Kanali 9

Kanali 9, also known as Channel 9, was a Greek private television channel of regional scope. Its facilities were located in the area of the Gkrava school complex in Athens, at Skiathou 147 and Skokou streets. Although it declared an informational identity, by the early 2010s the majority of its programming consisted of telesales, and from 2015 it aired only a few shows and news bulletins in the morning and evening hours. The station began operating in 1992 as Tilethora, founded by journalist and publisher of Eleftheri Ora, Grigoris Michalopoulos, who had his own shows (Afylakti Diavasi and Se Ethniki Eftheia) for nine years. It was available in Attica, Euboea, Boeotia, Kea, Andros and Corinthia, while also broadcasting in many regions of Greece. In January 2000 the station was acquired by then-newcomer owner of Alpha, Stathis Tsotsoros, and renamed POLIS television. Michalopoulos became vice president of the station, while his children had previously been shareholders. The eponymous sister radio station, focusing on Greek and entechno songs, began broadcasting in September of the previous year as the continuation of Ellada 88.5 (now Kids Radio 88.6). In 2003 the station was renamed TV Cosmopolis or simply TVC, and in the summer of 2005, for approximately 5 million euros, it was transferred to businessman Dimitris Kontominas, and temporarily given the name POLIS for a second time. On 11 October of the same year, a fire almost completely destroyed the old facilities of the former sister Alpha TV on Pavlou Mela 26 in Rentis, where the channel had moved, as well as much archival material. The premiere of the new program, planned for the end of the month, was postponed, with its existing program broadcasting from Alpha's other facilities in Kantza. Eventually, the station under the name Channel 9 first broadcast from the Rentis studios in December, with Nikos Evangelatos taking charge of the setup, who was simultaneously presenting the show Apodeixeis on Alpha TV. Notable was the permanence of its then-new logos, in contrast to most national and regional stations. In September 2010, the station's program was reformed with emphasis on economic content shows, and on the 20th of the month, radio station Thema 98.9 was renamed Radio Ennea (now Alpha 98.9), as a sister to Channel Nine. During 2007-2014, there were rumors that various businessmen and journalists would take over the channel, such as Gianna Angelopoulou, Themos Anastasiadis, Viktor Restis (who in 2009 bought Local TV, which he converted in 2010 to Nickelodeon and in 2026 to Keedoo), Makis Triantafyllopoulos, Kostas Hardavellas, Ivan Savvidis (who in 2017 bought national Epsilon TV, which he converted to Open Beyond) and Giannis Alafouzos, without the station changing hands, due to its excessive debts. In late 2016, the utilization of Channel 9 for the retransmission of Alpha TV programs was mentioned as a possible scenario, due to the latter's exclusion from the GGE competition for the four nationwide licenses, which ultimately did not stop its transmission, due to the unconstitutionality of the law by a Council of State decision, but Channel 9 broadcast Alpha programs for a considerable time until 2018 due to ownership change at the second channel, with definitive termination of cooperation. In 2022, the "unutilized" for at least a decade Channel 9 was sold to businessman Dionysis Panagiotakis, after he first sold Action 24. The station was bought in September 2022 by Dionysis Panagiotakis, and at midnight on Tuesday 1 November, it was replaced by One Channel.

Kanali 9, also known as Channel 9, was a Greek private television channel of regional scope. Its facilities were located in the area of the Gkrava school complex in Athens, at Skiathou 147 and Skokou streets. Although it declared an informational identity, by the early 2010s the majority of its programming consisted of telesales, and from 2015 it aired only a few shows and news bulletins in the morning and evening hours. The station began operating in 1992 as Tilethora, founded by journalist and publisher of Eleftheri Ora, Grigoris Michalopoulos, who had his own shows (Afylakti Diavasi and Se Ethniki Eftheia) for nine years. It was available in Attica, Euboea, Boeotia, Kea, Andros and Corinthia, while also broadcasting in many regions of Greece. In January 2000 the station was acquired by then-newcomer owner of Alpha, Stathis Tsotsoros, and renamed POLIS television. Michalopoulos became vice president of the station, while his children had previously been shareholders. The eponymous sister radio station, focusing on Greek and entechno songs, began broadcasting in September of the previous year as the continuation of Ellada 88.5 (now Kids Radio 88.6). In 2003 the station was renamed TV Cosmopolis or simply TVC, and in the summer of 2005, for approximately 5 million euros, it was transferred to businessman Dimitris Kontominas, and temporarily given the name POLIS for a second time. On 11 October of the same year, a fire almost completely destroyed the old facilities of the former sister Alpha TV on Pavlou Mela 26 in Rentis, where the channel had moved, as well as much archival material. The premiere of the new program, planned for the end of the month, was postponed, with its existing program broadcasting from Alpha's other facilities in Kantza. Eventually, the station under the name Channel 9 first broadcast from the Rentis studios in December, with Nikos Evangelatos taking charge of the setup, who was simultaneously presenting the show Apodeixeis on Alpha TV. Notable was the permanence of its then-new logos, in contrast to most national and regional stations. In September 2010, the station's program was reformed with emphasis on economic content shows, and on the 20th of the month, radio station Thema 98.9 was renamed Radio Ennea (now Alpha 98.9), as a sister to Channel Nine. During 2007-2014, there were rumors that various businessmen and journalists would take over the channel, such as Gianna Angelopoulou, Themos Anastasiadis, Viktor Restis (who in 2009 bought Local TV, which he converted in 2010 to Nickelodeon and in 2026 to Keedoo), Makis Triantafyllopoulos, Kostas Hardavellas, Ivan Savvidis (who in 2017 bought national Epsilon TV, which he converted to Open Beyond) and Giannis Alafouzos, without the station changing hands, due to its excessive debts. In late 2016, the utilization of Channel 9 for the retransmission of Alpha TV programs was mentioned as a possible scenario, due to the latter's exclusion from the GGE competition for the four nationwide licenses, which ultimately did not stop its transmission, due to the unconstitutionality of the law by a Council of State decision, but Channel 9 broadcast Alpha programs for a considerable time until 2018 due to ownership change at the second channel, with definitive termination of cooperation. In 2022, the "unutilized" for at least a decade Channel 9 was sold to businessman Dionysis Panagiotakis, after he first sold Action 24. The station was bought in September 2022 by Dionysis Panagiotakis, and at midnight on Tuesday 1 November, it was replaced by One Channel.

• Station begins operating as Tilethora, founded by Grigoris Michalopoulos.

• Acquired by Stathis Tsotsoros and renamed POLIS television.

• Renamed TV Cosmopolis (TVC).

• Transferred to Dimitris Kontominas for approximately 5 million euros; temporarily renamed POLIS again.

• Fire destroys old Alpha TV facilities in Rentis, including archival material; new program premiere postponed.

• First broadcast as Channel 9 from Rentis studios, with Nikos Evangelatos in charge.

• Program reformed with emphasis on economic content; sister radio renamed Radio Ennea.

• Possible scenario of retransmitting Alpha TV programs; Channel 9 broadcast Alpha programs until 2018.

• Acquired by Dionysis Panagiotakis.

• Replaced by One Channel at midnight.

Regional private television channel with a declared informational identity, though later dominated by telesales and limited news programming.

• Nine daily news bulletins

  The program initially based on news bulletins (nine daily, hence the name Channel 9).

• Channel 9 Reports

  Informational show with Nikos Angelidis and Maria Ntaliani.

• Necessaire

  Women's magazine show at 8 a.m. with Fryni Tsakona.

• Games and Gamers (GANG)

  Video games show (2003-2005).

• Medical Periscope

  Show presented by endocrinologist Spyros Pavlou during the Polis/TVC era.

• Antilogos

  Talk show by journalist Giannis Theodosis.

1. 1Kanali 9 - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Channel 9 - Wikipedia (Greek)el.wikipedia.org