Hellenic TV (HTV) is a

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-based

Greek language Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southe ...

television channel broadcasting from studios in

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. It was established in 1990 to serve the city's Greek community, and is based in Harringey. The station began its life airing locally to thirteen households, but within a year, its customer base had expanded to over 1,000 subscribers. Hellenic TV was the UK's first foreign-language television service to be granted a broadcasting licence by the

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, and transmits programme output from local contributors, as well as from

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

's ERT and

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's RIK networks. The channel is available via

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, through Freeview's Channelbox service in the UK and since 2006 has been available worldwide as one of a number of channels airing Greek language programmes.

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Hellenic TV
Television channels in the United Kingdom Television in London Media and communications in the London Borough of Haringey Greek-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1990 {{UK-tv-channel-stub