History
- 1993 Skai TV was launched to compete with Mega Channel and ANT1 similar to ERT Channels. It began broadcasting with a heavy emphasis on news and sports. At the time, its sister station was the #1 ranked radio station in Athens, Skai 100.3 (then called 'Skai 100.4 FM').
- 1994 Skai TV began to exchange family/children's programs from Star Channel with Alpha's children's programming.
- 1999 Alpha TV sold, renamed Alpha-Sky and later A-Sky during a transition period.
- 2000 Renamed to Alpha TV
- 2003 10th anniversary of the station
- 2005 Alpha TV begins broadcast of Alpha Australia, the international network of Alpha and signs up with UBI World TV to make Alpha Australia available in Australia as well as the Asia - Africa
- 2007 Alpha TV launches its channel Alpha Sat into North America on DirecTV
- 2008 Alpha Australia debuts in New Zealand via UBI World TV
- 2008 Alpha TV & Alpha Radio are sold to RTL Group, who now control majority share in the company
- 2012 RTL Group sell their share to Dimitris Kontominas, giving him full control of the channel
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