RTP3
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RTP3 (RTP três) is a Portuguese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is the company's all-news television channel, and is known for its 24-hour rolling news service and its live coverage of breaking news.
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Country | Portugal |
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Broadcast area | Portugal Angola Mozambique Cape Verde |
Headquarters | Lisbon (main) Porto (secondary) |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
Ownership | |
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; 22 years ago (2001-10-15) |
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 |
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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.