RTP Madeira
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RTP Madeira is a regional Portuguese
television
channel operated by the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
. It is broadcast in the Madeira Islands and via cable
and satellite
in the Azores Islands. RTP Madeira serves as a regional opt-out to the national public television channel, RTP1.
RTP Madeira started broadcasting in October 1972.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel operated by the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
. It is broadcast in the Madeira Islands and via cable
Cable
A cable is two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry...
and satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
in the Azores Islands. RTP Madeira serves as a regional opt-out to the national public television channel, RTP1.
RTP Madeira started broadcasting in October 1972.