LaSexta
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Country | Spain |
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Broadcast area | Spain Andorra |
Headquarters | San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Atresmedia |
Sister channels | Antena 3 Neox Nova Mega Atreseries |
History | |
Launched | 1 April 2001 25 November 2005 (as LaSexta) (test broadcast) 27 March 2006 (official broadcast) | (as Beca TV)
Replaced | Beca TV |
Closed | 21 July 2003 | (as Beca TV)
Links | |
Website | www.lasexta.com |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Mux 34 (Madrid) Mux 27 (Barcelona) Mux 36 (Andorra) |
La Sexta (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈseksta], "The Sixth", stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the channel ran into liquidation and was closed down, but two years later in 2005, it was replaced by a new channel called La Sexta that began test transmissions on 25 November 2005, and a year later, it started broadcasting officially on 27 March 2006. The channel's programming is generalist, however, there is an emphasis on humour and entertainment. The channel is also known for its large quantity of American and sports programming, and in the last years, it's becoming more and more acknowledged due to the wide covering of political events, such as elections, which include extensive debate through 3 key programmes: Al rojo vivo (Red-hot), El objetivo (The lens) and Salvados (Saved). The political alignment of its news and debate programs is left wing.[1]
In 2012 the channel was acquired by Grupo Antena 3, currently named Atresmedia Televisión.[2]
Programming[edit]
Some original programming of LaSexta includes BuenAgente, El Intermedio, El jefe infiltrado, Pesadilla en la cocina, Qué vida más triste, The Refugees, Salvados, Sé lo que hicisteis..., SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar, and Zapeando.
Other programming also includes Emma's Theatre, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Law & Order, World of Polli, The Sopranos, NCIS, The King of Queens, Monsuno, Entourage, Pierre the Painter, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, Futurama, Bones, 30 Rock, Arthur's Missing Pal, The Mentalist, Eleventh Hour, Do As I Do, Prison Break and The Walking Dead.
Production[edit]
La Sexta currently broadcasts in 16:9 for most programming although they still use 4:3 for a minority of programming including films and older series.
Logos[edit]
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2005–2007 | 2007–2016 | Since 2016 |
History[edit]
La Sexta was first founded as a TV production company on 25 November 2005 when it got its broadcast license. It began testing the broadcast on 12 December, shortly before knowing the analog frequencies assigned to Madrid and Barcelona.
On 23 December, broadcasts started in Madrid and Barcelona, expanding later to all Spain.
Starting 23 January 2006 they began broadcasting a promotional video. 20 February marked the start of content emissions testing. Actual broadcasts started with documentaries (Champions, Natura) and programs dedicated to tuning, like 'Tuning Mania'. From 22 February, La Sexta broadcast twelve hours of programming every day.
On 2 March, a football match between Croatia and Argentina was the occasion for the first live broadcast. Five days before the actual date, José Miguel Contreras announced the official starting date, 27 March, on the Círculo de Bellas Artes.
References[edit]
- ^ Paradinas, Marcos (28 August 2012). "El PP asume que la Sexta seguirá siendo una televisión de izquierdas" [PP assumes LaSexta will remain being a left-wing television station]. El Plural (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Fusión entre Antena 3 y La Sexta: línea editorial e informativos independientes" [Fusion between Antena 3 and La Sexta]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official site (in Spanish)
- La Sexta at LyngSat Address
- RTL Group
- LaSexta
- Television stations in Spain
- Television channels and stations established in 2001
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2003
- Television channels and stations established in 2005
- Television channels and stations established in 2006
- Spanish companies established in 2005
- Spanish companies established in 2006
- Spanish-language television stations
- Atresmedia channels