RTP3

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.

RTP3

Country	Portugal
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; 23 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

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 Porto. It was originally a joint-venture between PT Multimédia, Lusomundo and the television broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (the old RTP). One month after launching, on 15 November 2001, it broadcast its first outside live broadcast from Vila de Rei during the 7pm bulletin, marking the beginning of its regular broadcasts.^[1] In 2003 it was completely acquired by the old RTP, and with the merger between the old RTP and radio broadcaster Radiodifusão Portuguesa (RDP), forming the new RTP, it became RTPN on 31 May 2004.

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 [pt] which refreshed its graphics.

On 22 July 2015 it was announced that RTP Informação would rebrand once again.^[2] On 15 September 2015, the date of rebrand was confirmed to be 5 October, RTP's director of programmes Daniel Deusdado told the media. At midnight between 4 and 5 October 2015 Portuguese time, the channel became RTP3, during the coverage of the legislative election 2015.

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.^[3]

Logos and identities

• 
  RTP3's first, original and old logo used from 15 October 2001 to 30 May 2004.
• 
  RTP3's second and former logo used from 31 May 2004 to 18 September 2011.
• 
  RTP3's third and former logo used from 19 September 2011 to 4 October 2015.
• 
  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)