FX was an Italian TV channel, which launched on 21 May 2006 in

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. It broadcast Italian and US movies and TV series. It also aired a selection of mystery-related documentaries after their passage on the

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, as well as some documentaries produced by the channel itself (e.g. ''Biancaneve'', a report on the

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consumption in Central Europe). Every weekend, the channel aired "Nocturama", a night-long marathon of top network TV series like ''

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'' and ''

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''. Due to lowest ratings, the channel was closed on 1 July 2011, following a line-up restyling of

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Italian-language television stations Defunct television channels in Italy Television channels and stations established in 2006 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011 2006 establishments in Italy 2011 disestablishments in Italy {{Italy-tv-stub