W9 (TV channel)

W9 (pronounced [dublevé nœf]) is a French television network available through digital terrestrial television TNT, satellite and ADSL. It is a subsidiary of the Groupe M6; the name W9 has been selected for the channel because "W9" is a mirror written equivalent of "M6", and as it was the nation's ninth broadcast network.

W9
CountryFrance
SloganLa chaîne TNT préférée des Français
(French people's favourite DTT channel)
HeadquartersNeuilly-sur-Seine
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGroupe M6
Sister channelsM6
Gulli
6ter
Paris Première
Téva
M6 Music
Série Club
History
Former namesM6 Music (1998–2005)
Links
Websitewww.6play.fr/w9
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 9
Cable
NumericableChannel 9 (HD)
MC CableChannel 172
Satellite
CanalsatChannel 89 (SD/HD)
Channel 532 (HD)
Channel 732 (SD)
Bis TélévisionsChannel 9 (HD)
TNTSATChannel 9
FRANSATChannel 9
Orange TVChannel 9 (HD)
IPTV
CanalsatChannel 896 (SD/HD)
Channel 532 (HD)
SFRChannel 9 (HD)
Alice TVChannel 9 (HD)
Dartybox TVChannel 9 (HD)
Freebox TVChannel 9 (HD)

History

The name W9 was invented by Les Inconnus in the early 90s with a sketch that spoofed M6's music programming at the time, with the logo being a rotated version of M6's. The sketch portrays the interaction between Roxane (played by Pascal Légitimus) with an American accent who wants to ask Michel (played by Bernard Campan) about the name of the excerpt of the song that was being played.

Before getting a terrestrial license, W9 was M6 music, a satellite channel launched on 1 March 1998. The channel was replaced by M6 Music Hits on the day W9 launched. W9 is one of the first channels of TNT France (French DVB-T).

Programming

Musical magazines
  • @vos clips
  • hHit talents
  • génération Hit machine
  • génération top 50
  • e-classement
  • Wake up
  • W9 hits
  • Talent tout neuf

Magazines
  • enquête d'action, society magazine
  • enquêtes criminelles : le magazine des faits divers, murder magazine
  • Au Cœur de l'étrange, paranormal magazine
  • Vies croisées, life magazine
  • Turbo, motor magazine
  • Fan de stars, celebrities magazine
  • Un dîner presque parfait

Reality show
  • Cauchemar en cuisine (US & UK version of Kitchen Nightmares)
  • Hotel hell (US version of Hotel Hell)
  • Le Convoi de l'extrême (US version of Ice Road Truckers)
  • Ax men (US version of Ax Men)
  • Swamp people: chasseurs de croco
  • Les Marseillais à Miami
  • Les Chtis à ibiza
  • Les Chtis font du ski
  • Les Chtis débarquent à Mykonos
  • Les Chtis à Las Vegas
  • La Meileure Danse (dance contributes)
  • Popstars (song contributes)
  • Les Marseillais vs le reste du monde

Series

Now

old series

Animated

Award
  • W9 Music Live
  • M6 dj experience
  • M6 game contest

W9 HD

The channel is available in HD since August 1, 2011.

Share
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
20070.8%1.0%0.9%0.9%1.1%1.1%1.2%1.3%0.9%
20081.4%1.6%1.6%1.7%1.8%1.9%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.1%2.3%2.2%1.8%
20092.3%2.2%2.3%2.4%2.4%2.4%2.2%2.6%2.5%2.8%2.8%2.9%2.5%
20102.7%2.7%2.8%3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%3.1%3.0%3.1%3.2%3.0%
20113.4%3.3%3.1%3.2%3.1%3.1%3.2%3.8%3.4%3.5%3.6%3.5%3.4%
20122.9%3.2%3.0%3.2%3.1%3.3%3.3%3.3%3.5%3.6%3.3%3.1%3.2%
20133.4%3.3%2.8%2.9%2.9%3.0%3.0%3.1%2.8%

Frequency
  • Eutelsat 5 West A (ex-Atlantic Bird 3)
  • Eutelsat 9A (ex-Eurobird 9A)
  • Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A (ex-Hotbird 6)
  • Astra 1N
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