Channel 5

Television network number

Channel 5 is a British free-to-air television network, the fifth national terrestrial channel in the UK, launched in 1997.

In American usage, Channel 5 typically refers to a local broadcast station assigned to that frequency, varying by market.

The phrase sometimes appears generically for any television channel: What's on Channel 5?

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Categories
Opposites
BROADCAST vs NON-BROADCAST MEDIA

Channel 5Netflix

Subscription streaming service

streaming · cable television · on-demand · Amazon Prime Video · pay-per-view

uk broadcaster prestige/establishment

Channel 5BBC One

UK's primary public channel

BBC · BBC Two · PBS · ITV · prestige drama

Phrases
Family

channel, channels, channeled, channeling

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G