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= Melody (french television channel) = Melody is a French private musical television channel devoted to French and international variety from the 1960s to the 1990s. It broadcasts its programs on demand on all types of media.

Channel History
The chain was a project for the year 2000 which is created in December 2001 by Bruno Lecluse and Jean-Louis Pick, who are wagering on nostalgia to launch this heritage chain, by broadcasting the greatest French variety shows from INA's catalogs and clips from labels and record companies.

Attached to their northerners, the founders set up the head office and recording studios in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in the Lille metropolitan area. In June 2008, Télé Melody joins the Pole Image Culture Media located in Tourcoing

Melody has developed a second high definition channel dedicated to well-being: myZen.tv. The IFTV project that it carried for the attribution of a local DTT frequency in lle-de-France was not retained by the CSA.

On the other hand, in 2008, the Grand Lille TV file it defends, with a view to allocating a local DTT frequency in the Lille area, was retained by the CSA. Grand Lille TV is supported by several shareholders, SA SECOM, publisher of Télé Melody, SASP LOSC, SARL SPID publishing the economic newspaper La Gazette Nord Pas de Calais.

In December 2013, on the occasion of the 40 years of disco, CanalSat launched with Melody: The Disco Channel (with Claudia Tagbo in particular ). An ephemeral chain during the holidays.

At the beginning of December 2016, the CSA accepted the application of the star channel of the French and international varieties from the 1960s to the 90s within the framework of the call in terrestrial digital radio on the zones of Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg. In the second half of 2017, the public will be able to discover Melody Radio, the first vintage radio on the RNT, whose heritage musical format is primarily intended for adults and seniors.

In September 2017, the "little sister" of Melody is born, Melody chain of Africa is launched. Based on the same format, the latter is dedicated to the heritage of African music 5.

On June 19, 2018, Lille have the privilege of receiving Melody Vintage Radio thanks to DAB +, the new French digital radio offer. Subsequently Melody Vintage Radio will be gradually declined to all major cities already authorized by the CSA: Lyon, Mâcon, Strasbourg, Nancy, Rouen, Le Havre, Saint Nazaire, La Roche sur Yon [ref. necessary] 6.

Capital
This chain has a capital of more than 3 million euros and is financially supported by many entrepreneurs in the North of France. Several groups already active in the audiovisual sector or the publishing sector, are also present in its capital. Le Figaro, in July 2006, revealed the names of the shareholders of the channel: Media Holdings , Drucker Channel.