Mega Channel Cyprus
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Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV, was the second private television channel
to launch on the Cyprus
airwaves. Mega has been long dedicated to Cyprus and Greek programming, kids programs, foreign programs and church oriented programs. Popular local programs on Mega include “Ta Psarka”, “To Sirial” and “Avlajhia” and the successful television series "Gymnoi Aggeloi" (Naked Angels). Mega Channel Cyprus also broadcasts series and shows from Mega Channel Greece. In 2010 Mega Channel Cyprus has established a new website with video on demand programs Megatube TV
. It is broadcast on channels 24, 25, 57, 42, 64, 34 and 64. Signals can be received all over Cyprus and Mega Channel is also carried on digital cable systems and via internet.
Until 1999, Mega Channel was named "ὁ Λόγος" (The Word) and it was owned completely by the Church Of Cyprus
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Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
to launch on the Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
airwaves. Mega has been long dedicated to Cyprus and Greek programming, kids programs, foreign programs and church oriented programs. Popular local programs on Mega include “Ta Psarka”, “To Sirial” and “Avlajhia” and the successful television series "Gymnoi Aggeloi" (Naked Angels). Mega Channel Cyprus also broadcasts series and shows from Mega Channel Greece. In 2010 Mega Channel Cyprus has established a new website with video on demand programs Megatube TV
Broadcasts
The station is located at NicosiaNicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
. It is broadcast on channels 24, 25, 57, 42, 64, 34 and 64. Signals can be received all over Cyprus and Mega Channel is also carried on digital cable systems and via internet.
Until 1999, Mega Channel was named "ὁ Λόγος" (The Word) and it was owned completely by the Church Of Cyprus
Cypriot Orthodox Church
The Church of Cyprus is an autocephalous Greek church within the communion of Orthodox Christianity. It is one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches, achieving independence from the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in 431...
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