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HGPTV is a Guyanese commercial television station established in 1993, founded by Terry Nelson-Fraser, best known for his nickname Omar "Halagala" Farouk. It broadcasts its over-the-air signal over UHF channel 16 in the north-eastern regions of Guyana, 4, 5 and the northern areas of 6, as well as channel 60 on cable providers.[1]
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History
HGPTV started broadcasting in 1993 as a community station. Farouk was responsible for program production for many years, presenting several shows and providing voice-over work for commercials aired on the station.[1] Among the events produced or hosted at the station's facilities in its early years were beauty pageants[2] and manufacturer exhibitions.[3] The station had 30,000 viewers as of February 1996.[3]
Farouk died of a heart attack on February 9, 2009.[1] The station had applied for the renewal of its license in 2012.[4]
Around early 2024, CGTN was taken off the air, and HGPTV's updated biography stated that HGPTV Sports Network was licensed to Channel 27, which was CGTN's old channel number.
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