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| Country | Spain |
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| Broadcast area | Spain,Andorra,Gibraltar and International |
| Headquarters | San Sebastián de los Reyes,Community of Madrid |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Atresmedia |
| Sister channels | LaSexta Neox Nova Mega Atreseries Antena 3 Internacional [es] |
| History | |
| Launched | 25 December 1989; 35 years ago (1989-12-25)(experimental transmissions) 25 January 1990; 35 years ago (1990-01-25)(official launch) |
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| Website | antena3.com |
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| Digital terrestrial television | Mux 34 (Madrid) Mux 27 (Barcelona) Mux 45 (Andorra) |
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| Atresplayer | Watch live |
Antena 3 (Antena Tres) is a Spanish terrestrial television channel part ofAtresmedia, of which it is the flagship station. Its current headquarters are located inSan Sebastián de los Reyes.
Some of the most popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 includeAquí no hay quien viva,Física o Química,El barco,Los Protegidos,The Simpsons andEl Internado. Some of its programmes, such asFísica o Química,Money Heist andYour Face Sounds Familiar gained international success and recognition, leading to many duplicate programmes being produced worldwide.
Antena 3 is generally listed as the third channel on television sets throughout Spain, except in certain autonomous communities where the regional station occupies channel number 3.
It was launched on Christmas Day, 25 December 1989 when it began test transmissions, and then later, it commenced its official broadcasts throughout Spain exactly one month later on 25 January 1990 with a programme fronted by journalist Miguel Ángel Nieto, thus becoming Spain's first nationwide private television station.
The channel presented a new brand identity on 24 January 2025, introduced on 25 January, the 35th anniversary of its regular broadcasts, creating a modern and "timeless" identity. A new custom typeface was created.[1]
The biggest winners for the channel areThe Simpsons,Velvet,DEC,El Diario (a daily talk show run by Sandra Daviú) and theNoticias (particularly the evening edition run by Matías Prats).
Antena 3 dramas and sitcoms in the past and present includeManos a la obra,Canguros,La casa de los líos,Los lahkldrones van a la oficina,Hermanos de leche,Vecinos,Cañas y barro,Compañeros,Un paso adelante,Policías,Fuego,El pantano,Ada madrina,Dime que me quieres,Lleno por favor,¿Quién da la vez?,Farmacia de guardia,Menudo es mi padre,Nada es para siempre,Aquí no hay quien viva, andLos hombres de Paco.
Antena 3 Internacional is a pay television channel owned by Atresmedia Internacional, with distribution handled byMVS Comunicaciones. The channel serves the Americas (including theUnited States,Mexico andCentral America), theCaribbean andEurope includingSpain,Andorra andGibraltar. Antena 3 Internacional was founded in 1995. The channel retransmits programmes from the domestic Antena 3 schedule and other programmes from Atresmedia channels (LaSexta,Neox,Nova,Mega andAtreseries), along with live news programming, but due to rights issues with others who might hold rights to their shows in the Americas, some programming might air on a delay of several months or only after its original run has been completed.[2]
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Antena 3 was fined €215,000 by the Court of First Instance of Brussels for repeatedly misusing fake photos of homicide to illustrate what the channel presented as Moroccan police brutality at Gdim Izig (Laayoune) inWestern Sahara. The pictures showed the bodies of victims of a quadruple homicide inCasablanca. The Rachidi family whose relatives' photos have been "repeatedly misused in bad faith" is still awaiting for "a public apology" from Antena 3.[3][4][5]
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