San Marino RTV (TV channel) explained

San Marino RTV
Picture Format:16:9 HDTV
Owner:San Marino RTV
Former Names:SMtv San Marino (2011–13)
Sister Channels:San Marino RTV Sport
Language:Italian
Area:San Marino
Headquarters:City of San Marino

San Marino RTV is a Sammarinese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by public broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV). It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting news bulletins and self-produced entertainment programming.

It was launched on 28 February 1994 and it was branded as "SMtv San Marino" between 2011 and 2013.

Programming

The channel mostly shows self-produced entertainment programming. It is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest) and the Italian television syndication K2. It also offers a teletext service named San Marino Video.

Eurovision

San Marino RTV is responsible for the Sammarinese participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. The country debuted in 2008 with Miodio and placed last in the first semi-final.[1] After RAI, SMRTV also announced its comeback in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[2] It reached the final in 2014 with the song "Maybe" by Valentina Monetta, in 2019 with the song "Say Na Na Na" by Serhat and in 2021 with "Adrenalina" by Senhit (featuring Flo Rida). In 2022 and 2023, the channel used the format Una Voce per San Marino to select its Eurovision entries with the final taking place at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana.[3] In August 2023, the broadcaster confirmed that the same national final would also be used in 2024.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusive: San Marino in Belgrade confirmed. EscToday.com. Victor. Hondal. 21 November 2007. 5 September 2010. 29 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229004200/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9694. live.
  2. Web site: San Marino will participate in Düsseldorf 2011. EscToday.com. Victor. Hondal. 22 December 2010. 1 January 2011. 22 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322151653/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16372. live.
  3. Web site: "Una Voce per San Marino 2023" – Full Regulations Were Published . 20 August 2022 .
  4. Web site: Borggreen . Alberte . 9 August 2023 . SMRTV confirms Una Voce per San Marino 2024 selection . 23 September 2023 . ESC Xtra.