Television in France

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Television in France was introduced in 1931, making the country one of the first countries in the world to broadcast television programmes.

The following is a list of television services that operate, or have once operated, in France.

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[edit] National analogue broadcast channels

  1. TF1 (Télévision Française 1) - Privatised during 1987. Formerly RTF (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française) and ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française).
  2. France 2 - State owned. Formerly La Deuxième Chaîne and A2 (Antenne 2).
  3. France 3 - State owned. Formerly Couleur 3 and FR3 (France Régions 3)
  4. Canal+ - Private. Subscription network, some programs without encryption.
  5. Fifth channel:
    • France 5 - State owned. Formerly La Cinquième (Analogue broadcast from 3am to 7pm).
    • Arte - Franco-German cultural network (analogue broadcast from 7pm to 3am). Replaced former La Cinq and La Sept.
  6. M6 (Métropole 6) - Commercial network.

[edit] Local analogue broadcast channels

  • Canal15 - public network (received in Vendée department, especially in La Roche-sur-Yon)
  • Nantes 7 - Share its programming with Télénantes - Commercial network (received in Loire-Atlantique department)
  • TV8 Mont Blanc - Commercial network (received in Savoie/Haute-Savoie -SE France- and part of french-speaking Switzerland)
  • Télé Monte Carlo - Commercial network (received in SE France)
  • Radio Tele Luxembourg - Commercial channel (received in NE France)
  • La Une - Belgian network (received in NE France)
  • La Deux - Belgian network (received in NE France)
  • La Trois - Belgian Network (received in NE France)
  • TV7 Bordeaux - Commercial network (received in Gironde department)
  • TLT Toulouse - Commercial network (received in Haute-Garonne department)
  • TLM (Télé Lyon Métropole) - Commercial network (received in metropolitan area of Lyon)
  • Clermont 1ère - Commercial network (received in the central mountain chain, around Clermont-Ferrand)
  • LCM (La Chaîne Marseille) - Commercial network (received in Bouches-du-Rhône department)
  • Télé Grenoble - Commercial network (received in Isère department, especially in Grenoble)
  • TV Vendée - Public network (received in Vendée department)

[edit] Digital terrestrial television or TNT (=DVB-T) channels

  • 1.TF1 (Télévision Française 1) - Privatised during 1987. Formerly RTF (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française) and ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française).
  • 2.France 2 - State owned. Formerly Chaîne 2 and A2 (Antenne 2).
  • 3.France 3 - State owned. Formerly Couleur 3 and FR3 (France Régions 3)
  • 4.Canal+ - Private. Subscription network, some programs without encryption.
  • 5.France 5 - State owned. Formerly La Cinquième (Analogue broadcast from 4am to 7pm).
  • 6.M6 (Métropole 6) - Commercial network.
  • 7.Arte - 24/24h, culture
  • 8.Direct 8 - In live 18hrs a day, Bolloré network
  • 9.W9 - commercial music station (owned by Métropole Télévision)
  • 10.TMC - Monaco-based commercial station
  • 11.NT1 - commercial station
  • 12.NRJ 12 - commercial music station, NRJ network
  • 13.La Chaîne parlementaire / Public Sénat - owned by France Télévisions
  • 14.France 4 - Arts, music, sports channel, owned by France Télévisions
  • 15.BFM TV - commercial news and finance station
  • 16.I-Télé - commercial news station from Canal+ Network
  • 17.Virgin 17 - commercial music station
  • 18.Gulli - commercial and public youth station

[edit] Cable and satellite

[edit] Music

[edit] News

  • BFM TV - commercial news station
  • France 24 - International news channel
  • LCI - Commercial news channel

[edit] Sports

[edit] Other channels

  • 123 Sat
  • 13ème Rue (CSN)
  • 3A Telesud - French language channel aimed at French-speaking African countries
  • AB1 (owned by AB Groupe)
  • AB Moteurs (owned by AB Groupe)
  • ABSat promo
  • Action (TV network)
  • Alegria TV
  • Animaux (owned by AB Groupe)
  • Art Channel
  • Astro Center TV
  • Best of Shopping
  • Beur TV La Chaine Méditerrané
  • BRTV (Berbère Télévision)
  • Canal+
    • Canal+ Cinéma (CSN)
    • Canal+ Decale (CSN)
    • Canal+ Sport (CSN)
    • Canal+ Hi-Tech (CSN)
    • Canal+ Horizons
    • Canal+ Horizons Jaune
    • Canal+ Sport 2 (CSN)
    • Canal+ Family (CSN)
  • Ceylon TV
  • CFI Afrique Pro
  • CFI Amerique Pro
  • CFI Asie Pro
  • CFI Peco Pro
  • Chasse & Peche - Hunting and fishing channel (owned by AB Groupe)
  • Cinecinema
    • Cinecinema Auteur
    • Cinecinema Classic
    • Cinecinema Emotion
    • Cinecinema Famiz
    • Cinecinema Frisson
    • CineCinema Info
    • Cinecinema Premier
    • Cinecinema Premier 16:9
  • CNA (Chaine Nord Afrique)
  • CNES TV
  • Comedie!
  • Cuisine.TV
  • DAN Cinema
  • DAN Music
  • Demain!
  • Dorcel TV
  • Ecoter TV
  • Encyclopedia (owned by AB Groupe)
  • Eureka! TV (TPS)
  • EuroNews
  • F Men
  • Fashion TV
  • Filles TV
  • Fox Life France
  • France Ô
  • Game One
  • Histoire
  • Holy God TV
  • Inities TV
  • Jetix France
  • Kiosque (CSN)
  • KTO TV Catholique
  • La Chaîne Météo (CSN)
  • La Chaîne Parlementaire (Parliament)
  • La Latina TV
  • La Locale
  • LC2 International
  • LCA (La Chaîne Africaine)
  • Les colocataires
  • Live 1
  • Live Show TV
  • Loft Story
  • M6 Boutique La Chaine (owned by Métropole Télévision)
  • Ma Planete
  • Mangas (Owned by AB Groupe)
  • Match TV
  • Matra Grolier Network
  • Motors TV
  • Multivision (TPS)
  • Musique Classique (Owned by AB Groupe)
  • Odyssée
  • Paris Première
  • Pink TV - Gay adult channel
  • Piwi (TPS)
  • Planète
    • Planète Choc
    • Planète Thalassa
  • Public Sénat (TV of the Pariiament)
  • RFO
  • Sante Vie (CSN)
  • Seasons - Hunting and fishing channel
  • SEE TV
  • Série Club (TPS)
  • Sexcine.TV
  • Shell Info TV
  • Shoper TV
  • Shorts TV
  • Star Academy
  • TchaTsche.TV
  • Tele Liberte - Freedom TV
  • Tele Melody
  • Tele Plaisance
  • Télétoon
  • Télétoon +1
  • Telif - La télévision de l'Ile-de-France
  • Téva
  • TFJ (Télévision Fédéral Juive)
  • TF6
  • Tfou
  • TiJi
  • TLI (Televisions Locales Independentes)
  • Toute l'Histoire (Owned by AB Groupe)
  • TVPI (Télévision d'ici)
  • TPS - satellite platform, owns the following channels:
    • TPS Cineclub
    • TPS Cinecomedy
    • TPS Cineculte
    • TPS Cinefamily
    • TPS Cinéstar
    • TPS Cinétoile
    • TPS Cinextreme
    • TPS HD
    • TPS Home Cinema
    • TPS Star
  • Trace TV
  • TTN (Tamil TV)
  • TV5 Monde - international broadcaster for the French speaking countries France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada
  • TV Breizh
  • Ushuaia TV
  • Voyage- Travel channel
  • XXL - Adult channel (Owned by AB Groupe)
  • Zaléa TV

[edit] Localised versions of transnational TV channels

[edit] Defunct Channels

  • La Cinq - Defunct Commercial network
  • La Sept - Defunct Commercial network (part time)
  • Canal Jimmy - Defunct Children's network (part time)


[edit] See also

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