5USA is an entertainment
television channel in the United Kingdom owned by
Viacom International Media Networks Europe. It is a sister channel of
Channel 5 and
5*. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as
Five US and was the second digital channel in the UK to be launched by
RTL Group (the former owner) as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life (now
5*). 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the United States. The channel's original broadcast hours were from 16:00 to 01:00, however it extended its hours starting at 12:00 in June 2007. On 1st November 2015, the channel extended its hours again and began broadcasting from 07:00 until 03:00. The channel changes its programme slots and shows from time to time. 5USA is available on
Sky,
Virgin Media,
Freesat,
Freeview and
IPTV.