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 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
France 3 () is a French free-to-air Public broadcasting, public television network. The second flagship network of France Télévisions, it broadcasts a wide range of general and specialized programming.
France 3 is structured as a Region ...
. On 8 February 2000, the channel started broadcasting activity from the
Senate of France
The Senate (, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' and ...
. 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).
From June 2025, the channel will move to channel 8, vacated by C8, which got stripped of its terrestrial broadcasting license. The move came as part of a realignment to the terrestrial platform determined by Arcom on 13 January 2025.
See also
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Legislative broadcaster
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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