RTP3

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.NTV Arranca Hoje a Partir de Vila de Rei, Público, 15 November 2001 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 {{ill|Bom Dia Portugal|pt}} which refreshed its graphics.

On 22 July 2015 it was announced that RTP Informação would rebrand once again.{{cite news|last1=Madeira|first1=Tânia|title=RTP Informação vai mudar de nome|url=https://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/rtp-informacao-vai-mudar-de-nome_224412.html|access-date=25 July 2015|agency=Diário Económico|date=22 July 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=Rede de TDT cabo-verdiana terá 20 canais de televisão em 2021|url=https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/rede-de-tdt-cabo-verdiana-tera-20-canais-de-televisao-em-2021-662627/|access-date=27 November 2023|agency=Jornal Económico|date=11 November 2020}}

File:RTP3 (old NTV) logo.png|RTP3's first, original and old logo used from 15 October 2001 to 30 May 2004.

File:Rtpnportugal.png|RTP3's second and former logo used from 31 May 2004 to 18 September 2011.

File:RTP Informação.svg|RTP3's third and former logo used from 19 September 2011 to 4 October 2015.

File:RTP3 logo.svg|RTP3's fourth and current logo since 5 October 2015.

Despite being a news-based channel, occasionally RTP3 also airs some sports programming, such as the Olympics and the FIFA Confederations Cup.

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• 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)

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• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Fareed Zakaria GPS (now included in the CNN Portugal programming)

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• [http://www.rtp.pt/noticias/ RTP news website]
• [http://www.rtp.pt/rtp3/?headline=19&visual=6 RTP3 programming guide, including archives of schedules dated back to 2002]
• [http://www.rtp.pt/play/direto/rtp3 RTP3 Live Stream on RTP Play, including archives of many programmes dated back to 2015]

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Category:24-hour television news channels in Portugal

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001

Category:Portuguese-language television stations

Category:2001 establishments in Portugal

Category:Rádio e Televisão de Portugal