The company YTV, jointly owned by AB Groupe, TF1 Group and WB holding, in 1995 filed an application for a broadcasting licence in the French Community of Belgium with Laurette Onkelinx, Minister-President of the Government of the French Community.
Although Claude Berda, head of AB Groupe, was still in conflict with the Audiovisual council over his non-cooperation with certain regulations with AB3 in 2001 and 2002, the members of the CSA awarded a 9 year licence to AB5 on 18 February 2005.