TV5 Canada

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TV5 Canada

Launched	September 1, 1988
Owned by	Le Consortium de télévision Québec Canada Inc.
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec
Website	tv5.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu	Channel 145
Star Choice	Channel 761
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems	Check local listings

TV5 Canada is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel that features cultural programming and is dedicated to the promotion of pluralism, diversity and dialogue. It first went to air on September 1, 1988 and is owned by a non-profit group: Le Consortium de télévision Québec Canada Inc. TV5 Canada has a partnership with the second-most widely distributed network in the world — TV5MONDE — which is available in over 203 countries reaching 164 million households worldwide. In Canada it has 6.3 million subscribers including 4.1 million outside of Quebec as a result of TV5 being included in many basic cable packages across Canada.

TV5 was founded by five French language networks in Europe with the aim of broadcasting French language programming to the world. The success of the network is based on a vast partnership that spans the globe. In Canada, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec and TFO are the participants involved; International partners include: France 2, France 3 and France 5 (public networks of France), ARTE France, RTBF (French public broadcaster in Belgium), TSR (French public broadcaster in Switzerland), RFO and CIRTEF (Council representing French-speaking Africa).

TV5 broadcasts a mix of the best French-language programming from France, French-speaking Africa and original Canadian productions. It devotes 15% of its schedule to Canadian programs and airs a minimum of 104 hours of local content each year. Its programming is diverse and covers many different genres such as information, entertainment, sports, documentaries, fiction and local content about Canadian Francophones. TV5 also features six daily newscasts from Canada and around the world.