La Chaîne parlementaire (French for ''The Parliamentary Channel'') is a French television network created, along with its sister station Public Sénat, by law on 30 December 1999.
It films and broadcasts live and recorded debates twenty-four hours a day, including committee hearings, questions to the government, and discussions concerning parliamentary debates and government policy. There are programs that focus on different levels of government; some programs are about Europe, others about local government. Linked to
Public Sénat
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from its inception, the two channels share content. The Public Sénat chain also broadcasts a nightly news analysis program and funds and broadcasts documentaries.
Broadcasting history
It started by broadcasting twice a week, Tuesday and Wednesday, in the afternoons on
France 3. On 8 February 2000, the channel started broadcasting activity from the
Senate of France. On 31 March 2005, the channel obtained its own
TNT frequency.
High-definition (HD) broadcasting of the combined LCP/Public Sénat channel started on 1 July 2015 via satellite in the
CanalSat mux as an upscaled HD feed. In January 2017 the HD feed was changed from upscaled into native HD (1920x1080).
See also
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Legislative broadcaster
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External links
Website of the National Assembly of France channel (LCP)Website of the Senate of France channel (Public Sénat)
References
French-language television stations
Legislature broadcasters
Television channels and stations established in 1999
Television stations in France
1999 establishments in France
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