France 4
French public children's television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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France 4 (pronounced [fʁɑ̃s katʁ]) is a French free-to-air television channel owned by France Télévisions, focused on children's programming. The colour of France 4 is purple.
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Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Parent | France Télévisions |
Sister channels | France 2 France 3 France 5 France Info |
History | |
Launched | 31 March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-31) |
Former names | Festival (1998–2005) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 14 |
TNT in Overseas France | Channel 4 or 5 or 6 |
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Originally launched as Festival in 1996, the channel took its current name in 2005 when it became a free channel. The channel targets young audiences, and children during the day. In 2016, France 4 was refocused on family programming.