HGPTV

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HGPTV
Country Guyana
Broadcast areaNorth-eastern Guyana
Headquarters Beterverwagting
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 480i (NTSC))
History
Launched1993
Links
Website https://www.hgptv.com/
Availability
Terrestrial
UHF Channel 16

HGPTV is a Guyanese commercial television station established in 1993, founded by Terry Nelson-Fraser, best known for his nickname Omar "Halagala" Farouk. It broadcasts its over-the-air signal over UHF channel 16 in the north-eastern regions of Guyana, 4, 5 and the northern areas of 6, as well as channel 60 on cable providers. [1]

History

HGPTV started broadcasting in 1993 as a community station. Farouk was responsible for program production for many years, presenting several shows and providing voice-over work for commercials aired on the station. [1] Among the events produced or hosted at the station's facilities in its early years were beauty pageants [2] and manufacturer exhibitions. [3] The station had 30,000 viewers as of February 1996. [3]

Farouk died of a heart attack on February 9, 2009. [1] The station had applied for the renewal of its license in 2012. [4]

Around early 2024, CGTN was taken off the air, and HGPTV's updated biography stated that HGPTV Sports Network was licensed to Channel 27, which was CGTN's old channel number.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HGPTV PAYS TRIBUTE TO DYNAMIC OWNER AND FOUNDER ON 12TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY". HGPTV. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2004.
  2. ↑ Stabroek News, October 24, 1995
  3. 1 2 Stabroek News, February 3, 1996
  4. ↑ Television stations awaiting word from Broadcast Authority on licences, Stabroek News, October 8, 2012
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