TV4 FaktaXL was a
Swedish
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factual television channel owned and operated by the
TV4 TV4 or TV 4 may refer to:
*TV4 (Poland), a private Polish television station
*TV4 (Sweden), a Swedish television network
**TV4 Group, owners of the Swedish television station
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Group and was a sister channel of
TV4 Fakta
TV4 Fakta is a Swedish documentary television channel owned by the TV4 Group. It started broadcasting in 2005.
Much of the programming is taken from A+E Networks. Since December 2005, the remainder of the schedule is filled with the English langu ...
. It started broadcasting in August 2012 replacing the now closed
TV4 Science Fiction.
The channel broadcasts factual programs involving the world, humanity and technology.
Many of the programs shown on TV4 Fakta XL were purchased from the
UK,
Australia
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,
Canada
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,
France
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and
Denmark
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. It also airs Swedish-produced programs and films which they accounted for about 10 percent of the offering.
The channel ends its broadcasts on September 30, 2017 alongside its comedy channel,
TV4 Komedi
TV4 Komedi was a sister subchannel of Swedish TV4, owned by TV4 Group. The channel focuses on comedy only with sitcoms, comedy shows and talk shows. The channel airs classic sitcoms like '' ALF'', ''Family Matters'', ''Cheers'', ''Hope & Faith'', ...
.
External links
Official site
{{Swedish television channels
TV4 AB
Television channels in Sweden
Television channels and stations established in 2012
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2017