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5

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
Fred and Rose
I Escaped a Murderer
Jane McDonald: Lost in Japan
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
Build a New Life in the Country
Victoria Cross Heroes
Wonders of the Moon With Dara Ó Briain
Traffic Cops: Pursuit Squad One
My Boyfriend Made Me Do It
Selling Sex to Survive
Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
The Secret Life of Trees
Jack the Ripper: Hidden Victims
Sex, Drugs and Rock n'Roll: The 60s Revealed
Celebrity Murder Mystery
Flights From Hell
Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers
Police Interceptors: Taking Down the Shoplifting Gangs
Britain's Hotel Murders
Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake

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