List of television channels in Sweden

This is a list of television channels that broadcast for a Swedish language audience. Typically, non Swedish content is subtitled, but maintains the original language soundtrack. Non Swedish programming intended for children is, however, usually dubbed into Swedish. Regardless of intended audience, many shows receive a Swedish title, which is used in programme schedules.

The five largest channels by ratings have been SVT1, SVT2, TV3, TV4 and Kanal 5 since the 1990s, with SVT1 and TV4 attracting the largest audiences. In 2006, the most watched non-"big 5" channels were TV4 Plus, TV6, Eurosport, Discovery Channel and MTV. There were never more than three national channels in the analogue terrestrial network: SVT1 (from 1956), SVT2 (from 1969) and TV4 (from 1992).

It should be noted many of the channels targeting Sweden aren't actually broadcasting from Sweden, but from other countries (mostly from the United Kingdom). This is done to avoid the Swedish Broadcasting Law which restricts advertising heavily.

"Channels holding a broadcasting license for the terrestrial network are marked "(DTT)"."

Public non-commercial networks

*SVT1 (general) (DTT)
*SVT2 (general) (DTT)
*SVT24 (news, sports, reruns) (DTT)
*SVT HD (high-definition programming)
*SVT Extra (special events)
*SVT Europa (international)
*Barnkanalen (children) (DTT)
*Kunskapskanalen (educational) (DTT)
*Utbildningsradion - Public service educational programming, broadcasting in time slots allocated by SVT1 and SVT2.

The public television channels are mostly funded by a license fee and broadcast free-to-air

SVT has 11 regional news districts.

wedish private commercial networks

These are privately owned television channels that are solely, or almost solely, directed at Sweden. Many such channels don't broadcast from Sweden, but nevertheless target a Swedish audience.

TV4 is the only commercial channel ever to have broadcast nationally in the Swedish analogue terrestrial network, but the arrival of digital terrestrial television saw the TV4 monopoly on commercial television broken.

=TV4 Group=

*TV4 (general entertainment) (DTT)
*TV4 Plus (general entertainment) (DTT)
*TV4 Film (movies) (DTT)
*TV400 (entertainment) (DTT)
*TV4 Fakta (documentaries) (DTT)
*TV4 Sport (sports), partly owned by Expressen. (DTT)
*TV4 Guld ("classic" programming)
*TV4 Komedi (sitcoms)
*TV4 Science fiction (science fiction)
*TV4 HD
*Canal+ Sport 1 Sweden (sports)(DTT)

TV4 has 16 regional news districts.

=Viasat / MTG=

*TV3 (general entertainment) (DTT)
*TV6 (entertainment) (DTT)
*TV8 (news and documentaries) (DTT)
*ZTV (music) (DTT)
*Viasat Sport 1 (DTT)

ProSiebenSat.1 Media

*Kanal 5 (entertainment) (DTT)
*Kanal 9 (entertainment) (DTT)
*The Voice TV Sweden (music) (DTT)

Other

*Axess TV (culture and information) owned by (DTT)
*Canal 7 (DTT)
*Comedy Central Sweden (DTT)
*Discovery Channel Sweden (documentaries) (DTT)
*Fan TV
*Kanal 10 (christian)
*MTV Sweden (music/entertainment) (DTT)
*Nickelodeon Sweden (children) (DTT)
*TV7 (general entertainment) (DTT)

Regional terrestrial channels:
*Kanal Lokal Göteborg (DTT)
*Kanal Lokal Skåne (DTT)
*Kanal Lokal Stockholm (DTT)
*Kanal Lokal Östergötland (DTT)

Pan-Nordic channels

Channels that mostly target the Nordic countries. Most channels carry subtitles and/or audio in Swedish.

Viasat / MTG

*TV1000 (movies) (DTT)
*TV1000 Action - previously known as Cinema
*TV1000 Classic
*TV1000 Family
*TV1000 Nordic
*TV1000 Plus One
*TV1000 HD
*Viasat Ticket
*Viasat Sport 2
*Viasat Sport 3
*Viasat Sport HD
*Viasat Golf
*Viasat Explorer (documentaries)
*Viasat History (documentaries)
*Viasat Nature/Crime (documentaries and crime series)

=TV4 Group=

*Canal+ First (movies) (DTT)
*Canal+ Hits (DTT, partial)
*Canal+ Action
*Canal+ Drama
*Canal+ Comedy
*Canal+ Film HD
*Canal+ Sport 2 (sports) (DTT, partial)
*Canal+ Sport Extra
*Canal+ Sport HD
*Canal 69

NonStop Television

All channels carry Swedish subtitles.
*Star! Scandinavia (entertainment news) (DTT)
*Showtime Scandinavia (movies) (DTT)
*Silver (movies) (DTT)
*Silver HD (movies)
*Voom HD International

Time Warner

*Boomerang Nordic
*Cartoon Network Nordic, Swedish audio
*TCM Nordic, Swedish subtitles (DTT)

Disney

The video streams are pan-Nordic, but audio streams and subtitles are separate:
*Disney Channel Scandinavia (DTT)
*Toon Disney Scandinavia
*Playhouse Disney Scandinavia
*Jetix Scandinavia - previously known as Fox Kids (DTT)

Others

*Animal Planet Nordic, Swedish substitles (DTT)
*CNBC Nordic
*Eurosport, Swedish audio (DTT)
*National Geographic Channel Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
*National Geographic Channel HD Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
*Hallmark Channel Scandilux, Swedish subtitles
*The History Channel Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
*The History Channel HD Scandinavia, Swedish subtitles
*LifeStyle TV (religious)
*TV Shop Europe (home shopping)
*Tvins.com (home shopping)

Pan-European channels

Channels targeting all of Europe. This section may include virtually all channels available from any satellite that can be received in Sweden, but this list mostly concerns encrypted channels that are available from Swedish satellite distributors. Some have Swedish subtitles.
*Adventure 1
*Al Jazeera English
*BBC Food, Swedish subtitles
*BBC Prime, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
*BBC World News (DTT)
*Bloomberg TV
*Chelsea TV
*CNN International (DTT)
*Deutsche Welle
*Discovery World Europe, Swedish subtitles
*Discovery HD Europe, Swedish subtitles
*Discovery Science Europe, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
*Discovery Travel & Living Europe, Swedish subtitles (DTT)
*E!, Swedish subtitles
*ESPN Classic Sports Europe
*EuroNews
*Eurosport 2, previously known as Eurosport News
*Eurosport HD
*Extreme Sports Channel
*Fashion TV
*The God Channel
*Manchester United TV
*Motors TV
*MTV2
*NASN
*Playboy TV
*Sky News
*Spice Platinum
*Travel Channel Europe, Swedish subtitles
*TV5MONDE
*VH1
*VH1 Classic
*Zone Reality, Swedish subtitles

"See also: Lists of television channels, List of television channels in Europe

Public access stations

*Steve - Lund Municipality
*TV Malmö - Malmö Municipality
*Öppna Kanalen Göteborg - Gothenburg Municipality
*Öppna Kanalen Skövde - Skövde Municipality
*Öppna Kanalen Stockholm - Stockholm Municipality

Cable operators with more than 100 households are required by law to carry extra space for a local cable channel.

Defunct channels

*SF Succé
*TV Plus
*Filmmax (-1995)
*TV21 (1993-2000)
*TV6 (1994-1998/2002)
*TVG (1994-1997)
*TV1000 Cinema (1995-2004)
*Supersport
*Sportkanalen
*Discovery Mix (2002-2007)
*Med i tv (2001-2005)
*Big TV (2006)
*DiTV (2005-2008)
*ONE Television (2006-2007)
*The Voice TV Sweden (2004-2008)

By viewing share

Swedish television channels listed by their viewing share 1998-2007. Source: MMS.

*The figures for 2008 only concern January through September.

Distributors

Television packages and distributors in Sweden:

:Digital terrestrial::*Boxer:Satellite::*Canal Digital:*Viasat:Cable::*Com Hem:*Canal Digital:*Tele2Vision:*Various local cable distributors:*Svensk Programagentur:IPTV:*Telia Digital-tv:*FastTV:*Bredbandsbolaget:*Canal Digital

External links

* [http://www.tvplaneten.se/ tvplaneten.se] Time tables
* [http://tvprogram.nu/ tvprogram.nu] - Time tables
* [http://www.tv-guide.nu/ TV-Guide.nu] - Swedish TV-guide online
* [http://www.tvinfo.se/ tvinfo.se] - Detailed TV-guide
* [http://tv.nu/ tv.nu] - Time tables
* [http://www.dagenstv.com/ DagensTV.com] - "Today's TV"
* [http://www.radiotjanst.se/ Radiotjänst] - License Fee Collector for Public Service Television
* [http://www.teracom.se/ Teracom] - Terrestrial Broadcast Operator

* [http://www.boxer.se/ Boxer] - Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Distributor
* [http://www.canaldigital.se/ Canal Digital] Cable & Satellite Television Distributor
* [http://www.comhem.se/ Com Hem] - Cable Television Distributor
* [http://www.tele2vision.se/Templates/1.aspx Tele2Vision] - Cable Television Distributor
* [http://www.viasat.se Viasat] - Satellite Television Distributor