Sociedade Independente de Comunicação
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SIC (acronym of full name Sociedade Independente de Comunicação) ("Independent Communication Society") is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on 6 October 1992. SIC is owned by Grupo Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels broadcasting from the country. It was the most-watched channel in Portugal from 1995 to 2005, and again from 2019 to today.
Country | Portugal |
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Broadcast area | Portugal |
Headquarters | Paço de Arcos, Oeiras, Lisbon |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Impresa |
Sister channels | SIC Notícias SIC Radical SIC Mulher SIC K SIC Caras SIC Internacional SIC Internacional África |
History | |
Launched | 6 October 1992; 31 years ago (1992-10-06) |
Links | |
Website | https://sic.pt/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TDT | Channel 3 (SD) |
Streaming media | |
SIC Online | https://sic.sapo.pt/direto |
Other channels operated by SIC carried on satellite and cable TV in Portugal are:
- SIC Notícias, a cable news channel;
- SIC Radical, general entertainment channel targeting a younger audience;
- SIC Mulher, general entertainment channel targeting a female audience;
- SIC K, general entertainment channel targeting kids;
- SIC Internacional, an international channel targeting Portuguese viewers who live abroad with broadcasts in Europe, Africa, South America, North America, and Australia;
- SIC Caras, an entertainment channel primarily focused on celebrities.