The group did not despair of returning to television following the failure of its first trial in 1986 when it joined forces with Publicis, the advertising agency Gilbert Gross, and Gaumont to create the music channel TV6 on the sixth analogue terrestrial network, which appeared in February 1986 and disappeared on Saturday 28 February 1987 at midnight after Jacques Chirac's government cancelled the concession contract signed between the State and the channel for M6.

), series (Couleur Pacifique, Weird Science, Good Morning Miami, Time of Your Life, Susan, etc.)

New presenters like Benjamin Castaldi, Karima Charni and Valérie Damidot were introduced.

[5] At the end of 2015, NRJ 12's programme director was fired after failing to set up the new programmes: Talk Club, Unique au Monde, L'Académie des 9, Le Labo de Damidot, Face à France and Mission Plus-value.

Jean-Paul Baudecroux took control and reinstated former successes like Les Anges, Friends Trip and Le Mad Mag.