La Cinq

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La Cinq (French: [la sɛ̃k], lit. 'The Five') was a French free-to-air television channel. Created by politician Jérôme Seydoux and Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, it existed from 1986 to 1992.

The contract for France's fifth terrestrial network, which was supposed to have been in effect for an 18-year term, was granted to Seydoux and Berlusconi in November 1985. It was the first private free-to-air television network in France. Programming began on 20 February 1986 at 8:30 pm; the first program on La Cinq was Voilà la Cinq, which was taped at Canale 5's studios in Milan, Italy.^{[citation needed]}

After the music channel TV6 in 1987, La Cinq became the second French national channel to have its broadcasting authorization withdrawn, following its bankruptcy.^{[citation needed]}