FPTV
FPTV logo
Launched	September 2001
Owned by	Frank Alvarez
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Website	FPTV
Availability
Cable
Vidéotron	Channel 255
Rogers Cable	Channel 789
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 7pm
• Bancada Central- Monday at 8pm
• A Lei e Você- Tuesday at 8pm
• Saúde Financeira- Tuesday at 8:30pm
• Haja Saude- Wednesday at 8pm
• Montreal Magazine- Thursday at 8pm
• Página Desportiva- Friday at 8pm
• Africando- Sunday at 1pm
• Loja da Musica- Sunday at 12pm

[edit] External links

• FPTV
• SIC Internacional

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