The Voice TV Sweden

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The Voice TV Sweden

Launched	December 17, 2004
Owned by	SBS Broadcasting Group
Audience share	~0.1% (Jan '07, MMS)
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Sweden
Website	http://www.thevoicetv.se/
Availability
Terrestrial
Boxer	Channel 42
Satellite
Canal Digital
Cable
Com Hem	Channel 62
Canal Digital
IPTV over ADSL
Telia Digital-tv
Canal Digital

The Voice TV Sweden is a Swedish language music television channel owned by the SBS Broadcasting Group broadcasting from the United Kingdom. It was launched in December 2004.

Initially, it was only available on the Canal Digital satellite platform, but was launched on cable platforms, including Com Hem, later on. During its first full year, the channel had average ratings of 0,0 minutes per day and person (Mediamätning i Skandinavien).

In February 2006, the Swedish government announced that the channel had received a license to broadcast unencrypted in the digital terrestrial network between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The channel timeshares with ONE Television who broadcast between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Terrestrial broadcasting started in late May 2006. In February 2007, ONE Television was replaced by Kanal 9, which wanted to broadcast during other times than ONE Television did. The timeshare was altered so that Kanal 9 would broadcast from 5.40 p.m. to 5.40 a.m. on weekdays and from 2.30 p.m. to 2.30 a.m. on weekends, while The Voice TV would broadcast during the remaining time.

During the channel's second full year, 2006, the ratings had increased slightly to 0,2 minutes per day and person.

The programming consists mainly of music videos and the channel is linked to the radio network The Voice Hiphop & RnB Sweden.