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 (online only) and Público. ^[1] The 5 most read newspapers in Portugal, by the third quarter of 2025: ^[2] (Note: Not all newspapers report their circulation numbers.)

5 most read newspapers

Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Circulation [a]
1	Expresso	Impresa	83,015
2	Público	Sonae	63,996
3	Correio da Manhã	Medialivre	35,558
4	Record	Medialivre	19,591
5	Jornal de Notícias	Global Media Group	16,924

Magazines

See also: List of magazines in Portugal

The 5 most read magazines in Portugal, by the third quarter of 2025: ^[2] (Note: Not all magazines report their circulation numbers.)

5 most read magazines

Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Circulation [b]
1	TV 7 Dias	Impala	26,439
2	Maria	Impala	26,178
3	Nova Gente	Impala	25,055
4	TV Guia	Medialivre	22,650
5	Sábado	Medialivre	19,006

Radio

See also: List of radio stations in Portugal

Monthly radio audience shares in September 2025 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	25.2%
2	RFM	Grupo Renascença	21.9%
3	M80 Radio	Bauer Media Audio Portugal	9.9%
4	Rádio Renascença	Grupo Renascença	6.9%
5	Antena 1	RTP	5.6%

Television

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

Monthly viewing shares in November 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	15.1%
2	SIC	Impresa	13.5%
3	RTP1	RTP	11.5%
4	CMTV	Medialivre	6.0%
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 - 4ª vaga de 2025". Marktest. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
4. "Audiências mensais: TVI lidera em novembro". 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 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