented by Giannis Argiropoulos, and later, by Panos Paulopoulos.[12]
- Olympiada Oli i Ellada - tribute to the 2004 Summer Olympics; produced by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games.[12][13]
- I Gi tis Ephorias - agricultural show; produced by the Ministry of Agriculture.[12]
- Exodos - entertainment show; presented by the channel's former executive, Periklis Patsouris.[12][14]
- Ora gia Spor - sports show; presented by Giorgos Asteris.[9]
- Cinepolis - show about the cinema.[9]
References
- "ΦΕΚ ΑΕ-ΕΠΕ 6831/1997". Government Gazette. 1997-09-24.
- "ΟΡΤ - ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΗ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΑ ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗ". Ort.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "ΦΕΚ ΑΕ-ΕΠΕ 1301/1993". Government Gazette. 1993-04-22.
- "ΦΕΚ ΑΕ-ΕΠΕ 9681/1998". Government Gazette. 1998-12-18.
- "Λειτουργούντες Τηλεοπτικοί Σταθμοί Περιφερειακής Εμβέλειας (Excel αρχείο, φάκελος 411)". Greek National Council for Radio and Television.
- "ΦΕΚ ΑΕ-ΕΠΕ 13163/2003". Government Gazette. 2003-12-12.
- ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΗ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΑ ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑ
- "ΟΡΤ Cinema". Ort.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "ΟΡΤ - ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΗ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΑ ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗ". Ort.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "POLIS NET". polisnet.gr. Archived from the original on 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- "Συντονιστείτε στο Zoom για να δείτε το πρόγραμμα του GR". Zougla.gr. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- "Οι Εκπομπές μας" [Our Shows]. Ort.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "Οι Εκπομπές μας" [Our Shows]. Ort.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "Η Νατάσα Θεοδωρίδου στην ΟΡΤ" [Natasa Theodoridou at ORT]. PatrisNews (in Greek). 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2019-06-11.