TF1 (which originally stood for "Télévision Française 1" (French Television 1)), was created on 1 January 1975 when law 74-696 7 August 1974 (which split the ORTF into 7 organisations) came into effect, and the rebranding from "Première chaîne de l'ORTF" to TF1 came into effect on 6 January 1975.