W9 (French Television Channel)

W9 () is a French television network available through digital terrestrial television TNT, satellite and ADSL. It is a subsidiary of the Groupe M6; the name W9 has been selected for the channel because "W9" is a mirror written equivalent of "M6", and as it was the nation's ninth broadcast network.

History

The name W9 was invented by Les Inconnus in the early 90s with a sketch that spoofed M6's music programming at the time, with the logo being a rotated version of M6's. The sketch portrays the interaction between Roxane (played by Pascal Légitimus) with an American accent who wants to ask Michel (played by Bernard Campan) about the name of the excerpt of the song that was being played.

Before getting a terrestrial license, W9 was ''M6 music'', a satellite channel launched on 1 March 1998. The channel was replaced by M6 Music Hits on the day W9 launched.
W9 is one of the first channels of TNT France (French DVB-T).

Programming

Musical magazine programs

*''@vos clips''
*'' talents''
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*''e-classement''
*''Wake up''
*''W9 hits''
*''Talent tout neuf''

Magazine programs

*', society magazine program
*', murder magazine program
*''Au Cœur de l'étrange'', paranormal magazine program
*''Vies croisées'', life magazine program
*''Turbo'', motor magazine program
*''Fan de stars'', celebrities magazine program
*''Un dîner presque parfait''

Reality shows

*''Cauchemar en cuisine'' (US & UK version of Kitchen Nightmares)
*''Hotel hell'' (US version of Hotel Hell)
*''Le Convoi de l'extrême'' (US version of Ice Road Truckers)
*''Ax men'' (US version of Ax Men)
*''Swamp people: chasseurs de croco''
*''Les Marseillais à Miami''
*''Les Chtis à ibiza''
*''Les Chtis font du ski''
*''Les Chtis débarquent à Mykonos''
*''Les Chtis à Las Vegas''
*''La Meileure Danse (dance contributes)
*''Popstars'' (song contributes)
* ''Les Marseillais vs le reste du monde''

Series

Now
* ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''
* ''Beauty and the Beast''
* ''Ben and Kate''
* '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior''
* ''Empire''
* ''Glee''
* ''Kaamelott''
* ''Lie to Me''
* ''Malcolm''
* ''Medium''
* ''Smallville''
* ''Soda''
* ''Sons of Anarchy''
* '' Spartacus : Le Sang des gladiateurs''
* '' Spartacus : Les Dieux de l'arène''
* '' Spartacus : Vengeance''
* '' The Finder''
* '' The Glades''
* ''Un gars, une fille''

old series
* '' 90210 Beverly Hills : Nouvelle Génération''
* '' Anges de choc''
* ''Babylon 5''
* '' Blind Justice''
* ''Britannia High''
* ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy contre les vampires)''
* ''Burn Notice'' (saison 1)
* '' Cellule Identité''
* ''Charmed''
* '' CIB : Criminal Investigation Bureau''
* ''Cosby Show''
* '' Dark Angel''
* '' Dead Zone''
* '' Destins croisés''
* ''De la Terre à la Lune''
* '' : Dinotopia (miniseries)''
* ''Dinotopia''
* ''Dock 13''
* '' Duval et Moretti''
* ''Empire''
* ''Entourage''
* ''Friends''
* ''Fugitifs : police spéciale''
* ''GSG9, missions spéciales''
* ''Haunted''
* '' Hex : La Malédiction''
* '' Highlander: The Series''
* '' Hôtel Babylon''
* ''Jake 2.0''
* ''Jericho''
* ''John Doe''
* '' Jonny Zéro''
* ''Journeyman''
* ''Kevin Hill''
* ''Kidnapped''
* ''Killer Instinct''
* ''Kung Fu, la légende continue''
* ''Kyle XY''
* ''Largo Winch''
* ''Le Caméléon''
* '' Le Clown''
* '' Le Flic de Shanghaï''
* '' Le Monde perdu''
* '' Les Anges du bonheur''
* '' Les Bleus, premiers pas dans la police''
* '' Les 4400''
* '' Les Allumeuses''
* ''Los Angeles Heat''
* '' Ma famille d'abord''
* '' Merci, les enfants vont bien''
* '' Missing : Disparus sans laisser de trace''
* '' Mysterious Ways : Les Chemins de l'étrange''
* ''Nash Bridges''
* '' NIH : Alertes médicales''
* '' Nick Cutter et les Portes du temps'' (saison 1)
* ''Nip/Tuck''
* ''Numb3rs''
* '' Notre belle famille''
* ''Odyssey 5''
* '' Pandemic : virus fatal''
* '' Poltergeist : Les Aventuriers du surnaturel''
* ''Prehistoric Park''
* ''Prison Break''
* '' Roswell''
* '' Sept jours pour agir''
* ''Sex and the City''
* '' Sheena, Reine de la Jungle''
* '' Shérifs à Los Angeles''
* '' SMS, des rêves plein la tête''
* ''Special Unit 2''
* '' Star Trek : La Nouvelle Génération''
* ''Stargate SG-1'' (seasons 5–6)
* '' Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (Sue Thomas: L'oeil du FBI)''
* '' Summerland''
* '' Sydney Fox, l'aventurière''
* '' Terra Nova''
* '' The Evidence : Les Preuves du crime''
* ''The Lost Room''
* '' The Sentinel''
* '' The Unit : Commando d'élite''
* ''Totally Frank''
* '' Touche pas à mes filles''
* '' Tout le monde déteste Chris''
* ''Two''
* ''Un, dos, tres''
* '' Urgence disparitions''
* '' Vanished''
* ''Veronica Mars''
* '' Wanted''
* '' Women's Murder Club''

Animated

* New Girl
* ''The Simpsons'' (January 2, 2006 – present)
* My wife and kids
* ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (March 5, 2007 – July 27, 2018)
* ''SODA'' (French creation)
* ''South Park'' (May 2, 2008 - present)

Award

* ''W9 Music Live''
* ''M6 dj experience''
* ''M6 game contest''

W9 HD

The channel is available in HD since August 1, 2011.

Share

Frequency

* Eutelsat 5 West A (ex-Atlantic Bird 3)
* Eutelsat 9A (ex-Eurobird 9A)
* Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A (ex-Hotbird 6)
* Astra 1N

References

External links

Official Site

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Television stations in France
French-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2005
2005 establishments in France
RTL Group