TV5 (Latvian TV channel)

TV5
CountryLatvia
Broadcast areaLatvia
HeadquartersRiga, Latvia
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerModern Times Group
History
Launched1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)
Closed31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
Former namesTV Riga (1996-2001)

TV5 was a Latvian television channel, created in June 1996. All programs were broadcast in Russian. The channel showed Russian serials, movies, news and hockey broadcast out of Arēna Rīga. Until October 2001 the name was TV Riga. TV5 was owned by Modern Times Group. Financial reasons forced TV5 to cease broadcast in March 2016.