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| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Spain Andorra International |
| Headquarters | San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Atresmedia |
| Sister channels | Antena 3 Neox Nova Mega Atreseries |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 2001 (as Beca TV) 25 November 2005 (as LaSexta) (test broadcast) 27 March 2006 (official broadcast) |
| 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) |
| Streaming media | |
| Atresplayer | Watch live |
La Sexta (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈseɣsta]; "The Sixth"; stylised as laSexta) is a privately owned Spanish free-to-air television channel that was founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV and began broadcasting on 1 April 2001. By 21 July 2003, the channel ran into debt and was shut 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 broadcasts a large amount of American and sports programming, and in recent years it has covered political events such as elections, including extensive debate through three key programmes: Al rojo vivo (Red-hot), El objetivo (The Lens) and Salvados (Saved). The political alignment of its news and debate programmes is left-leaning.[1]
In 2012 the channel was acquired by Grupo Antena 3, later named Atresmedia.[2]
- ^ 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.