La Cinq

French television channel

La Cinq (French for The Five) was France's first privately owned free-to-air television network. Created by Jérôme Seydoux and Silvio Berlusconi, the network broadcasted from 1985 to 1992.

La Cinq
CountryFrance
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture formatSECAM 576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner
History
Launched20 February 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-20)
Closed12 April 1992; 31 years ago (1992-04-12)
Replaced byArte
France 5 (known as "La Cinquième" before 2002) (1994)
Availability