XX
 Network bug used by the channel | |
| Type | Commercial free-to-air |
|---|---|
| Country | Liberta |
| Broadcast area | Mainland |
| Headquarters | Astora, Liberta |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i NTSC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rogue Media |
| Key people |
Jason Tilius Marc Roberts |
| History | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Launched | 1 April 1971 |
| Closed | 9 August 1990 |
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XX (pronounced "double x") was a Libertan commercial free-to-air television channel, broadcasted between 1971 and 1990. The channel was launched at the peak of the sexual revolution in Liberta and became extremely popular due to its uncensored profanity, display of nudity, sex, and violence. It remained in the limelight of the modesty debate, being both highly criticized and praised. Because of the nature of the programming the channel was often reprimanded and fined by the National Television Consortium. As a result, XX and one of its co-founders, Marc Roberts, would engage in highly publicized feuds and altercations with NTC committee members. The channel's parent company, Rogue Media, launched several lawsuits against both the NTC and other television networks. Over the course of its broadcasting, the NTC received a total of 416,000 complaints relating to the programming on XX, the most out of any channel by a considerable margin. The channel hosted the popular flagship sketch comedy variety show Far Out Tonight, which was the most-viewed television show between 1972 and 1975. Most of the programming on XX was produced in-house, such as comedy shows and dramas. The channel would also frequently license European and American B-films. XX would begin to decline in viewership beginning in 1985, facing competition from rivaling channels and Roberts own Rogue Media. In an attempt to regain viewership, the channel would begin to market itself as a softcore pornography channel, before being shut down in 1990. Roberts maintains that a pending NTC investigation the same year did not have a part in the decision to close the channel.
The name "XX" is derived from an identical internal codename used by the Libertan government for media considered pornographic or generally unsavory for public consumption.