Overview
- La Séptima began regular transmissions on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 12:00 with a live-first schedule led by CEO José Miguel Contreras and editorial director Javier Ruiz.
- The channel opened with a full daytime-to-prime grid of known presenters and a bespoke ten-minute handover format called 'El relevo' that pairs outgoing and incoming hosts to discuss the news in real time.
- La Séptima took the MPE5 TDT slot formerly used by Atreseries, prompting official guidance to rescan receivers, and it also streams live with an interactive YouTube chat for viewer participation.
- Ownership is concentrated (Andrés Varela Entrecanales ~65%, José Luis Manzano ~25%, Contreras ~10%) and management says it has about €20 million planned for the first two years while the launch followed several pre-launch legal challenges to the licence.
- The debut included political and cultural guests such as Víctor Manuel, Carlos Cuerpo and Gabriel Rufián, and the channel’s timing and editorial line make its election coverage and guest mix a key point to watch for signs of how plural or partisan its debate will be.