Country | Germany |
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Broadcast area | Germany |
Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German |
Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | AB Groupe |
History | |
Launched | 6 January 1996 |
Closed | 15 September 2004 |
Replaced by | Terranova |
Links | |
Website | www |
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