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RTP1

RTP1 (RTP um) 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 flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, including Telejornal news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events, similar to BBC One.

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Television channel.name: RTP1
Television channel.logo: RTP1 2026.svg
Television channel.logo_size: 250px
Television channel.picture_format: 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Television channel.owner: Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Television channel.former_names: RTP (1957−68)I Programa (1968−78)RTP Canal 1 (1989−96)
Television channel.sister_channels: RTP2RTP NotíciasRTP DesportoRTP MemóriaRTP AçoresRTP MadeiraRTP ÁfricaRTP Mundo
Television channel.headquarters: Lisbon (main)Porto (secondary)
Television channel.website: www.rtp.pt/rtp1
Television channel.language: Portuguese
Television channel.terr_serv_1: TDT
Television channel.terr_chan_1: Channel 1 (SD)
Television channel.online_serv_1: RTP Play
Television channel.online_chan_1: http://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp1 (Portugal only)
Television channel.country: Portugal
Television channel.area: Nationally. Also distributed in Spain via overspill of the Portuguese terrestrial network.

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History
Experimental broadcasts
Early years
Two channels under one administration
Becoming separate
Rebranding as Canal 1
Reverting back to the RTP1 name
Logos and identities
Programmes
News
Variety shows
TV series
Portuguese
American
Animation
Entertainment
Late-night talk shows
Sports
Music festivals
Documentaries or infotainment
Movies
Exclusive broadcasting rights
Co-shared broadcasting rights
Controversies
References
External links

It was launched on 7 March 1957 as the first regular television service in Portugal. It was the only one until 25 December 1968, when RTP launched a second channel. Two regional channels followed, RTP Madeira on 6 August 1972 and RTP Açores on 10 August 1975. As RTP held a monopoly on television broadcasting in the country, they were the only television channels until the first commercial television was launched on 6 October 1992, when SIC started broadcasting nationwide.