Odyssey (also known as OTN1) is a
Canadian
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Greek language
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Category A specialty channel
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and is owned by
Odyssey Television Network
Odyssey Television Network, Inc. is a Canadian licensed Greek language television broadcaster who owns and operates three national ethnic channels, available via cable and satellite. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company has been in ope ...
. It features programming from
ANT1 Satellite
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, a private network from Greece as well as local Canadian content produced by Odyssey and other independent companies.
Programming on Odyssey consists of news, sports, Greek serials (comedies & dramas), reality programs and more.
History
OTN1 was licensed as ''Odyssey'' on 4 September 1996
2004 Licence renewal
/ref> by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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(CRTC) as a regional ethnic specialty channel
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for the province of Ontario
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. On 6 June 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 Rogers Cable
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and Shaw Direct
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.
Notable shows
A list of notable shows that air on Odyssey, as of October 2022:
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ANT1 News
' – nightly newscast
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' – morning show, airs Monday – Friday
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' – comedy, airs Monday & Tuesday
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' – drama, airs Monday - Wednesday
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' – game show, airs weekday afternoons
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' – game show, airs Monday – Friday
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' – Live Super League
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matches
References
External links
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ANT1 Satellite
Analog cable television networks in Canada
Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 1998
Greek-Canadian culture
Greek-language television stations
Canada–Greece relations
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