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'''Viasat 1''' was a [[Ghana]]ian television channel owned by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] listed media group, [[Modern Times Group]] (MTG). It was replaced by ''[[Kwesé Sports]]'' in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2017-01-17 |title=Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1 |url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/kwese-free-sports-unveils-24-hour-sports-programming-on-viasat1/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Viasat 1''' was a [[Ghana]]ian television channel owned by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] listed media group, [[Modern Times Group]] (MTG). It was replaced by [[Kwesé Sports]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2017-01-17 |title=Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1 |url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/kwese-free-sports-unveils-24-hour-sports-programming-on-viasat1/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>


The channel was awarded a licence from the [[National Communications Authority]] of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008, on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie ''[[Duma (2005 film)|Duma]]'', followed by ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Friends]]'' and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=news&action_id=5&news_id=177039|title=MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA|publisher=Modern Times Group|date=December 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-21 |title=More fun and excitement on Viasat 1 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/More-fun-and-excitement-on-Viasat-1-186547 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Viasat 1 News Starts Today |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/radiotv/201108/62757.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref>
The channel was awarded a licence from the [[National Communications Authority]] of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008, on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie ''[[Duma (2005 film)|Duma]]'', followed by ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Friends]]'' and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=news&action_id=5&news_id=177039|title=MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA|publisher=Modern Times Group|date=December 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-21 |title=More fun and excitement on Viasat 1 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/More-fun-and-excitement-on-Viasat-1-186547 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Viasat 1 News Starts Today |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/radiotv/201108/62757.php |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news}}</ref>
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==Programs==
==Programs==
Before the channel was sold Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:
Before the channel was sold, Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:


===Series===
===Series===
⚫
* ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
⚫
* ''[[Charmed]]''
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
⚫
* ''[[CSI: NY]]''
* ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
* ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
* ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
* ''[[CSI: NY]]''
* ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Firm]]''
* ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Firm]]''
⚫
* ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
* ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
⚫
* ''[[Charmed|Charmed(TV series]])''


===Kids===
===Kids===
⚫
* ''Pula and Friends''
⚫
* ''Magic Cellar''
⚫
* ''Tales from Africa''
* ''[[Action Man]]''
* ''[[Action Man]]''
⚫
* ''[[Supa Strikas]]''
⚫
* ''[[Transformers: Animated]]''
⚫
* ''[[X-Men]]''
⚫
* ''[[Gormiti]]''
⚫
* ''[[Oscar's Oasis]]''
⚫
* ''[[Kassai and Luk]]''
⚫
* ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
* ''[[Bernard]]''
* ''[[Bernard]]''
⚫
* ''[[Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist]]''
⚫
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]''
⚫
* ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales|Tingatinga]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
⚫
* ''[[Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist]]''
⚫
* ''[[Gormiti]]''
* ''[[Handy Manny]]''
* ''[[Handy Manny]]''
⚫
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]''
⚫
* ''[[Kassai and Luk]]''
⚫
* ''Magic Cellar''
⚫
* ''[[Men in Black: The Series]]''
⚫
* ''[[Oscar's Oasis]]''
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]''
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]''
⚫
* ''Pula and Friends''
* ''[[Supa Strikas]]''
⚫
* ''Tales from Africa''
⚫
* ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales]]''
⚫
* ''[[Transformers: Animated]]''
⚫
* ''[[X-Men]]''


=== News ===
=== News ===
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=== Talk shows ===
=== Talk shows ===
* [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]
* ''[[Boys Boys]]''
* The One Show<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2014 |title=Viasat 1 Rebrands The One Show; Premieres October 6 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/27395/viasat-1-rebrands-the-one-show-premieres-october-6.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2014-07-09 |title=Anita Erskine to host Viasat 1′s 'The One Show' |url=https://citifmonline.com/2014/07/anita-erskine-to-host-viasat-1%e2%80%b2s-the-one-show/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''The One Show''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2014 |title=Viasat 1 Rebrands The One Show; Premieres October 6 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/27395/viasat-1-rebrands-the-one-show-premieres-october-6.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2014-07-09 |title=Anita Erskine to host Viasat 1′s 'The One Show' |url=https://citifmonline.com/2014/07/anita-erskine-to-host-viasat-1%e2%80%b2s-the-one-show/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''
* [[This Morning (Ghana TV series)|This Morning]]
* ''[[This Morning (Ghana TV series)|This Morning]]''
* [[Boys Boys]]


=== Game shows ===
=== Game shows ===

Revision as of 19:44, 9 December 2024

This article is about the television broadcaster. For the communications satellite, see ViaSat-1.
Viasat 1
CountryGhana
HeadquartersAccra
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerModern Times Group
History
LaunchedDecember 12, 2008
Closed2016 (2016)
Replaced byKwesé Free Sports
Links
WebsiteViasat1 website

Viasat 1 was a Ghanaian television channel owned by the Swedish listed media group, Modern Times Group (MTG). It was replaced by Kwesé Sports in 2016.[1]

The channel was awarded a licence from the National Communications Authority of the Republic of Ghana in December 2007 and started broadcasting on December 12, 2008, on 6 p.m. The first programme on the channel was the movie Duma, followed by The Cosby Show, Friends and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[2][3][4]

Viasat 1 was MTG's first venture in Africa and became the fifth terrestrial television network in Ghana after GTV, Metro TV, TV3 and TV Africa.

Ownership

In December 2016, MTG sold African business (Viasat 1 (Ghana), TV1 (Tanzania) and Modern African Production (MAP)) to Econet Wireless.[5][6]

Programs

Before the channel was sold, Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:

Series

Kids

News

  • Viasat 1 News

Talk shows

Game shows

  • It Runs in the Family

Sitcoms

Drama

Reality shows

Lifestyle

Sports

References

  1. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2017-01-17). "Kwesé Free Sports unveils 24-hour sports programming on Viasat1". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ "MTG LAUNCHES FREE-TV CHANNEL IN GHANA" (Press release). Modern Times Group. December 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "More fun and excitement on Viasat 1". GhanaWeb. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Viasat 1 News Starts Today". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Staff at VIASAT 1 To Be Retained By New Owners". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ "Kwesé Free Sport Acquires Viasat 1". Modern Ghana. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Viasat 1 Rebrands The One Show; Premieres October 6". Modern Ghana. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2014-07-09). "Anita Erskine to host Viasat 1′s 'The One Show'". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2023-03-03.


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