Telecinco
Sign in to saveTelecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially launched on 3 March 1990, becoming the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels and the second private channel in Spain. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the biscione-absent flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel logos.
Key facts
- Television channel.name
- Telecinco
- Television channel.logo
- Telecinco 2024 Logo.svg
- Television channel.logo_size
- 150px
- Television channel.logo_caption
- Logo since 2024.
- Television channel.launch_date
- (experimental transmissions) (official launch)
- Television channel.picture_format
- 1080i HDTV
- Television channel.owner
- Mediaset España(MFE - MediaForEurope)
- Television channel.country
- Spain
- Television channel.area
- Spain, Andorra and Worldwide
- Television channel.headquarters
- Madrid
- Television channel.former_names
- Tele 5 (1989–1997)
- Television channel.sister_channels
- CuatroFactoría de FicciónBoing DivinityEnergyBe Mad
- Television channel.website
- www.telecinco.es
- Television channel.terr_serv_1
- Digital terrestrial television
- Television channel.terr_chan_1
- Mux 25 (Madrid)Mux 34 (Barcelona)Mux 28 (Andorra)
- Television channel.online_serv_1
- Mediaset Infinity
- Television channel.online_chan_1
- Watch live
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Conecta 5 Telecinco S.A.
- Official website
- www.tele5.es
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- Commons category
- Telecinco
- inception
- 1990-03-03
- streaming media URL
- www.mitele.es/directo/telecinco
- social media followers
- 1764701
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Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially launched on 3 March 1990, becoming the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels and the second private channel in Spain. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the biscione-absent flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel logos.
==History of Telecinco== On April 4, 1986, the Council of Ministers of Spain approved private television in the country, the legislation was approved in 1988. On August 25, 1989, the contest was held to issue three private television licenses, which were granted to Gestevisión Telecinco, Grupo Antena 3 and Sogecable.