List of Portuguese-language television channels

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The following is a list of Portuguese language television channels.

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Angola

Brazil

Cape Verde

East Timor

Guinea-Bissau

Macau

Mozambique

Portugal

São Tomé and Príncipe

International Portuguese channels

United States

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rádio e Televisão de Portugal</span> 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Televisão Independente</span> Portuguese television station

TVI - initialism for Televisão Independente - is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It was the most watched channel in Portugal from 2005 to 2019. It competes directly with SIC and RTP1. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels broadcasting from the country.

RTP Internacional (RTPi) 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 international television service, and is known for broadcasting a mix of programming from other RTP's channels, together with special Contacto programmes aimed at Portuguese communities in Europe, Africa, the Americas, as well as Macao and East Timor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SIC (Portuguese TV channel)</span> Portuguese television network and media company

SIC is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on 6 October 1992. SIC is owned by Impresa, a Portuguese media conglomerate. It is one of the two private free-to-air channels in Portugal, among the seven terrestrial free-to-air channels broadcasting from the country. It too, is the most-watched channel in Portugal from 1995 to 2005, and again from 2019 to today.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Radio-Televisão Timor Leste</span> National broadcaster in East Timor

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">SIC Internacional</span> Television channel

SIC Internacional is SIC's international channel, which officially launched in September 1997 in France and has since expanded throughout the world. SIC Internacional is aimed at Portuguese viewers who live abroad and features programming from SIC and its various other channels. Programming includes news, entertainment, talkshows, series, sports and much more. It also features exclusive coverage of Portuguese Liga football matches every weekend.

RTP África is a Portuguese television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is available in the Portuguese-speaking African countries, where it is available as a basic cable and satellite channel, with the exception of Cabo Verde, where it is available as a free-to-air channel, distributed by the country's digital terrestrial television network. RTP África is also available for free on RTP's platform RTP Play.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RTC (Cape Verde)</span>

The Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana is Cape Verde's first radio and television station broadcasting local programs from Cape Verde, Portugal and Brazil as well as the rest of the world especially France. It is a publicly owned company and enterprise and is located in the Capeverdean capital city of Praia, in the southern part in the middle of Achada Santo António RTC also has a few buildings, it also has offices in São Vicente, Sal, São Filipe on Fogo Island and Assomada in Santa Catarina. The building size is very small. The radio building is in the south on Rua 13 de Janeiro and the television station is in the north. Its current president is José Emanuel Tavares Moreira.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rede Brasileira de Televisão Internacional</span> International Brazilian television network

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tango (telecom)</span>

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Digital terrestrial television in Portugal started on 29 April 2009 with currently 7 free-to-air (FTA) channels. In the Azores and Madeira Islands, the respective regional channels are also available. In June 2010 TDT coverage reached 83% of the population and was expected to reach 100% by the end of 2010. The analog switch-off occurred on 26 April 2012. The already four existing analog FTA channels simulcasted in DVB-T, MPEG-4/H.264 (digital), and PAL (analog).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Televisão Pública de Angola</span> Public television broadcaster in Angola


Televisão Pública de Angola E.P. or TPA is the national broadcaster of the Southern African state of Angola. It also operates an international channel TPAi. TPA is headquartered in the capital city Luanda and broadcasts in the Portuguese language. The international channel broadcasts selected shows targeted at foreign audiences and the Angolan community abroad.

RTP Desporto is the sports division of the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is controlled by News division of RTP. Its flagship programming is the National Football Team matches.

TV Globo Internacional is an international pay television channel broadcasting from Brazil. It was launched on 24 August 1999 and it is owned by Grupo Globo.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">CNN Portugal</span> Portuguese basic cable and satellite television news channel

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