Viasat 1 was a Ghanaian television channel owned by the Modern Times Group. It was replaced by Kwesé Sports in 2016.
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.
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 its African business (Viasat 1 (Ghana), TV1 (Tanzania) and Modern African Production (MAP)) to Econet Wireless.
Programs Before the channel was sold, Viasat 1 broadcast the following programs:
Series Bones Charmed CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY The Firm Ghost Whisperer Grey's Anatomy NCIS: Los Angeles The Walking Dead
Kids Action Man Bernard Bob the Builder Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist Gormiti Handy Manny Hannah Montana Kassai and Luk Magic Cellar Men in Black: The Series Oscar's Oasis Pair of Kings Pula and Friends Supa Strikas Tales from Africa Tinga Tinga Tales Transformers: Animated X-Men
News Viasat 1 News
Talk shows Boys Boys The One Show The Oprah Winfrey Show This Morning
Game shows It Runs in the Family
Sitcoms The Bernie Mac Show Everybody Hates Chris Friends The Game Girlfriends Pair of Kings Two and a Half Men
Drama Alma Indomable Dahil May Isang Ikaw En nombre del amor Eva Luna Generations Grey's Anatomy Hard Copy Jozi La que no podía amar The Lab Los Querendones Pasión de gavilanes Sa Piling Mo Sacrificio de mujer Soy tu dueña Tinsel Tormenta en el paraíso Un refugio para el amor Una maid en Manhattan La Tempestad
Reality shows America's Next Top Model Born Star
Lifestyle Catwalk Kenya Dance Africa Mzanzi Ridez Studio 53
Sports Football 360 Premier League Serie A Sport Science Sports Xtra The World Game
References
External links Viasat 1 blog