Mass media in Portugal

Mass media in Portugal includes a variety of online, print, and broadcast formats, such as radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. During most of the 20th century, the Portuguese government censored the media until the "1976 constitution guaranteed freedom of the press."^[1]

Newspapers

See also: List of newspapers in Portugal

As of 2017 major newspapers in Portugal include Correio da Manhã, Expresso, Jornal de Notícias, Observador and Público.^[1] The 5 most read newspapers in Portugal, by the third quarter of 2024:^[2] (Note: Not all newspapers report their circulation numbers.)

5 most read newspapers

Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Circulation[a]
1	Expresso	Impresa	83,066
2	Público	Sonae	60,477
3	Correio da Manhã	Medialivre	39,284
4	Jornal de Notícias	Global Media Group	21,202
5	Record	Medialivre	18,792

Magazines

See also: List of magazines in Portugal

The 5 most read magazines in Portugal, by the third quarter of 2024:^[2] (Note: Not all magazines report their circulation numbers.)

5 most read magazines

Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Circulation[b]
1	Maria	Impala	29,997
2	TV 7 Dias	Impala	28,535
3	Nova Gente	Impala	28,338
4	TV Guia	Medialivre	24,316
5	Sábado	Medialivre	21,070

Radio

See also: List of radio stations in Portugal

Monthly radio audience shares in December 2024 of the 5 main radio stations in Portugal:^[3]

5 most heard radio stations

Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Share of total audience (%)
1	Rádio Comercial	Bauer Media Audio Portugal	25.0%
2	RFM	Grupo Renascença	21.2%
3	M80 Radio	Bauer Media Audio Portugal	12.8%
4	Rádio Renascença	Grupo Renascença	6.8%
5	Antena 1	RTP	5.1%

Television

See also: Television in Portugal and List of television stations in Portugal

Monthly viewing shares in January 2025 of the 5 main TV channels in Portugal:^[4]

5 most viewed TV channels

Position	Channel	Group (Owner)	Share of total viewing (%)
1	TVI	Media Capital	15.5%
2	SIC	Impresa	14.7%
3	RTP1	RTP	11.2%
4	CMTV	Medialivre	5.8%
5	CNN Portugal	Media Capital	2.3%

See also

• Telecommunications in Portugal
• Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (est. 1981)
• Cinema of Portugal
• Portuguese literature

References

1. "Portugal: Media and Publishing". Britannica.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
2. Circulação e Tiragens - APCT
3. Bareme Rádio - 5ª vaga de 2024
4. "Audiências mensais: Consumo televisivo cresce à boleia dos FTA". 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

Notes

1. Digital+Printed
2. Digital+Printed

Bibliography

in English

• Traquina, Nelson (1990) Media Concentration in Portugal, European Institute for the Media files, Manchester.
• Helena Sousa (1994), Portuguese media: new forms of concentration, University of Minho, hdl:1822/1620
• Manuel Pinto; Helena Sousa (2004). "Portugal". In Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al. (eds.). Media in Europe (PDF) (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. pp. 180–190. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
• Paulo Faustino. "Media Concentration, Market Dynamics and Pluralism of Information: the Portuguese case" (PDF). International Political Science Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-31. 2009?
• Anabela Carvalho (2010). "Portugal: Media System" (PDF). International Encyclopedia of Communication. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Douglas L. Wheeler; Walter C. Opello Jr. (2010). "Media". Historical Dictionary of Portugal (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7075-8.

in Portuguese

• Artur Anselmo [in Portuguese] (1981). Origens da imprensa em Portugal (in Portuguese). Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda. ISBN 9789729101090. OCLC 927856821.
• Agee, Warren K. and Nelson Traquina (1984) O Quarto Poder Frustrado: Os Meios de Comunicação Social no Portugal Pós-Revolucionário [Media in Post-Revolutionary Portugal], Lisboa, Vega.

External links

• Portugal Profile: Media, BBC News
• "Media Landscapes: Portugal", Medialandscapes.org, Netherlands: European Journalism Centre