5Select | |
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Launched | 13 February 2018 |
Network | 5 |
Owned by | Viacom International Media Networks |
Picture format |
576i 4:3/16:9 (SDTV) 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) |
Audience share | 0.20% (February2018, BARB) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Replaced | My5 |
Sister channel(s) | |
Website | channel5.com |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 54 |
Satellite | |
Freesat | Channel 133 |
Sky (UK only) |
Channel 175 |
Astra 2G | 10964 H 22000 5/6 |
Cable | |
Virgin Media | Channel 152 |
5Select is a British digital television channel which features documentaries and dramas and Channel 5 original content. It is available on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media. The channel is owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd.
Channel 5 were set to launch a new channel called 5Prime. It was going to be a catch-up channel, launching in January 2018, but it was never officially launched. A month later, 5Prime was renamed as 5Select and it launched at 9:00am on 13 February 2018, with the first programme, Access, being shown.