LaSexta

La Sexta
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaSpain
Andorra
HeadquartersSan Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerAtresmedia
Sister channelsAntena 3
Neox
Nova
Mega
Atreseries
History
Launched1 April 2001 (2001-04-01) (as Beca TV)
25 November 2005 (2005-11-25) (as LaSexta) (test broadcast)
27 March 2006 (2006-03-27) (official broadcast)
ReplacedBeca TV
Closed21 July 2003 (2003-07-21) (as Beca TV)
Links
Websitewww.lasexta.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionMux 34 (Madrid)
Mux 27 (Barcelona)
Mux 36 (Andorra)
Streaming media
AtresplayerWatch live

La Sexta (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈseɣsta]; "The Sixth"; stylised as laSexta) is a privately owned Spanish free-to-air television channel that was founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV and began broadcasting on 1 April 2001. By 21 July 2003, the channel ran into debt and was shut down, but two years later in 2005, it was replaced by a new channel called La Sexta that began test transmissions on 25 November 2005, and a year later, it started broadcasting officially on 27 March 2006. The channel's programming is generalist, however, there is an emphasis on humour and entertainment. The channel broadcasts a large amount of American and sports programming, and in recent years it has covered political events such as elections, including extensive debate through three key programmes: Al rojo vivo (Red-hot), El objetivo (The Lens) and Salvados (Saved). The political alignment of its news and debate programmes is left-leaning.[1]

In 2012 the channel was acquired by Grupo Antena 3, later named Atresmedia.[2]

  1. ^ Paradinas, Marcos (28 August 2012). "El PP asume que la Sexta seguirá siendo una televisión de izquierdas" [PP assumes LaSexta will remain being a left-wing television station]. El Plural (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Fusión entre Antena 3 y La Sexta: línea editorial e informativos independientes" [Fusion between Antena 3 and La Sexta]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 8 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2019.