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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.

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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
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Official name
Conecta 5 Telecinco S.A.
Official website
www.tele5.es
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Commons category
Telecinco
inception
1990-03-03
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.

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