List of television stations in Portugal

Terrestrial channels[]

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[]

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.

International Portuguese channels[]

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.

International thematic channels[]

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
	Cars & Motor sports	Germany	English, Portuguese subs		Digital, satellite
Caza y Pesca	Hunting	Spain	Spanish, Portuguese subs		Premium, digital, satellite

International channels[]

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
	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
	France	French		Basic fiber, digital
	France	French		Digital, satellite
TiJi	France	French		Digital package
	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
	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[]

• Television in Portugal
• Media of Portugal