Hellenic TV is a Greek language Television channel based in Harringey. It
all started in 1982 when cable television was first introduced in the UK.
Hellenic TV was born out of a dream to provide a television channel for the
Greek Community in London.
It
took 8 years of hard work before it became reality. Hellenic was the first
non English speaking channel in the UK which was granted a broadcasting
licence by the ITC. It started broadcasting in December 1990, for 3 hours,
connected to just 13 homes in Camden which was the first area to receive our
signal. Our first local productions impressed even the most experienced
pioneers of Cable TV. In the words of Tony Curry of the ITC: “Never before
was so much produced by so very few people for so few”. In a years time
Hellenic TV had over a thousand subscribers in London. Broadcasting hours
also increased to 17 hours with direct transmissions of the daily programs
of ERT, RIK and evening programme of local productions, concerts and feature
films.
We have evolved through the years to a 24 hour, 7 days a week television
channel having as our primary purpose the quality of content for all of our
customers. You are our greatest asset and we are dedicated to serve you in
the best possible way.
The content of our channel has created an identity on its own, where viewers
buy into and, ultimately, become loyal to.