France 3

France 3
Logo used since 2018
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerFrance Télévisions
Sister channels
History
Launched31 December 1972; 51 years ago (1972-12-31)
Former names
  • Troisième Chaîne Couleur (1972–1975)
  • France Régions 3 (FR3) (1975–1992)
Links
Websitewww.france.tv/france-3
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 3
TNT in Overseas FranceChannels 3, 4, or 5
Streaming media
FilmOnWatch live

France 3 (French: [fʁɑ̃s tʁwɑ]) is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 and France Info.

It is made up of a network of regional television services providing daily news programming and around ten hours of entertainment and cultural programming produced for and about the regions each week (like ITV in the United Kingdom). The channel also broadcasts various national programming and national and international news from Paris. The channel was known as France Régions 3 (FR3) until its official replacement by France 3 in September 1992.

In 2018, France 3 was the third most watched television station in France.[1]

Prior to the establishment of RFO, now Outre-Mer 1ère, it also broadcast to the various French overseas departments and territories.

  1. ^ "Audience TV 2018 : TF1 toujours en tête, France 3 grimpe sur le podium". Le Figaro (in French). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.