Vià Occitanie is a French television channel, part of the ''

Vià Vià (stylised as vià) is a French television network. It started as a southern regional network in 2010, before going national in 2018, and subsequently contracting again due to economic problems. History Origins When its national network Ant ...

'' network, operating in the Occitanie region of

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. Formerly known from 2011 until 2017 as TVSud, the channel provides local programming for the cities of southern France.

History

TVSud was launched on February 7, 2011, with programming each day from 7am to 11pm. The station changed its name to Vià Occitanie on 28 September 2017. Vià Occitanie is available in Southern France on terrestrial television, is carried by some French cable TV providers in various regions (mostly in the South) and is available online both nationally and internationally.

Programming

Most programming is locally based and produced. Newscasts air every half hour.

Sport

Vià Occitanie is the national broadcast partner of the

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through its cable and online services. The terrestrial free-to-air coverage in the Southern regions, where

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is the most popular sport, ensures that the public can view the competition for free. The online services also make the competition available worldwide.

References

External links

* Television stations in France Occitania (administrative region) {{France-tv-station-stub