'The Sixth'; stylised as laSexta) is a privately owned Spanish free-to-air television channel that was founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV and began broadcasting on 1 April 2001.

The channel broadcasts a large amount of American and sports programming, and in recent years it has covered political events such as elections, including extensive debate through three key programmes: Al rojo vivo (Red-hot), El objetivo (The Lens) and Salvados (Saved).

[3] Some original programming of LaSexta includes: BuenAgente, El Intermedio, El jefe infiltrado, Pesadilla en la cocina, Qué vida más triste, The Refugees, Salvados, Sé lo que hicisteis..., SMS (Sin Miedo a Soñar) and Zapeando.

Other programming also includes: Emma's Theatre, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Law & Order, World of Polli, The Sopranos, NCIS, The King of Queens, Monsuno, Entourage, Pierre the Painter, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, Futurama, Bones, 30 Rock, Arthur, The Mentalist, Eleventh Hour, The Red Green Show, Prison Break and The Walking Dead.

It began testing the broadcast on 12 December, shortly before knowing the analogue frequencies assigned to Madrid and Barcelona.