List of television stations in Portugal
Terrestrial channels[edit]
| Name | Description | FTA | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTP1 | National Public broadcaster | yes | 16:9 SD |
| RTP2 | National Public broadcaster | yes | 16:9 SD |
| SIC | First private television station | yes | 16:9 SD |
| TVI | Second private television station | yes | 16:9 SD |
| RTP Açores | Regional Public broadcaster (only in Azores) | yes | 16:9 SD |
| RTP Madeira | Regional Public broadcaster (only in Madeira) | yes | 16:9 SD |
| ARtv | Public broadcaster parliament channel | yes | 16:9 SD |
| RTP3 | Public broadcaster news channel | yes | 16:9 SD |
| RTP Memória | Public broadcaster Entertainment channel | yes | 16:9 SD |
Since 2012, all channels are digital. All national, regional and local Spanish television channels are available to Portuguese households along the national border, subject to restrictions due to distance or local topography. Regional Spanish channels (like TV Galicia or Extremadura TV) usually acknowledge this and cover local events of the border communities on their programs.
Subscription-based channels[edit]
All terrestrial channels are available in these platforms and services. Most of the subscription-based channels broadcast from Portugal or have a specific version with independent programs for that market. Most of these channels are widely available across platforms and services: Basic cable and fiber, digital services in cable, fiber, landlines and satellite across the nation.
| Name | Description | Services | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTP1 | Public broadcaster HD channel | Digital | 16:9 SD/HD |
| RTP África | Public broadcaster African channel | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| SIC Notícias | News | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SIC Mulher | Entertainment | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SIC Radical | Entertainment | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SIC K | Children | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SIC Caras | Entertainment | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| TVI Ficção | Entertainment / Telenovelas | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| TVI Reality | Reality shows | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| CNN Portugal | News | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Canal 11 | Sports | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| CMTV | News/ Entertainment | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Canal Hollywood | Movies | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| AXN | TV series / Movies | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| AXN Black | TV series / Movies | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| AXN White | TV series / Movies | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Fox Portugal | TV series / Movies | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Fox Life | TV Series / Entertainment | Basic cabler/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| FOX Crime | TV series | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Canal Panda 2 | Entertainment | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| FOX Movies | Movies | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Cinemundo | Movies | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Biggs 2 | TV Series / Movies | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Syfy | TV Series / Movies | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Disney Channel Portugal | Children | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Disney Junior Portugal | Children | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Canal Panda | Children | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Biggs | Children | Basic cable, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| Cartoon Network | Children | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| Nickelodeon | Children | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| JimJam | Children | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 4:3 SD |
| TVCine TOP | Movies | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| TVCine EDITION | Movies | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| TVCine EMOTION | Movies | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| TVCine ACTION | Movies | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SportTV 1 | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SportTV 2 | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SportTV 3 | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SportTV 4 | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SportTV 5 | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SportTV+ | Sports News | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| BTV 1 | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Sporting TV | Sports | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Eurosport 1 | Sports | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Eurosport 2 | Sports | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| Fuel TV | Action sports | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| PFC | Sports | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| Porto Canal | Regional | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| MVM | Entertainment / Music | Digital | 4:3 SD |
| Canal Q | Entertainment / Comedy | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| 24 Kitchen | Cooking | Digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Canal Odisseia | Documentaries | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Canal História | Documentaries / Reality | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| National Geographic Channel | Documentaries | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Discovery Channel | Documentaries / Reality | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| SKY7 | Reality / Entertainment | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| MTV Portugal | Reality / Music | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Afro Music | Music | Basic fiber, digital, satellite | 4:3 SD |
| Caçavision | Hunting | Premium, digital, satellite | 4:3 SD |
| HOT TV | Pornography | Premium, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD/HD |
| Playboy TV LA | Pornography | Premium, digital, satellite | SD |
| Venus | Pornography | Premium, digital, satellite | SD |
| Globo | Entertainment / Telenovelas | Basic cable, digital, satellite | 4:3 SD/HD |
| Globo Premium | Generalist channel / Brazil | Premium, digital, satellite | 4:3 SD |
| TV Record Europa | Generalist channel / Brazil | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 4:3 SD / 16:9 HD |
| Record News | News / Brazil | Digital, satellite | 4:3 SD |
| STV Notícias | News / Mozambique | Digital | SD |
| TPA Internacional | Generalist channel / Angola | Digital | 4:3 SD |
| TCV | Generalist channel / Cape Verde | Premium, digital | 16:9 SD |
| Euronews | News / Europe | Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite | 16:9 SD |
| Eurochannel | Entertainment / Movies / Brazil/LA | Digital | 16:9 SD |
| Woohoo | Action sports / Brazil | Digital, satellite | SD |
| Discovery Science | Documentaries / Latin America | Digital | 4:3 SD |
| Discovery Civilization | Documentaries / Latin America | Digital | 4:3 SD |
International Portuguese channels[edit]
International services of the main Portuguese networks, which are unavailable in Portugal. In addition to these, most of the Portuguese subscription-based channels are also available internationally, mostly in Africa.
| Name | Description | FTA | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTP Internacional | Public broadcaster International channel | yes | 16:9 SD |
| SIC Internacional | International channel | no | 16:9 SD |
| TVI Internacional | International channel | no | 16:9 SD |
| TVI África | TVI African channel | no | 16:9 SD |
International thematic channels[edit]
International channels including thematic channels in foreign languages, subtitled in Portuguese. Most of these channels are available in digital cable and satellite services.
| Channel | Description | Country | Language | Availability | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E! | Entertainment | UK | English, Portuguese subs |  |
Digital, satellite |
| TLC | Entertainment | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite |
| Discovery Showcase HD | Documentaries | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Digital, satellite |
| Nat Geo Wild | Documentaries | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Digital, satellite |
| CBS Reality | Reality | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Digital, satelitte |
| Travel Channel | Entertainment / Travel | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Food Network | Entertainment / Cooking | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Fine Living | Entertainment / Women | UK | English, Portuguese subs | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Motorvision TV | Cars & Motor sports | Germany | English, Portuguese subs | |
Digital, satellite |
| Caza y Pesca | Hunting | Spain | Spanish, Portuguese subs | |
Premium, digital, satellite |
International channels[edit]
International channels in foreign languages: News and national promotion, thematic channels and those targeted at minority communities in Portugal. Most of these channels are available in digital cable services only, thematic channels may also be available in satellite.
| Channel | Country | Language | Availability | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV Galicia | Spain | Galician | |
Digital, satellite |
| TVE Internacional | Spain | Spanish | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Canal Sur Andalucía | Spain | Spanish | |
Digital |
| 24 Horas | Spain | Spanish | |
Digital, satellite |
| Real Madrid TV | Spain | Spanish | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Barça TV | Spain | Spanish | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Toros TV | Spain | Spanish | |
Premium, digital, satellite |
| Cubavisión | Cuba | Spanish | |
Digital, satellite |
| Venezolana de Televisión | Venezuela | Spanish | |
Digital |
| Globovisión | Venezuela | Spanish | |
Digital |
| TeleSur | Latin America | Spanish | |
Digital |
| M6 | France | French | |
Digital |
| France 24 | France | French | |
Digital |
| France 24 | France | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| MCM TOP | France | French | |
Basic fiber, digital |
| MCM POP | France | French | |
Digital, satellite |
| TiJi | France | French | |
Digital package |
| myzen.tv | France | English, Spanish, German | |
Digital |
| FashionTV | France | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Trace Urban | France | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Mezzo | France | French | |
Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite |
| Mezzo Live HD | France | English, French | |
Digital, satellite |
| Motors TV | France | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Arte | France, Germany | French | |
Digital |
| TV5Monde | France, Belgium, Canada & Switzerland | French | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| RAI 1 | Italy | Italian | |
Digital |
| RAI 2 | Italy | Italian | |
Digital |
| RAI News24 | Italy | Italian | |
Digital |
| CNN | United States | English | |
Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite |
| Fox News | United States | English | |
Digital, satellite |
| Bloomberg | United States | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| NBA TV | United States | English | |
Digital, satellite |
| VH1 | United States | English | |
Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite |
| VH1 Classic | United States | English | |
Digital, satellite |
| CNBC | United States | English | |
Digital, satellite |
| Outdoor Channel | United States | English | |
Premium, digital |
| Playboy TV HD | United States | English | |
Premium, digital, satellite |
| BBC Entertainment | United Kingdom | English | |
Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite |
| BBC World News | United Kingdom | English | |
Basic cable/fiber, digital, satellite |
| Sky News | United Kingdom | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| Chelsea TV | United Kingdom | English | |
Basic fiber, digital, satellite |
| MUTV | United Kingdom | English | |
Digital, satellite |
| MTV Music | United Kingdom | English | |
Digital package |
| Ginx | United Kingdom | English | |
Digital |
| MTV Dance | United Kingdom | English | |
Digital package |
| MTV Rocks | United Kingdom | English | |
Digital package |
| C Music TV | United Kingdom | English | |
Digital, satellite |
| Fight Network | Canada | English | |
digital |
| DW | Germany | English, German | |
Digital, satellite |
| RTL | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| VOX | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| Sat.1 | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| ARD 1 | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| ProSieben | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| ZDF | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| Viva Plus | Germany | German | |
Digital |
| Super RTL | Germany | German | |
Digital package |
| BVN | Netherlands | Dutch | |
Digital |
| iConcerts HD | Switzerland | English | |
Digital~ |
| Luxe TV | Luxembourg | English | |
Digital |
| Channel 1 | Russia | Russian | |
Digital |
| RTR-Planeta | Russia | Russian | |
Digital |
| RT | Russia | English | |
Digital |
| 1+1 International | Ukraine | Ukrainian | |
Digital |
| INTER+ | Ukraine | Ukrainian | |
Digital |
| TVR International | Romania | Romanian | |
Digital |
| PRO TV International | Romania | Romanian | |
Digital |
| BNT World | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | |
Digital |
| Al Jazeera | Qatar | English | |
Basic fiber, Digital, satellite |
| NHK World | Japan | English | |
Digital |
| KBS World | South Korea | Korean, English subs | |
Digital |
| CCTV News | China | English | |
Digital |
| CCTV-4 | China | Chinese, English subs | |
Digital |
| Phoenix InfoNews | Hong Kong | Chinese | |
Digital |
| Phoenix CNE | Hong Kong | Chinese | |
Digital |
| Zee TV | India | Hindi, English | |
Premium, digital |
| Zee Cinema | India | Hindi, English | |
Premium, digital |
| SET Asia | India | Hindi | |
Premium, digital |
| Sony MAX | India | Hindi, English | |
Premium, digital |
| i24news | Israel | English | |
Digital |
| i24news | Israel | French | |
Digital |
| Trace Africa | France | English | |
Digital |
See also[edit]
| RTP |
|
|---|---|
| Grupo Impresa | |
| Media Capital | |
| Medialivre | |
| AMC+A+E | |
| Disney Portugal | |
| Globo Portugal | |
| Record Europa | |
| Sport TV | |
| Eleven Sports | |
| Paramount Global | |
| NOS | |
| Sony | |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | |
| NBCUniversal | |
| Stingray Group | |
| Other channels | |
| Services and platforms | |
| Defunct | |
TDT: free-to-air on DTT – AC/MA: free-to-air on regional DTT | |
