This is a list of television channels that broadcast for a Swedish language audience.
Channels holding a broadcasting license for the terrestrial network are marked (DTT).
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These channels are available as via cable and satellite systems.
| Channel | Description | Financed by | Owned by | Launched | Viewing share in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVT1 | Public broadcaster | License | Sveriges Television | 1956 | 23,1 |
| SVT2 | Public broadcaster | License | Sveriges Television | 1969 | 6,9 |
| SVT24 | News, sports and reruns | License | Sveriges Television | 1999 | 1,9 |
| SVTB | Children | License | Sveriges Television | 2002 | 2,3 |
| TV3 | General entertainment | Commercials | Modern Times Group and Viasat | 1987 | 8,1 |
| TV4 | General entertainment | Commercials | TV4 AB | 1990 | 19,2 |
| TV4 Sport | Sports | Commercials | TV4 AB and Expressen | 2005 | 1,3 |
| Kanal 5 | Entertainment | Commercials | ProSiebenSat.1 Media and SBS Broadcasting | 1989 | 6,8 |
| TV6 | Entertainment | Commercials | Modern Times Group and Viasat | 2006 | 5,2 |
| 7 | General entertainment | Commercials | TV4 AB | 2003 | 3,7 |
| TV8 | News and documentaries | Commercials | Modern Times Group and Viasat | 1997 | 2,4 |
| Kanal 9 | Entertainment | Commercials | ProSiebenSat.1 Media and SBS Broadcasting | 2007 | 2,2 |
| TV10 | Sports and documentaries | Commercials | Modern Times Group | 2010 | - |
| TV11 | Entertainment | Commercials | TV4 AB | 2005 | 0,5 |
The public television channels are mostly funded by a license fee and broadcast free-to-air
SVT has 12 regional news districts.
These are privately owned television channels that are solely, or almost solely, directed at Sweden. Many such channels don't broadcast from Sweden, but nevertheless target a Swedish audience.
TV4 is the only commercial channel ever to have broadcast nationally in the Swedish analogue terrestrial network, but the arrival of digital terrestrial television saw the TV4 monopoly on commercial television broken.
TV4 has 16 regional news districts.
Regional terrestrial channels:
Channels that mostly target the Nordic countries. Most channels carry subtitles and/or audio in Swedish.
All channels carry Swedish subtitles.
The video streams are pan-Nordic, but audio streams and subtitles are separate:
Channels targeting all of Europe. This section may include virtually all channels available from any satellite that can be received in Sweden, but this list mostly concerns encrypted channels that are available from Swedish satellite distributors. Some have Swedish subtitles.
See also: Lists of television channels, List of television channels in Europe
Cable operators with more than 100 households are required by law to carry extra space for a local cable channel.
Television packages and distributors in Sweden:
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