List of Television Stations in France - National Channels

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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