W9 (TV channel)

W9
Launched	31 March 2005
Owned by	M6 Group
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	2.6% (January 2017, Médiametrie)
Slogan	The life in purple
Country	France
Language	French
Headquarters	Neuilly-sur-Seine
Formerly called	M6 Music (1998–2005)
Sister channel(s)	M6 Paris Première Téva TF6 M6 Music M6 Music Club M6 Music Black M6 Boutique & Co Best of Shopping Girondins TV Série Club
Website	www.w9.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT	Channel 9
Satellite
Canalsat	Channel 59 (SD/HD) Channel 532 (HD) Channel 732 (SD)
Bis Télévisions	Channel 9 (HD)
TNTSAT	Channel 9
FRANSAT	Channel 9
Orange TV	Channel 9 (HD)
Cable
Numericable	Channel 9 (HD)
MC Cable	Channel 172
IPTV
Canalsat	Channel 59 (SD/HD) Channel 532 (HD)
SFR	Channel 9 (HD)
Alice TV	Channel 9 (HD)
Dartybox TV	Channel 9 (HD)
Freebox TV	Channel 9 (HD)

W9 (pronounced: [dubləve nœf]) is a French television network which is available through digital terrestrial television TNT, satellite and ADSL. It is a subsidiary of the M6 Group; the name W9 has been selected for the channel because "W9" is the mirror image of "M6", and also because M6 was chosen as the ninth broadcaster to make a channel. The third M6 channel was named 6ter (pronounced "sister") as the M6's little sister.

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.

Formerly 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). W9 is the leader of TNT France.

Now

old series

The channel is available in HD since 18 May 2011.

Logo of W9 from 9 March 2010

Logo of W9 HD since 18 May 2011

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