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Arte
Launched	30 March 1992
Owned by	ARTE France & ARTE Deutschland
Audience share	3,1% (2006, [1])
Country	France  Germany
Replaced	La Cinq(Launched 1986, Closed April 12, 1992), La Sept (Launched 1989, Closed 1992) and 1 Plus (Closed 1992)
Website	arte.tv/
Availability
Terrestrial
SECAM	Normally tuned to 5 (19:00 to 03:00)
TNT	Channel 7
Satellite
Canalsat	Channel 7 (or 10)
TPS	Channel 5
TV Vlaanderen	Channel 84
AB3 (5°W)	normally Channel 5
Cable
MC Cable	Channel 7

Arte (Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne, Association Relative to the European Television) is a Franco-German TV network, which aims to promote quality programming related to the world of arts and culture. Its facilities are located in Strasbourg, France (headquarters) and Baden-Baden in Germany.

Because it is an international joint venture (an EEIG), programs cater technically to audiences from both countries. This implies double-titling, opposite-language subtitling and dubbing, hosts speaking both languages alternately and generally two separate audio tracks (only one is available over the air in France, but either one can be selected on satellite television and digital cable).

Arte began transmission in 1992, under socialist rule, filling frequencies left unused by the demise of La Cinq, the first French commercial television network (created in 1986). Arte has survived the 1993 transition to a right-wing government in spite of some fears, and quite a number of later changes too.

Programs are created by Arte France formerly known as La Sept (theoretically La Société d'édition des programmes de télévision, but also a word play, given that the name intuitively means the seventh network and indeed La Sept existed while the fifth network was still La Cinq; it made satellite television programs at the time) and by ARTE Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD and ZDF.

In France, programming is available permanently on cable, but over the air only in the evening, as France 5 operates the frequencies during the day.

Arte is more popular in France (market share of about 5%) than in Germany (about 1%). But in Germany it has more competition.

Arte is also available in Belgium and the Netherlands via cable.

Arte has also an on-line radio web site, called Arte Radio.

SBS of Australia (not related to the European SBS), translates many Arte programs into English for broadcasting to English speaking people. The voice actor usually used has an English accent.

• Official Site (French) (German)
• Arte Radio

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