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Arkadiki Radiofonia Tileorasi

A Greek regional radio and television station serving Arcadia and surrounding parts of southern and central Greece.

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Overview

Arkadiki Radiofonia Tileorasi, commonly abbreviated as ART and also known in English as Arcadia Radio Television, is a Greek regional broadcasting station based in Tripoli, the capital of Arcadia. It combines local television and radio activity and serves an extensive area beyond its home prefecture. Its stated broadcast footprint includes the wider Peloponnese, southern Central Greece, Aetolia, Kythira, Phocis, the Corinthian Gulf, the Argosaronic Islands, the southern Ionian Islands, Boeotia, and western Attica. The station is operated by Arcadia Television S.A., a company established on November 22, 1991. The business initially operated from Mainalioti 7 in Tripoli. Its television operation was subsequently legalized on March 23, 1998, through license 6647/Ε issued by the Greek Ministry for the Press. This legalization formalized the station's operation within Greece's regional broadcasting framework. In 1999, the company relocated its headquarters to Iroon Polytechniou 38. At the same time, its corporate statute was revised by removing minor activities, indicating a more focused orientation toward its broadcasting operations. At the end of 2001, the station moved again, this time to Erithrou Staurou 17–19 in Tripoli, which is identified as its continuing headquarters. ART's role is primarily regional rather than national. Its programming serves audiences in Arcadia and neighboring areas, using television and radio to provide locally relevant broadcasting. As a local station, its identity is tied to geographic coverage and regional media service rather than to a broad portfolio of consumer products. Publicly documented information identifies its principal offering as the ART television channel, alongside radio broadcasting under the same station identity. The station's current president is identified in reference material as Giorgos Papaileiou, who is also described as a member of the Syriza political party. No additional executive roster, ownership structure, financial information, stock-market listing, or parent group is established by the available material. ART's official website is the principal public-facing digital outlet associated with the station.

History

Arkadiki Radiofonia Tileorasi is a regional Greek radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Tripoli, Arcadia. The station operates under the ART abbreviation and serves Arcadia together with a broad group of areas in the Peloponnese, southern Central Greece, and nearby islands and coastal regions. The operating company, Arcadia Television S.A., was established on November 22, 1991. Its first headquarters were at Mainalioti 7 in Tripoli. The station's operation was legalized on March 23, 1998, under license 6647/Ε issued by the Greek Ministry for the Press. This was an important institutional step because it placed the channel's operation within the formal licensing framework for Greek broadcasting. In 1999, the company moved its headquarters to Iroon Polytechniou 38. During the same period, its statute was amended to remove minor activities, narrowing the company's formal scope. At the end of 2001, ART relocated to Erithrou Staurou 17–19, the address identified as its continuing base. Tripoli's position as the administrative center of Arcadia supports the station's regional identity and its connection to local audiences. ART's service model is based on regional broadcasting rather than national network distribution. Its television operation is presented as the ART channel, while the station also maintains a radio presence. The documented coverage area includes the Peloponnese, southern Central Greece, Aetolia, Kythira, Phocis, the Corinthian Gulf, the Argosaronic Islands, the southern Ionian Islands, Boeotia, and western Attica. This footprint gives the station a wider reach than a broadcaster limited solely to Arcadia, while its name and headquarters remain closely associated with the region. Available reference material identifies Giorgos Papaileiou as the station's current president and notes his membership in Syriza. It does not provide a detailed history of programming, ownership, financial performance, audience figures, or subsequent corporate changes. Accordingly, ART is best documented as an active Greek regional radio and television broadcaster whose major known historical markers are the formation of its operating company in 1991, the legalization of its operation in 1998, and the successive relocation of its headquarters through 2001.

  • 2001

    Move to Erithrou Staurou

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    At the end of 2001, the station moved to Erithrou Staurou 17–19 in Tripoli, the headquarters associated with it in the available reference material.

  • 1999

    Headquarters moved and corporate scope revised

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    The station moved its headquarters to Iroon Polytechniou 38, while its corporate statute was amended to remove minor activities.

  • 1998

    Television operation legalized

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    On March 23, 1998, the station's operation was legalized under license 6647/Ε by the Greek Ministry for the Press.

  • 1991

    Arcadia Television S.A. established

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    The company operating Arkadiki Radiofonia Tileorasi was established on November 22, 1991, in Tripoli, Arcadia.

Products and positioning

Local and regional broadcasting serving Arcadia and neighboring Greek regions through television and radio.

  • Regional television broadcasting

    ART television channel

    The station's principal television offering is the ART channel, a Greek regional service associated with Arcadia and distributed across a wider area of the Peloponnese and neighboring parts of southern and central Greece. Available reference material identifies the channel as a local broadcaster but does not provide a detailed program catalogue or schedule.

  • Regional radio broadcasting

    ART radio service

    Arkadiki Radiofonia Tileorasi also operates as a radio broadcaster under the ART identity. The radio service forms part of the station's combined local-media model, alongside television, and is intended to serve Arcadia and the broader geographic area covered by the broadcaster. Specific frequencies and programming details are not established by the supplied sources.

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