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5th Channel (Ukraine)

5 Kanal
5 Kanal logo
Launched September 1, 2003
Owned by Petro Poroshenko
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan Новини народжуються тут (News borns here)
Country  Ukraine
Broadcast area Ukraine
Headquarters Kiev, Ukraine
Website www.5.ua
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T2 MX-2 (16)
Satellite
Astra 4A 12188 H / 30000 / 5/6 (SD / FTA)
Astra 4A 12284 V / 27500 / 3/4 (SD / FTA)
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check local listings for channels
Streaming media
Web Channel 5 Live

5 Kanal (Ukrainian: 5 канал; English: Channel 5) is a television station in Ukraine controlled by businessman and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

The channel became well known as the first major broadcaster during the 2004 presidential election offering critical broadcasting on candidate Viktor Yanukovych. The whole staff of the channel went on hunger strike when (at the time, late 2004) the government threatened to close it.

According to the Ukrainian media watchdog Telekrytyka Kanal 5 and TVi were the only remaining TV channels mid-May 2010 with independent and fair TV news coverage.




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