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5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK and Australia division. It was launched in 30 March 1997 to provide a fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom.


Aliases
  • Channel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025)
  • Five (2002-2011)
English
  • ID 599
  • Country Great Britain
  • Primary Type Network
  • Child Companies My5
  • Created September 11, 2020 by
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  • Modified June 15, 2025 by
    Hoff16
Rome: The World's First Superpower
Celebrity Sex Pod
The Moors Murders
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry
Swipe, Match, Murder: The Disappearance of Grace Millane
Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries
Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs
World War II in Numbers
5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer
Strip Date
The World's Deadliest Weather
Alexander Armstrong in South Korea
Digby Dragon
Ben Fogle: New Lives in The Wild UK
Blind Date (UK)
How Do They Do It? (UK)
Sue Perkins: Lost in Alaska
Susan Calman's Grand Week by the Sea
True Horror (2009)
Play for Today (2025)

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