Created on 2 April 1996, Musique Classique was a television channel owned by AB Groupe. The programming consisted of classical concerts, opera, lyrical works, and magazine programmes (e.g. À livret ouvert...). The channel was run by Jean-Michel Fava. Musique Classique was shown on the AB Sat package, some cable operators, such as Noos-Numericable (see also Numericable (NOOS)) and ADSL operators such as Freebox TV. The channel was not available on Canalsat or TPS. History On October 15, 2007, at 10:00 AM, the channel ceased broadcasting to make way for Ciné First, which also stopped in September 2010. References External links Logos of the channel Mediawan Thematics Defunct French television channels Television channels and stations established in 1996 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007 1996 establishments in France 2007 disestablishments in France