Португальское радио и телевидение: история и современность

Portuguese broadcasting company

Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) is the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal. It operates four national television channels and three national radio stations, as well as several satellite and cable offerings. The current company dates from 2007, with the merger of two previously separate companies Radiodifusão Portuguesa (RDP; the radio broadcaster) and Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (television broadcaster), although they had been grouped under a single holding company and common branding since 2004. RTP is funded by the taxa de contribuição audiovisual , which is incorporated in electricity bills, and television advertising revenues.

The Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusão, usually referred to by its abbreviated designation Emissora Nacional (EN), was established on 4 August 1935 as the public national radio broadcaster, inheriting the previous broadcasting operations of the Portuguese postal service (CTT). Five years later, EN became independent of the CTT. Emissora Nacional was one of the 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950. Following the Carnation Revolution, EN was reorganised and in 1976 changed its name to Radiodifusão Portuguesa (RDP). During this process, several previously private radio stations – such as Rádio Clube Português (RCP) – were nationalised and integrated into RDP. In 1979, the RCP network was rebranded as Rádio Comercial, and was later privatised in 1993. At the same time, RDP launched the youth oriented radio station Antena 3 and abolished advertising from all of its stations, so that the aforementioned broadcasting contribution tax became its sole source of funding.

The use of original full names of the radio and television departments (Radiodifusão Portuguesa and Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, respectively) was phased out. The acronym RTP (previously used by the television department) was kept to designate both the whole organization resulting from the merger, as well as to continue to designate its several TV channels. The acronym RDP (previously used by the radio department) was kept to be used by the international radio services (RDP Internacional and RDP África) and by the regional radio centers (RDP Norte, RDP Centro, RDP Lisboa, RDP Sul, RDP Açores and RDP Madeira).

ChannelDescriptionSloganPicture formatLaunchedTeletext RTP1The oldest of RTP's channels and also the flagship of RTP. It features general programming, such as news, talk shows, current affairs, drama, national and international movies and TV series. Por todos (For everyone)16:9 HDTV 7 March 1957Yes RTP2The main channel for cultural and factual programming, as well as children's programming. It was the first free to air TV channel in Portugal to broadcast in 16:9 format. Culta e adulta (Cultured and adult) 25 December 1968 RTP324 hour news channel Informação de confiança (Trusted journalism) 15 October 2001 RTP MemóriaBroadcasts classic RTP and International shows Traz pr'á frente (Bring it forward!) 16:9 SDTV 4 October 2004 RTP MadeiraRegional opt out channel broadcast in the Madeira Islands; Liga a Madeira ([It] connects Madeira)16:9 HDTV 6 August 1972 RTP AçoresRegional opt out channel broadcast in the Azores Islands; Unimos as ilhas (We unite the islands) 10 August 1975 RTP InternacionalAlso known as RTPi, it is the international television service. In Brazil, Uruguay, United States, Macau, East Timor and Goa, Daman and Diu it is retransmitted locally, together with local programming Sente Portugal (Portuguese)Feel Portugal (English)16:9 SDTV 10 June 1992 RTP ÁfricaInternational television service directed towards the African communities. In Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe it is retransmitted locally, together with local programming Vários mundos, uma só língua (Several worlds, a single language) 7 January 1998

RTP Mobile, is a channel adapted to mobile devices. It ended in 2011/2012, with the ascension of mobile apps. RTP 4K, which was used to broadcast UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup matches in 4K Ultra HD.