For the preceding year, the lone national channel had focused exclusively on educational and cultural programs.
Outside of regional programming and the national channel France 3, there are some local channels available.
Digital terrestrial television is gradually spreading, with 41 national and foreign channels.
These companies bid for timeslots on the national channel to show their programs.
TV 2 received license funding for the national channel for the last time in 2004.
The national French channel France 3, however, still presents local news in its programs.
These shows are displayed on national channels as well.
Some present alternative views from those expressed by the state-controlled national channels.
Secondly, I should like to comment on the position of the national channels.
But can what is essentially a super-regional network thrive as a national channel?
