La Sept

La Sept
CountryFrance
Headquarters50 avenue Théophile-Gautier
75016 Paris
Programming
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerFR3 (25%)
French state (15%)
Radio France (15%)
INA (15%)
History
Launched14 May 1989; 35 years ago (1989-05-14)
Closed30 May 1992; 32 years ago (1992-05-30)
Replaced byArte
Availability
Terrestrial
UHFBroadcasting on FR3

La Sept was a French free-to-air television network and production company created on 23 February 1986 to develop cultural and educational programming for transmission via the TDF 1 satellite. In French, the word "sept" means the number seven; and it not only represents the seventh network to have signed on in France, but it also serves as a backronym, for the Société d'édition de programmes de télévision (Television Programme Production Corporation).