National Channels
List available from 12 December 2012
| EPG No. | Channel | Notes | Owner/parent company | Broadcast hours | Format | Multiplex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TF1 | Privatised during 1987. Formerly RTF (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française) and ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française) | TF1 Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 2 | France 2 | State owned. Formerly Chaîne 2 and Antenne 2 | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | GR1 |
| 3 | France 3 | State owned. Semi-localised channel, the programs may differ according to region. Formerly Couleur 3 and FR 3 | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | GR1 |
| 4 | Canal+ HD | Private. Subscription network, some programs without encryption in SDTV | Canal+ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | CNH |
| 5 | France 5 | State owned. Formerly La Cinquième (analogue broadcast from 4am to 7pm) | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | GR1 |
| 6 | M6 | Métropole 6 - Commercial network | Métropole Télévision (RTL Group) | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Multi 4 |
| 7 | Arte | State owned. French-German arts channel. | ARTE France | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 8 | D8 | Commercial network. | Canal+ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | NTN |
| 9 | W9 | commercial station | Métropole Télévision | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Multi 4 |
| 10 | TMC | Formerly Télé Monté-Carlo, Monaco-based commercial station | TF1 Group, AB Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 11 | NT1 | Nouvelle Télévision 1, commercial station | AB Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Multi 4 |
| 12 | NRJ 12 | commercial music station, NRJ network | NRJ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 13 | La Chaîne parlementaire | State owned. | National Assembly, Senate | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | GR1 |
| 14 | France 4 | State owned. Arts, music, sports channel | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | NTN |
| 15 | BFM TV | commercial news and finance station | Nextradio | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | NTN |
| 16 | I-Télé | commercial news station | Canal+ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | NTN |
| 17 | D17 | Commercial music network | Canal+ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | NTN |
| 18 | Gulli | children's programming | Lagardère Active, France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | NTN |
| 19 | France Ô | State owned. French Overseas programmes. | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | GR1 |
| 20 | HD1 | From December 12th, 2012 | TF1 Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | |
| 21 | L'Équipe HD | From December 12th, 2012 | Amaury Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | |
| 22 | 6ter | From December 12th, 2012 | M6 Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | |
| 23 | Numéro 23 | From December 12th, 2012 | Diversité TV France SA | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | |
| 24 | RMC Découverte | From December 12th, 2012 | NextRadioTV | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | |
| 25 | Chérie 25 | From December 12th, 2012 | NRJ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | |
| 41 | Paris Première | pay-TV, some programmes free-to-air | Métropole Télévision | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Multi 4 |
| 42 | Canal+ Sport | pay-TV, some programmes free-to-air | Canal+ Group | 07:00 - 04:00 | 16:9 SDTV | CNH |
| 43 | Canal+ Cinéma | pay-TV | Canal+ Group | 07:00 - 04:00 | 16:9 SDTV | CNH |
| 45 | Planète | pay-TV, documentaries | Canal+ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | CNH |
| 46 | TF6 | pay-TV | TF1 Group, Métropole Télévision | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 48 | LCI | pay-TV, news and information | TF1 Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 49 | Eurosport | pay-TV, sports programs | TF1 Group | 06:45 - 02:00 | 16:9 SDTV | SMR6 |
| 51 | TF1 HD | high definition version of TF1 | TF1 Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MR5 |
| 52 | France 2 HD | high definition version of France 2 | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MR5 |
| 56 | M6 HD | high definition version of M6 | Métropole Télévision, RTL Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MR5 |
| 57 | Arte HD | high definition version of Arte | ARTE France | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Multi 4 |
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