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| Country | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Free Media Holding |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2003 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Zeonbud | MUX5 (31) |
| Streaming media | |
| Web | Channel 5 Live |
5 Kanal (Ukrainian: 5 канал, lit. 'Channel 5') is a television station in Ukraine formerly owned by businessman and fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.[1][2]
The channel became well known as the first major broadcaster during the 2004 presidential election offering critical broadcasting on candidate Viktor Yanukovych.[3] The whole staff of the channel went on hunger strike when (at the time, late 2004) the government threatened to close it.[4]
According to the Ukrainian media watchdog Telekrytyka Kanal 5 and TVi were the only remaining TV channels mid-May 2010 with independent and fair TV news coverage.[5]
Poroshenko sold the channel shortly after the passing of the anti-oligarch law in November 2021.[2]
- ^ Poroshenko is not going to sell Channel 5 TV, Kyiv Post (May 23, 2010)
- ^ a b "Ukraine's Former President Sells TV Channels Following Passage Of 'Oligarch' Bill". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Ukraine TV stokes election battle". BBC News. 2004-10-20.
- ^ Russia, the US, "the Others" and the "101 Things to Do to Win a (Colour) Revolution": Reflections on Georgia and Ukraine by Abel Polese, Routledge (26 October 2011)
- ^ Media expert: Only two TV stations still give viewers fair news coverage, Kyiv Post (May 13, 2010)