This is a list of TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, internet streaming and cable systems in France.
National channels
List available from 5 September 2016:
| EPG No. | Channel | Notes | Owner/parent company | Broadcast hours | Format on DTT | Multiplex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TF1 | Privatised during 1987. Formerly RcF (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française) and ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française) | Groupe TF1 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SMR6 |
| 2 | France 2 | State owned. Formerly Antenne 2 | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SGR1 |
| 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 HDTV | SGR1 |
| 4 | Canal+ | Private. Subscription network, some programs without encryption | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | CNH |
| 5 | France 5 | State owned. Formerly La Cinquième | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Multi 4 |
| 6 | M6 | Métropole 6 - Commercial network | Groupe M6 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Multi 4 |
| 7 | Arte | State owned. French-German arts channel. | ARTE France | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Multi 4 |
| 8 | C8 | Commercial station | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | NTN |
| 9 | W9 | Commercial station | Groupe M6 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Multi 4 |
| 10 | TMC | Formerly Télé Monté-Carlo, originally Monaco-based commercial station | Groupe TF1 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SMR6 |
| 11 | TFX | Formerly NT1, commercial channel | Groupe TF1 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SRM6 |
| 12 | NRJ 12 | commercial channel, NRJ network | NRJ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SMR6 |
| 13 | LCP | State owned. | National Assembly, Senate | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SMR6 |
| 14 | France 4 | State owned. Entertainment programming | France Télévisions | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | SGR1 |
| 15 | BFM TV | Commercial news and finance channel | NextRadioTV | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | NTN |
| 16 | CNews | Commercial news channel | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | NTN |
| 17 | CStar | Commercial music and entertainment channel | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | NTN |
| 18 | Gulli | Children's programming | Groupe M6 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | NTN |
| 19 | Nothing | Nothing | Nothing | Nothing | Nothing | Nothing |
| 20 | TF1 Séries Films | Formerly HD1. Commercial channel. Entertainment programming | Groupe TF1 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MHD7 |
| 21 | L'Équipe | Commercial sports news channel | Groupe Amaury | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MHD7 |
| 22 | 6ter | Commercial channel. Entertainment programming | Groupe M6 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Multi 4 |
| 23 | RMC Story | Commercial channel | NextRadioTV | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MHD7 |
| 24 | RMC Découverte | Commercial documentary channel | NextRadioTV | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MHD7 |
| 25 | Chérie 25 | Commercial channel. Entertainment programming | NRJ Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | MHD7 |
| 26 | LCI | Commercial news channel | Groupe TF1 | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | CNH |
| 27 | France Info | State-owned news channel | France Televisions | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | SGR1 |
| 30 to 38 | Regional channels | Various | Various | Various | 16:9 HDTV | Various |
| 41 | Paris Première | Pay-TV, some programmes free-to-air | Groupe M6 | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | CNH |
| 42 | Canal+ Sport | Pay-TV, some programmes free-to-air | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | CNH |
| 43 | Canal+ Cinéma | pay-TV | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | CNH |
| 45 | Planète+ | pay-TV, documentaries | Groupe Canal+ | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | CNH |
Regional channels
List available from 5 April 2016:
| EPG No. | Channel | Notes | Area[1] | Multiplex | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Alsace20 | Strasbourg Mulhouse | R1 | 16:9 | |
| viàAngers | Angers | ||||
| BFM Paris | Paris | ||||
| Provence Azur | Marseille | ||||
| BFM Lyon Métropole | Lyon | ||||
| TVPI | Bayonne | ||||
| Var Azur | Toulon, Hyères | ||||
| Wéo | Lille | ||||
| viàTéléPaese | Corsica | R15 | |||
| 31 | Azur TV | Nice | |||
| Nocturne 31 Demain IDF Télé Bocal | Shared airtime | Paris | L8 | 16:9 / 4:3 | |
| D!CI TV | Gap | 16:9 | |||
| Grand Lille TV | Lille | 16:9 | |||
| Tébéo | Brest | R1 | |||
| Télénantes | Nantes | ||||
| ViàOccitanie Toulouse | Toulouse | ||||
| TL7 | Saint-Étienne | ||||
| ViàOccitanie Montpellier | Specific local programming for Montpellier. | Montpellier | 16:9 | ||
| 8 Mont-Blanc | Annecy Chambéry | R15 | 16:9 | ||
| viàVosges | Épinal | ||||
| 32 | Canal 32 | Troyes | L8 | 4:3 | |
| IDF1 | Paris | 16:9 | |||
| Grand Littoral TV | 16:9 | ||||
| 33 | France 24 | Paris | L8 | 16:9 | |
| La Chaîne Normande | Rouen | ||||
| LDV TV | |||||
| viàLMtv Sarthe | R1 | ||||
| viàMirabelle | Metz Forbach Verdun Longwy Sarrebourg | ||||
| TébéSud | Lorient Vannes | ||||
| TLC | Cholet | L8 | |||
| France 3 Corse ViaStella | |||||
| ViàOccitanie Pays Gardois | |||||
| TV7 Bordeaux | Bordeaux Arcachon | R1 | 16:9 | ||
| ViàOccitanie Pays Catalan | |||||
| 34 | MATéLé | Official site | Saint-Quentin Hirson | R1 | 16:9 |
| ViàGrandParis | Île-de-France | ||||
| TV Vendée | La Roche-sur-Yon | L8 | 16:9 | ||
| 35 | TVR | Rennes | R1 | 16:9 | |
| Wéo Picardie | R1 | 16:9 | |||
| 36 | Bip-tv | Issoudun | R1 | 16:9 | |
| 37 | TV Tours Val de Loire | Tours Blois | R1 | 16:9 | |
| 38 | téléGrenoble Isère | Grenoble | R1 | 16:9 |
Satellite television
Bis Télévisions
- 6ter
- AB Moteurs
- AB1
- AB3
- AB4
- Action
- Action HD
- Animaux
- Animaux HD
- Arte
- Arte HD
- beIN Sports 1
- beIN Sports 1 HD
- beIN Sports 2
- beIN Sports 2 HD
- BFM TV
- C8
- Canal + (free to air programming only)
- Chasse et Pêche
- Chérie 25
- Ciné FX
- Ciné FX HD
- Ciné Polar
- CNews
- CStar
- Dorcel TV
- Equidia Live
- France 2
- France 2 HD
- France 24
- France 3
- France 4
- France 5
- Game One
- Gulli
- HD1
- LCP-AN/Public Sénat
- Lucky Jack
- M6
- M6 HD
- Mangas
- NBC Golf Channel France
- NRJ 12
- Numéro 23
- RMC Découverte
- RTL9
- RTL9 HD
- Science et Vie TV
- TF1
- TF1 HD
- TFX
- TMC
- Toute l'Histoire
- Trek
- Téva
- Via Stella
- W9
- XXL
Canalsat
This is a list of channels carried by CanalSat, as of February 2016:
- 13ème Rue Universal
- A+ (French television station)
- AB Moteurs
- AB1
- Action
- Al Jazeera Arabic
- Al Jazeera Documentary
- Al Jazeera English
- Al Jazeera Mubasher
- Animaux
- Arte France
- Arte Germany
- beIN Sports 1
- beIN Sports 2
- beIN Sports 3
- BET
- BFM Business
- BFM TV
- Boing France
- Boomerang France
- Brava France
- C8
- Campagnes TV
- Campus
- Canal +
- Canal+ Cinéma
- Canal+ Décalé
- Canal+ Family
- Canal+ Séries
- Canal+ Sport France
- Canal+ Play
- Canal+ A la demande
- Canal Hollywood
- Canal J
- Cartoon Network France
- Chérie 25
- Ciné+ Premier
- Ciné+ Classic
- Ciné+ Club
- Ciné+ Émotion
- Ciné+ Famiz
- Ciné+ Frisson
- CNBC France
- CNews
- Colmax TV
- Comédie+
- CStar
- Discovery Channel France
- Discovery Science France
- Disney Channel France
- Disney Junior France
- Disney XD France
- Disney Cinema France
- DJAZZ.tv
- Dorcel TV
- Dorcel XXX
- Encyclo
- Equidia Live
- Equidia Life
- Euronews
- Eurosport 1
- Eurosport 2
- Extreme Sports Channel
- France 2
- France 3
- France 4
- France 5
- France 24 French
- France 24 English
- France 24 Arabic
- Frenchlover TV
- Game One
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux#Media
- Golf+
- GONG
- GONG MAX
- Gulli
- History France
- InfoSport+
- I24news
- J-One
- June
- Kombat Sport
- KTO
- La Chaîne Météo
- LCI
- LCP AN Public Sénat
- L'Équipe 21
- Le PMorn
- Liberty TV
- Libido TV
- M6
- M6 Boutique & Co
- M6 Music
- M6 Music Black
- Ma Chaîne Sport
- Mangas
- MCM
- MCM Top
- MCS Bien Etre
- MCS Extreme
- Melody
- Mezzo
- Mezzo Live HD
- Mosaique
- Motors TV
- MTV
- MN+
- Movies Now
- MTV Hits
- Nat Geo Wild France
- National Geographic France
- Nickelodeon France
- Nickelodeon Junior France
- Nickelodeon Teen France
- Nollywood TV
- Non Stop People
- NRJ 12
- NRJ Hits
- Numéro 23
- OCS Géants
- OCS City
- OCS Max
- OCS Choc
- OL TV
- OM TV
- Onzéo
- Paramount Channel France
- Paris Première
- Pass Series
- Penthouse HD
- Pink X
- Piwi+
- Planète+
- Planète+ A&E
- Planète+ CI
- Playboy TV
- QVC
- RFM TV
- RMC Découverte
- RTL9
- Science et Vie TV
- Seasons
- serieclub
- Sport 365
- Sundance Channel France
- Syfy France
- TCM Cinéma France
- Télétoon+
- Télétoon+1
- Téva
- TF1
- TFX
- TiJi
- TMC
- Toute l'Histoire
- Trace Urban
- Trace Sport Stars
- Trek
- TV Breizh
- TV5Monde
- TV8 Mont-Blanc
- Ushuaia TV
- Vivolta
- Voyage
- W9
- XXL
Defunct channels
- France Ô - defunct public station
- Direct 8 - defunct commercial station
- Direct Star - defunct commercial music station
- Discovery Real Time France
- La Cinq - defunct commercial network
- La Sept - defunct cultural network (part-time)
- TV6, defunct commercial music station
- Virgin 17 - defunct commercial music station
- Europe 2 TV - defunct commercial music station
- TF6 - defunct commercial station
- Jimmy - defunct commercial station
- Maison+ - defunct lifestyle commercial station
- TV Quatre - defunct commercial station
See also
- Television in France
- Television in Belgium
References
- ^ "Les chaînes locales gratuites listées par le CSA". Archived from the original on 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2016-04-13.