Channel 6 Television Corporation, or Channel 6, also known simply as 'Six' is a Wessex and Cornish public service broadcaster founded in 1972. Operating two channels, Channel 6, and Channel 6+1, the broadcaster is privately owned, however ultimately publicly funded. Channel 6 is owned by Television Wessex and Cornwall. The Channel was orginially set up to provide a Sixth television channel in Wessex and Cornwall following the launch of the WBC and TV4 channels in 1972.