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Country | Poland |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Telewizja Polsat |
Sister channels | TV4 |
History | |
Launched | 30 May 2011 (TV6) |
Links | |
Website | tv6 |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 10 |
TV6 (Six) is a Polish free-to-air television channel originally owned by Polskie Media. Since 1 January 2014, Telewizja Polsat is a direct broadcaster of TV6, as well as its sister channel TV4. It was launched on 30 May 2011. [1]
On 30 April 2013, TV6 gained a new graphic design and a new visual identity. On 1 January 2014, Telewizja Polsat acquired Polskie Media, the owner of TV4 and TV6. On 3 August 2023, TV6 changed its logo for the first time. [2]
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