La Chaîne parlementaire
La Chaîne parlementaire (French for The Parliamentary Channel) is a French television network created, along with its sister station Public Sénat, by law on 30 December 1999.[1][2] It films and broadcasts live and recorded debates twenty-four hours a day, including committee hearings, questions to the government, and discussions concerning parliamentary debates and government policy. There are programs that focus on different levels of government; some programs are about Europe, others about local government. Linked to Public Sénat from its inception, the two channels share content. The Public Sénat chain also broadcasts a nightly news analysis program and funds and broadcasts documentaries.
La Chaîne parlementaire | |
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Launched | 30 December 1999 |
Country | France |
Website | www.lcp.fr www.publicsenat.fr |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 13 |
Satellite | |
TV Vlaanderen Digitaal | Channel 88 |
CanalSat | Channel 53 |
Bis Televisions | Channel 13 |
CanalDigitaal | Channel 200 |
Cable | |
Numericable | Channel 57 |
MC Cable | Channel 82 |
IPTV | |
Freebox TV | Channel 13 |
Neuf | Channel 13 |
Alice | Channel 13 |
Club internet | Channel 13 |
DartyBox | Channel 13 |
Orange tv | Channel 13 |
Broadcasting history
It started by broadcasting twice a week, Tuesday and Wednesday, in the afternoons on France 3. On 8 February 2000, the channel started broadcasting activity from the Senate of France. On 31 March 2005, the channel obtained its own TNT frequency.
High-definition (HD) broadcasting of the combined LCP/Public Sénat channel started on 1 July 2015 via satellite in the CanalSat mux as an upscaled HD feed. In January 2017 the HD feed was changed from upscaled into native HD (1920x1080).
See also
- Legislative broadcaster
External links
References
- "Fiche de synthèse n°65 : La Chaîne Parlementaire (LCP-Assemblée nationale et Public Sénat)". Assemblé nationale (in French). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018..
- "LOI n° 99-1174 du 30 décembre 1999 portant création de La Chaîne parlementaire". Legifrance. JORF. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 20 December 2018.