Kanal 5 (Swedish TV channel)

Kanal 5
CountrySweden
Broadcast areaSweden
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
(Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sister channelsKanal 9
Kanal 11
Discovery Channel (Swedish)
TLC (Swedish)
History
Launched27 March 1989
Former namesNordic Channel (1989–1991)
TV5 (1991)
TV5 Nordic (1991–1994)
Femman (1994–1996)
Links
Websitewww.discoveryplus.com/se/channel/kanal-5 Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Terrestrial
BoxerChannel 5
Swedish headquarters for Kanal 5 in Stockholm

Kanal 5 (Channel 5) is a Swedish television channel that was launched in 1989. It is owned by the US-based media company Warner Bros. Discovery, changing its ownership from ProSiebenSat.1 Media in April 2013.

After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s (decade) that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people. The channel's slogan is "Roligare TV" ("More Entertaining TV") and it only broadcasts entertainment, such as series, movies, reality series and infotainment documentaries. In 2006, the channel was the most popular channel among Swedes aged 15–24.[1]

  1. ^ TV-tittandet 2006, årsrapport (PDF). Mediamätning i Skandinavien. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-27.