RTP3
HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal |
Sister channels | RTP1 RTP2 RTP Desporto RTP Memória RTP Açores RTP Madeira RTP África RTP Internacional |
History | |
Launched | 15 October 2001 |
Former names | NTV (15 October 2001 – 31 May 2004) RTPN (31 May 2004 – 19 September 2011) RTP Informação (19 September 2011 – 5 October 2015) |
Links | |
Website | www.rtp.pt/rtp3/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TDT | Channel 6 |
Streaming media | |
RTP Play | http://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp3 |
RTP3 (RTP três) is a Portuguese
It was launched on 15 October 2001. It received other names, such as "NTV", "RTPN", and "RTP Informação" until it adopted its current name "RTP3". It is available on basic cable, satellite and terrestrial television.
History
The channel was launched on 15 October 2001 as NTV, a cable news channel headquartered in
RTPN debuted a 24-hour schedule on 29 September 2008. Up till then, RTPN had simulcasted with Euronews during the early morning. Since mid-2009, RTPN has been available outside Portugal, through cable TV providers in Angola and Mozambique. On 19 September 2011, RTPN was renamed RTP Informação, beginning with a simulcast of Bom Dia Portugal which refreshed its graphics.
On 22 July 2015 it was announced that RTP Informação would rebrand once again.
Unlike the other national RTP channels, RTP3's continuity and playout is handled at the Monte da Virgem studios, near Porto.
Since 1 December 2016, the channel is available on the Portuguese digital terrestrial television. The channel is also available as free-to-air channel in Cape Verde's digital terrestrial television network, which also includes RTP África.[2]
Logos and identities
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RTP3's first, original and old logo used from 15 October 2001 to 30 May 2004.
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RTP3's second and former logo used from 31 May 2004 to 18 September 2011.
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RTP3's fourth and current logo since 5 October 2015.
Programming
Despite being a news-based channel, occasionally RTP3 also airs some sports programming, such as the Olympics and the FIFA Confederations Cup.
News programmes
- Bom Dia Portugal (6:00am-10am, simulcast with RTP1)
- 3 às 10
- 3 às 11
- Jornal das 12
- 3 às 14
- Zoom África
- Eixo Norte Sul
- 3 às 16
- 3 às 17
- 18/20
- Manchete 3
- Online 3
- 360 (9pm)
- 24 Horas (12am, title previously used as a late bulletin on RTP1)
Previous programmes
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Fareed Zakaria GPS (now included in the CNN Portugal programming)
References
- ^ Madeira, Tânia (22 July 2015). "RTP Informação vai mudar de nome". Diário Económico. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Rede de TDT cabo-verdiana terá 20 canais de televisão em 2021". Jornal Económico. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2023.