List of television channels in Sweden
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This is a list of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 channels that broadcast for a Swedish language
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 audience.

Channels holding a broadcasting license for the terrestrial network are marked (DTT).

Public non-commercial networks

  • SVT1
    SVT1
    SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...

     (general) (DTT)
  • SVT2
    SVT2
    SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...

     (general) (DTT)
  • SVT24
    SVT24
    SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends...

     (news, sports, reruns) (DTT)
  • SVT1 HD
    SVT HD
    SVT HD is a high-definition television channel from Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television . The channel broadcasts high-definition simulcasts of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.-History:...

     (high-definition programming)
  • SVT2 HD
    SVT HD
    SVT HD is a high-definition television channel from Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television . The channel broadcasts high-definition simulcasts of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.-History:...

     (high-definition programming)
  • SVT Extra
    SVT Extra
    SVT Extra was a Swedish television channel owned and operated by Sveriges Television.SVT Extra was started in 2002, using space preempted by the cancelling of SVT's regional channels. During its first year, it operated as a regular channel, providing extended coverage of several events and sports...

     (special events)
  • SVT World (international)
  • SVTB (children) (DTT)
  • Kunskapskanalen
    Kunskapskanalen
    Kunskapskanalen is a Swedish language television channel broadcasting educational and factual programming between 9 a.m. and 01 a.m. all days of the week...

     (educational) (DTT)
  • Utbildningsradion
    Sveriges Utbildningsradio
    Sveriges Utbildningsradio — the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company — is a public-service corporation dedicated to serving the needs of the Swedish general public by providing educational programming on radio and television.-External links:**...

     - Public service educational programming, broadcasting in time slots allocated by SVT1
    SVT1
    SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...

     and SVT2
    SVT2
    SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...

    .


The public television channels are mostly funded by a license fee and broadcast free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...



SVT
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

 has 12 regional news districts.

Swedish private commercial networks

These are privately owned television channels that are solely, or almost solely, directed at Sweden. Many such channels don't broadcast from Sweden, but nevertheless target a Swedish audience.

TV4 is the only commercial channel ever to have broadcast nationally in the Swedish analogue terrestrial network, but the arrival of digital terrestrial television saw the TV4 monopoly on commercial television broken.

TV4 Group

  • TV4 (general entertainment) (DTT)
  • TV4 Plus
    TV4 Plus
    Sjuan is a sister channel of Swedish TV4, owned by TV4 AB. The main focus of the channel is on entertainment, sports and lifestyle programmes. The channel started as TV4 Plus in 2003 but changed name to Sjuan in September 2011....

     (general entertainment) (DTT)
  • TV4 Film
    TV4 Film
    TV4 Film is a Swedish film channel owned by TV4 AB.TV4 applied for a license to broadcast a film channel terrestrially in the autumn of 2003 and were granted a license in December...

     (movies) (DTT)
  • TV11 (entertainment, formerly TV400) (DTT)
  • TV4 Fakta
    TV4 Fakta
    TV4 Fakta is a Swedish documentary channel owned by TV4 Group. It started broadcasting in 2005.Much of the programming is taken from the A&E Television Networks. Since December 2005, the remainder of the schedule is filled with the English language Euronews...

     (documentaries) (DTT)
  • TV4 Sport
    TV4 Sport
    TV4 Sport is a Swedish sports television channel owned by television company TV4 AB, with the tabloid news paper Expressen owning a minor share.- History :The channel was originally owned by Expressen who launched the channel on 17 March 2005...

     (sports), partly owned by Expressen
    Expressen
    Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....

    . (DTT)
  • TV4 Guld
    TV4 Guld
    TV4 Guld is a Swedish television channel devoted to "classic" programmes such as older television dramas.The channel launched on November 3, simultaneously with its sister channel TV4 Komedi, on satellite from Canal Digital and cable from Com Hem...

     ("classic" programming)
  • TV4 Komedi
    TV4 Komedi
    TV4 Komedi is a sister subchannel of Swedish TV4, owned by TV4 AB. The channel focuses on comedy only with sitcoms, comedy shows and talk shows...

     (sitcoms)
  • TV4 Science fiction
    TV4 Science fiction
    TV4 Science fiction is a television channel dedicated to the science fiction genre owned by TV4 AB. When the channel was announced, TV4 said that it would launch simultaneously in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, becoming the first TV4 channel to launched in all four countries. The channel was...

     (science fiction)
  • TV4 HD
  • Canal+ Sport 1 Sweden
    Canal+ Sport 1 (Scandinavia)
    Canal+ Sport 1 is the name of four Scandinavian sports channels owned by C More Entertainment. They launched as the pan-Nordic Canal+ Sport on May 1, 2004 when C More introduced themed channels for movies and sports. On September 1, 2005, most sports broadcasts were moved to Canal+ Sport and...

     (sports)(DTT)


TV4 has 16 regional news districts.

Viasat
Viasat
Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries...

 / MTG
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group is a Swedish media company. MTG was formed out of the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. Among the assets were Viasat and Metro International...

  • TV3
    TV3 (Sweden)
    TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...

     (general entertainment) (DTT)
  • TV6 (entertainment) (DTT)
  • TV8 (news and documentaries) (DTT)
  • TV10
    TV10 (Sweden)
    TV10 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group broadcasting to Sweden. It specializes in sports and documentaries. The channel started broadcasting on 7 September 2010....

     (sport and documentaries) (DTT)
  • ZTV
    ZTV
    -History:The channel started in Sweden as a daily afternoon show in TV3 and TV4 in February 1991. The channel got its name as it was a simulcast version of the radio station Z Radio. There was also a Z magazine available for some time....

     (music) (DTT)
  • Viasat Sport (DTT)
  • Viasat Fotboll
    Viasat Fotboll
    Viasat Fotboll is a Swedish television channel dedicated to football.The channel was launched on October 17, 2008, and became the primary home to most of Viasat's football broadcasts, which at the time included UEFA Champions League, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the FA Cup, Football League...

  • Viasat Hockey
    Viasat Hockey
    Viasat Hockey is a sports channel that is broadcasting from the United Kingdom, primarily targeting Sweden but also available in Finland and Norway . Broadcasting was commenced on September 1, 2009, at the start of the 2009 ice hockey season...


ProSiebenSat.1 Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG is a European media conglomerate, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses. It was formed on October 2, 2000 by merger of German TV broadcasters ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH...

 // SBS Broadcasting

  • Kanal 5
    Kanal 5 (Sweden)
    Kanal 5 is a Swedish commercial television channel established in 1989. It is owned by the media corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media.After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people...

     (entertainment) (DTT)
  • Kanal 9
    Kanal 9
    Kanal 9 is a commercial television channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG broadcasting to Sweden. It targets the 30-59 age group, which is a slightly older age group than the sister channel Kanal 5. The channel launched on 25 February 2007. Its opening night featured the 79th Academy Awards...

     (entertainment) (DTT)

MTV Networks Nordic
MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe is a division of Viacom International Media Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom.MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, TMF, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr...

  • Comedy Central Sweden
    Comedy Central Sweden
    Comedy Central Sweden is a television channel owned by MTV Networks Europe, broadcasting to Sweden. MTV Networks have said that the channel will feature both original Swedish productions made for the channel and imported content....

     (DTT)
  • MTV Sweden
    MTV Sweden
    MTV Sweden is a general entertainment channel broadcasting to the Swedish market. The channel replaced MTV Nordic on September 18, 2005.-History:* MTV Sweden launched in September 2005 along with MTV Finland and MTV Norge...

     (music/entertainment) (DTT)
  • Nickelodeon Sweden
    Nickelodeon Sweden
    Nickelodeon Sweden is a children's channel broadcasting to Sweden.Nickelodeon has been available in Sweden since 1996 when a pan-Scandinavian version was launched on the analogue Viasat platform...

     (children) (DTT)

Other

  • Axess TV
    Axess TV
    Axess TV is a Swedish television channel belonging to the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation. It is mainly devoted to cultural and science programmes....

     (culture and information) owned by Axel och Margaret Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse för allmännyttiga ändamål (DTT)
  • Canal 7 (DTT)
  • Discovery Channel Sweden
    Discovery Channel Sweden
    Discovery Channel Sweden is the Swedish language version of the Discovery Channel, using a "factual entertainment" concept similar to the original American channel...

     (documentaries) (DTT)
  • Kanal 10 (Christian)


Regional terrestrial channels:
  • 24Corren (DTT)
  • 24nt (DTT)
  • 24Norrbotten (DTT)
  • Kanal 12 (DTT)

Pan-Nordic channels

Channels that mostly target the Nordic countries. Most channels carry subtitles and/or audio in Swedish.

Viasat
Viasat
Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries...

 / MTG
MTG
MTG may stand for:* Magic: The Gathering, a collectible card game made by Wizards of the Coast.* Modern Times Group, a Swedish media company and owner of Viasat and Metro International....

  • TV1000
    TV1000
    TV1000 is a group of cable and satellite movie channels broadcasting to the Nordic countries and owned by Modern Times Group . It is also the name of the flagship channel.-History:...

     (movies) (DTT)
  • TV1000 Action
    TV1000 Action
    TV1000 Action is a premium television channel showing action and thriller movies and erotic programming in Scandinavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine....

     - previously known as Cinema
  • TV1000 Classic
    TV1000 Classic
    TV1000 Classic is a premium television channel showing classic movies and owned by Modern Times Group ....

  • TV1000 Drama
    TV1000 Drama
    TV1000 Drama is a television channel broadcasting drama movies.The channel launched on February 16, 2009. The same day, all TV1000 channels in the Nordic countries got new logos and graphics. Unlike the other TV1000 channels, which were broadcasting round-the-clock, TV1000 Drama would only...

  • TV1000 Family
    TV1000 Family
    TV1000 Family is a premium television channel showing family movies and owned by Modern Times Group ....

  • TV1000 Nordic
    TV1000 Nordic
    TV1000 Nordic is a premium television channel showing movies from the Nordic countries....

  • TV1000 Plus One
    TV1000
    TV1000 is a group of cable and satellite movie channels broadcasting to the Nordic countries and owned by Modern Times Group . It is also the name of the flagship channel.-History:...

  • TV1000 HD
    TV1000 HD
    TV1000 HD is a pay-television channel which is owned by Viasat. The channel shows the same films as TV1000, but in HD-quality. The films which were not originally in HD are still shown in SD-quality. The channel was launched on 15 January 2008.-External links:...

  • Viasat Ticket
  • Viasat Motor
    Viasat Motor
    Viasat Motor is a Scandinavian Motor sports channel that launched on 17 October 2008.Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, GP2, WRC and MotoGP.-External links:* *...

  • Viasat Sport HD
  • Viasat Golf
    Viasat Golf
    Viasat Golf is a pan-Nordic television channel dedicated to broadcasting golf tournaments and golf-related programmes.The channel was launched in January 2007, after MTG had acquired lots of rights for live broadcasting of golf tournaments, such as the US PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the...

  • Viasat Explorer
    Viasat Explorer
    Viasat Explorer is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group showing documentaries about wild animals, extreme sports, adventure, travel and technology. It was launched in January 2002 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. On November 1, 2003 it expanded into Ukraine, Russia, Kazahstan,...

     (documentaries)
  • Viasat History
    Viasat History
    Viasat History is a pan Nordic television channel showing documentaries about history, culture and society which is very similar to the History Channel....

     (documentaries)
  • Viasat Nature/Crime
    Viasat Nature/Crime
    Viasat Nature/Crime is a television channel broadcasting nature documentaries and crime movies and series. It is broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Since 2010, Viasat Nature became available in Ukraine....

     (documentaries and crime series)

TV4 Group
TV4 AB
TV4 Group is a Swedish media company that owns the largest commercial television channel in Sweden, TV4.Since 2007, the company is fully owned by Bonnier through Nordic Broadcasting Oy...

  • Canal+ First
    Canal+ First
    Canal+ First is a Scandinavian premium television channel owned by C More Entertainment showing movies and TV shows. It is the flagship movie channel of the Nordic Canal+ package. The channel shows big hollywood blockbusters as well as Scandinavian movies...

     (movies) (DTT)
  • Canal+ Hits
    Canal+ Hits
    Canal+ Hits is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing movies and TV shows. The channel shows big blockbusters, independent movies, classic movies, movies from the whole world and erotic movies....

     (DTT, partial)
  • Canal+ Action
    Canal+ Action
    Canal+ Action is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing action films, horror movies and Thrillers. They also show television shows related to these genres. The channel was previously known as Canal+ Film 3.- See also :* Canal+* Canal+ HD...

  • Canal+ Drama
    Canal+ Drama
    Canal+ Drama is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing a drama movies and television shows. The channel was previously known as Canal+ Mix...

  • Canal+ Comedy
    Canal+ Comedy
    Canal+ Comedy was a Scandinavian premium television channel showing a comedy movies and television shows. It was replaced by Canal+ Series on 1 April 2010....

  • Canal+ Film HD
    Canal+ Film HD
    "Canal+ HD" redirects here. For the French simulcast channel of Canal+ ,see Canal+.For the Spanish simulcast channel of Canal+ ,see Canal+ Spain....

  • Canal+ Sport 2
    Canal+ Sport 2 (Scandinavia)
    Canal+ Sport 2 is a Scandinavian sports channel.- See also :* Canal+* Canal+ HD* Canal+ First* Canal+ Hits* Canal+ Action* Canal+ Sport...

     (sports) (DTT, partial)
  • Canal+ Sport Extra
  • Canal+ Sport HD
    Canal+ Sport HD
    Canal+ Sport HD is a premium high-definition television channel owned by C More Entertainment, which is a part of TV4 AB. It broadcasts sports in high definition....

  • Canal 69

NonStop Television
NonStop Television
NonStop Television is a Scandinavian television company, part of Turner Broadcasting System, packaging and distributing a number of specialty channels, mostly to the Nordic region. The company is a part of Millennium Media Group...

All channels carry Swedish subtitles.
  • Star! Scandinavia
    Star! Scandinavia
    Star! Scandinavia is a television channel in northern Europe that is devoted to entertainment and celebrity news and programming. The channel is managed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting System, TBS, Inc., which merged with Time Warner in 1996,...

     (entertainment news) (DTT)
  • Showtime Scandinavia
    Showtime Scandinavia
    Showtime Scandinavia is a television channel broadcasting action movies to the Nordic countries operated by NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting System, TBS, Inc., which merged with Time Warner in 1996, and now operates as a semi-autonomous unit of Time Warner...

     (movies) (DTT)
  • Silver
    Silver (TV channel)
    Silver is a movie television channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries broadcasting quality movies, "World cinema" and independent films. The channel is managed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting System, TBS, Inc., which merged with Time Warner...

     (movies) (DTT)
  • Silver HD (movies)
  • TNT7 (general entertainment) (DTT)
  • Voom HD International
    Voom HD International
    Voom HD is a television channel providing high-definition programming from various genres. The network is available in 35 countries in Europe and Asia, according to its own information....


Turner Broadcasting System Europe
Turner Broadcasting System Europe
Turner Broadcasting System Europe is the company managing the collection of cable networks around Europe.Turner Broadcasting System Europe operates the following brands: CNN International, Boomerang, TCM, TNT Film, Cartoon Network, and Boing. The availability of these brands depends on what country...

  • Boomerang Nordic
    Boomerang Nordic
    Boomerang/Cartoonito Nordic is a television channel targeting the Nordic countries. It broadcasts cartoons such as Scooby-Doo and Top Cat.The channel launched on April 1, 2008 from the Canal Digital platform...

  • Cartoon Network Nordic
    Cartoon Network Nordic
    Cartoon Network Nordic is a television channel broadcasting youth and children's programmes to Sweden, Norway, Denmark , Finland and Iceland. The channel was created in 2000 when it replaced the Pan-European version of Cartoon Network in the region....

    , Swedish audio
  • TCM Nordic
    TCM Nordic
    TCM, Turner Classic Movies, is a television channel broadcasting "classic" films from the 1940s to the 1990s to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The channel uses English audio with subtitles in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian...

    , Swedish subtitles (DTT)

Disney

The video streams are pan-Nordic, but audio streams and subtitles are separate:
  • Disney Channel Scandinavia
    Disney Channel Scandinavia
    For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Scandinavia is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries and Baltic states...

     (DTT)
  • Disney XD Scandinavia (DTT)
  • Playhouse Disney Scandinavia
    Playhouse Disney Scandinavia
    Disney Junior Scandinavia is a television channel for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries and Arab world. It doesn't screen advertising and is funded by subscriptions instead. It was launched in October 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite plaltforms. Cable networks launched it...


BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. In the year to 31 March 2010 it made a profit of £145m on a turnover of £1.074bn. The company had made a profit of £106m...

  • BBC Entertainment Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
  • BBC HD Scandinavia
    BBC HD Scandinavia
    BBC HD Scandinavia is a television channel broadcasting high-definition programming to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark. The channel is also included in HD Cable Platform Teledünya in Turkey....

    , Swedish subtitles
  • BBC Knowledge Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
  • BBC Lifestyle Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles

Others

  • Animal Planet Nordic
    Animal Planet Nordic
    Animal Planet Nordic is a television channel broadcasting nature-related documentaries to the Nordic countries.Animal Planet was launched in the Nordic region in 1997. In 2001, the channel received a license to broadcast in the digital terrestrial network in Sweden. By 2008, the channel had...

    , Swedish substitles (DTT)
  • Animal Planet HD
    Animal Planet Nordic
    Animal Planet Nordic is a television channel broadcasting nature-related documentaries to the Nordic countries.Animal Planet was launched in the Nordic region in 1997. In 2001, the channel received a license to broadcast in the digital terrestrial network in Sweden. By 2008, the channel had...

  • CNBC Nordic
  • Eurosport
    Eurosport
    Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...

    , Swedish audio (DTT)
  • National Geographic Channel Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
  • National Geographic Channel HD Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
  • Hallmark Channel Scandilux
    Hallmark Channel Scandilux
    Hallmark Channel Scandilux was a television channel broadcasting drama series and movies to the Nordic countries. Most series on the channel originate in the United States, but there are also some series from other English-speaking countries....

    , Swedish subtitles
  • The History Channel Scandinavia
    The History Channel Scandinavia
    The History Channel Scandinavia is a television channel showing history-related programmes broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The channel is operated by The History Channel UK, which is a joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting and A&E Television Networks, owner of the...

    , Swedish subtitles
  • The History Channel HD Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
  • LifeStyle TV (religious)
  • TV Shop Europe (home shopping)
  • Tvins.com (home shopping)

Pan-European channels

Channels targeting all of Europe. This section may include virtually all channels available from any satellite that can be received in Sweden, but this list mostly concerns encrypted channels that are available from Swedish satellite distributors. Some have Swedish subtitles.
  • Al Jazeera English
  • BBC World News (DTT)
  • Bloomberg TV
  • Chelsea TV
    Chelsea TV
    Chelsea TV is a British subscription based sports television channel, dedicated to the fans of the English Premier League football club, Chelsea. The channel first launched in August 2001 on Sky Digital. The station is registered with Ofcom as Chelsea Digital Media Ltd. It broadcasts daily from...

  • CNN International
    CNN International
    CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...

     (DTT)
  • Deutsche Welle
    Deutsche Welle
    Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...

  • Discovery World Europe, Swedish subtitles
  • Discovery HD Europe
    Discovery HD
    Discovery HD is the international name of the high-definition television channels from Discovery Communications.The international Discovery HD first launched in Korea on February 2005 as a programming block...

    , Swedish subtitles
  • Discovery Science Europe, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
  • Discovery Travel & Living Europe
    Discovery Travel & Living Europe
    Discovery Travel & Living Europe is a television channel broadcasting to several countries in Europe.The channel was originally known as Discovery Travel & Adventure Channel and then featured more adventure-related programmes. On February 1, 2005, the channel changed its name to Discovery Travel &...

    , Swedish subtitles (DTT)
  • E!
    E!
    E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...

    , Swedish subtitles
  • ESPN America
  • ESPN Classic Sports Europe
    ESPN Classic
    ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...

  • EuroNews
    EuroNews
    Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....

  • Eurosport 2
    Eurosport 2
    Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport and Eurosport News. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.-Launch:...

    , previously known as Eurosport News
    Eurosport News
    Eurosport News is a fourth channel of the European sports network Eurosport .-About Eurosport News:...

  • Eurosport HD
    Eurosport HD
    On 25 May 2008, a HD simulcast version of the main channel launched - the first event covered in HD being the 2008 French Open at Roland Garros.-Launch:...

  • Extreme Sports Channel
    Extreme Sports Channel
    The Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...

  • Fashion TV
    Fashion TV
    Fashion TV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. It was founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become...

  • GOD TV
    GOD TV
    GOD TV is an international Christian television broadcaster that transmits the GOD Channel from Jerusalem.The network’s Free-to-air signal is carried via multiple satellites 24-hours-a-day providing programming at no charge to viewers. This ranges from Bible teaching to motivational seminars,...

  • Manchester United TV
    Manchester United TV
    MUTV is an English subscription based television channel, operated by Manchester United FC. The channel first broadcast on 10 September 1998....

  • Mezzo
    Mezzo TV
    Mezzo is a French television channel devoted to classical music , jazz and world music. It was formed in 1992 and was called France Supervision until 1998.Its slogan is 'Écouter, Voir, Oser' ....

  • Motors TV
    Motors TV
    Motors TV is a television channel dedicated to news, documentaries and coverage of motorsport and automobiles, and to a lesser extent motorbikes, boats, aircraft and models. It is available in many countries via satellite and cable, with audio in English, French, German and Serbian...

  • MTV2
    MTV2
    MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...

  • National Geographic Wild
    National Geographic Wild
    Nat Geo WILD is a cable TV channel focused on animal-related programs. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006, focusing...

  • Playboy TV
    Playboy TV
    Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...

  • Rush HD
    Rush HD
    Rush HD was an adventure sport-oriented television channel that broadcasted exclusively in high definition television in Central Europe, Scandinavia and Latin America. Programming features coverage of Extreme Action Sports such as BASE jumping, snowboarding, windsurfing, bungee jumping, and cliff...

  • Sky News
    Sky News
    Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...

  • Spice Platinum
  • Travel Channel Europe, Swedish subtitles
  • TV5MONDE
    TV5MONDE
    TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...

  • VH1
    VH1
    VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

     (DTT)
  • VH1 Classic
    VH1 Classic
    VH1 Classic is a television network, launched on May 8, 2000. It is operated as part of MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom and primarily features music videos and concert footage from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, though it formerly included a wider range of genres and time periods...

  • Zone Reality
    Zone Reality
    Zone Reality is a European reality television channel.Zone Reality broadcasts in both analogue and digital to over 120 million viewers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America....

    , Swedish subtitles


See also: Lists of television channels, List of television channels in Europe

Public access stations

  • Steve - Lund Municipality
    Lund Municipality
    Lund Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lund.As most municipalities in Sweden, the territory of Lund Municipality consists of a lot of former local government units, united in a series of amalgamations. The number of original...

  • TV Malmö - Malmö Municipality
    Malmö Municipality
    Malmö Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Malmö.When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863 the old City of Malmö was made one of the country's 88 city municipalities and the first city council was elected...

  • Öppna Kanalen Göteborg - Gothenburg Municipality
    Gothenburg Municipality
    Gothenburg Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg....

  • Öppna Kanalen Skövde - Skövde Municipality
    Skövde Municipality
    Skövde Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Skövde....

  • Öppna Kanalen Stockholm - Stockholm Municipality
    Stockholm Municipality
    Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is the largest of the 290 municipalities of the country in terms of population, but one of the smaller in terms of area, making it the most densely populated...

  • Jönköpings lokal-TV - Jönköping Municipality
    Jönköping Municipality
    Jönköping Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.-Historical background:...



Cable operators with more than 100 households are required by law to carry extra space for a local cable channel.

Defunct channels

  • SF Succé
    SF Succé
    SF Succé was a Swedish premium movie channel that operated in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its was owned by Warner Bros, Canal Plus, Svensk Filmindustri and Marieberg, which each held a 25 percent share....

  • TV Plus
  • Filmmax (-1995)
  • TV21 (1993-2000)
  • TV6
    Viasat Nature/Crime
    Viasat Nature/Crime is a television channel broadcasting nature documentaries and crime movies and series. It is broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Since 2010, Viasat Nature became available in Ukraine....

     (1994-1998/2002)
  • TVG
    TVG
    Televisión de Galicia , commonly known as A Galega , is the primary television channel of Galician public broadcaster Compañía de Radio Televisión de Galicia .-History:...

     (1994-1997)
  • TV1000 Cinema (1995-2004)
  • SuperSport
    SuperSport
    SuperSport was a Scandinavian sports channel started by FilmNet which was owned by MultiChoice South Africa at the time. The channel showed Premier League, NHL, Formula 1 and many other sports. The channel closed on 1 July 1997. The SuperSport brand which started in South Africa is still prevalent...

  • Sportkanalen
    Sportkanalen
    Sportkanalen was a sports channel started by Kinnevik on March 23, 1996 and is considered the predecessor to Viasat Sport. Its main competitor was the sports channel SuperSport.The channels last broadcast was on December 30, 1996....

  • Discovery Mix (2002-2007)
  • Med i tv (2001-2005)
  • Big TV
    Big TV
    Big TV! is the working name of film directors Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom. They are employed by DNA, Inc. and are known for their commercials and music videos....

     (2006)
  • DiTV
    DiTV
    DiTV is a Swedish television channel owned by the financial newspaper Dagens Industri.It was launched on November 7, 2005, initially broadcasting between 6 p.m. and midnight as well as a morning show. The schedule contained financial news, current affairs programmes, documentaries and lifestyle...

     (2005-2008)
  • ONE Television
    ONE Television
    ONE Television was a Swedish television channel which broadcasts TV shows such as The Bill, Murder Investigation Team and Later with Jools Holland.The channel closed on 25 February 2007 and was replaced by Kanal 9...

     (2006-2007)
  • The Voice TV Sweden
    The Voice TV Sweden
    The Voice TV Sweden was a Swedish language music television channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG broadcasting from the United Kingdom. It was launched in December 2004....

     (2004-2008)
  • Fan TV
  • Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal was the name of four local television channels that started broadcasting in Sweden in early autumn 2005. Kanal Lokal had four different broadcasting areas in the most populated areas of Sweden.The four Kanal Lokal channels were:...

     Göteborg (2005-2009)
  • Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal was the name of four local television channels that started broadcasting in Sweden in early autumn 2005. Kanal Lokal had four different broadcasting areas in the most populated areas of Sweden.The four Kanal Lokal channels were:...

     Skåne (2005-2009)
  • Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal was the name of four local television channels that started broadcasting in Sweden in early autumn 2005. Kanal Lokal had four different broadcasting areas in the most populated areas of Sweden.The four Kanal Lokal channels were:...

     Stockholm (2005-2009)
  • Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal
    Kanal Lokal was the name of four local television channels that started broadcasting in Sweden in early autumn 2005. Kanal Lokal had four different broadcasting areas in the most populated areas of Sweden.The four Kanal Lokal channels were:...

     Östergötland (1995-2009)
  • Hallmark Channel
    Hallmark Channel Scandilux
    Hallmark Channel Scandilux was a television channel broadcasting drama series and movies to the Nordic countries. Most series on the channel originate in the United States, but there are also some series from other English-speaking countries....

     (-2009)
  • Jetix
    Jetix Scandinavia
    Jetix Scandinavia was a television channel owned by Disney-ABC Television Group targeting children broadcasting to the Nordic countries. It was launched in 1998 and was then known as Fox Kids, but it was rebranded in 2004 since Saban Entertainment and News Corporation had sold all Fox Kids channels...

     (1998-2009)
  • Toon Disney
    Toon Disney Scandinavia
    Toon Disney Scandinavia was a television channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on August 1, 2005 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite platforms, later on expanding into cable systems....

     (2005-2009)
  • SVT HD
    SVT HD
    SVT HD is a high-definition television channel from Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television . The channel broadcasts high-definition simulcasts of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.-History:...

     (2006-2010)

Distributors

Television packages and distributors in Sweden:
Digital terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television in Sweden
Digital terrestrial television was launched in Sweden in 1999. The shutdown of the analogue equivalent started on September 19, 2005, and was finalized on October 29, 2007....

:
  • Boxer
    Boxer TV Access
    Boxer TV Access is a Swedish company providing pay television channels on the digital terrestrial television network in Sweden. Modeled on the British ITV Digital, it was founded in October 1999. Some channels on the Swedish DTT are free-to-air, but most of the channels require subscription from...

Satellite:
  • Canal Digital
    Canal Digital
    Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor and internet service provider that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor...

  • Viasat
    Viasat
    Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries...

Cable:
  • Com Hem
    Com Hem
    Com Hem AB of Sweden, supplies triple play services that include cable tv, digital television, broadband, telephony and HDTV.Founded in 1983 as Televerket Kabel-TV as part of the former state-owned Televerket, the company has been successively named Svenska Kabel-TV AB and Telia InfoMedia...

  • Canal Digital
    Canal Digital
    Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor and internet service provider that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor...

  • Tele2Vision
    Tele2Vision
    Tele2Vision is a Swedish cable television distributor owned by Tele2. It was started in 1986 .Tele2 was relatively late in adopting digital television, broadcasting analogue only until early 2006...

  • Various local cable distributors
  • Sappa
    Sappa
    The Roman Catholic diocese of Sapë is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Albania. The seat of the diocese is in the village of Vau-Dejës, District of Shkodër.The diocese is one of six located in Albania...

IPTV
  • Telia Digital-tv
    Telia Digital-tv
    Telia Digital-tv is an IPTV distribution platform in Sweden owned by TeliaSonera. It was launched in January 2005 from a few locations, soon expanding into other locations.In September 2007, Telia announced that the platform had 200,000 subscribers....

  • FastTV
  • Bredbandsbolaget
    Bredbandsbolaget
    Bredbandsbolaget is a Swedish Internet service provider owned by Telenor. It was founded in 1998 with a focus on high-speed Internet connection for homes and businesses using optical fiber. It is the second largest ISP in Sweden ....

  • Canal Digital
    Canal Digital
    Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor and internet service provider that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor...

  • IP Sweden

External links


  • Boxer - Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Distributor
  • Canal Digital Cable & Satellite Television Distributor
  • Com Hem - Cable Television Distributor
  • Tele2Vision - Cable Television Distributor
  • Viasat - Satellite Television Distributor
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