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RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann AG is a transnational mass media corporation founded in 1835, based in G?tersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,397 workers ....
. It has 43 television and 32 radio stations in 10 countries. This Luxembourg-based media group operates TV channels and radio stations in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 , Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
, Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
 and production companies in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

It is one of the world's leading producers of television content such as gameshows and soaps (particularly through its ownership of London-based FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. Its world headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom....
), including The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)

The X Factor is a television music talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for the massively successful Pop Idol....
, Pop Idol
Pop Idol

Pop Idol was a United Kingdom television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop music singer, or 'pop idol', in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation....
, Good Times, Bad Times, The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right

The Price Is Right is an United States television game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia subsidiary of the RTL Group. It was originally created by Bob Stewart for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions in the United States in 1956, and was significantly revamped by them in 1972....
, Family Feud
Family Feud

Family Feud is a U.S. television game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100 people....
, The Bill
The Bill

The Bill is a long-running United Kingdom television police procedural, named after a List of slang terms for police officers. It was first broadcast on 16 August, 1983 as a pilot episode, and as a regular series from 16 October, 1984 and transmitted on ITV, at 20:00 on Thursdays and most Wednesdays....
, and, under licence from Mark Burnett Productions, the producer of non-US versions, and distributor of all versions internationally, of The Apprentice and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to adults. The show first aired on FOX in the United States on February 27, 2007....
.

The now-defunct Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252

Atlantic 252 was a long wave radio station broadcasting to Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom on 252 Kilohertz from its 1988 purpose built transmission site Clarkestown radio transmitter , which provided service to Atlantic 252 from 1989 until 2002....
 was a long-wave radio station jointly run by RTL Group and Irish broadcaster RTÉ
Radio Telefís Éireann

Radio Telef?s ?ireann is the Public broadcasting of Republic of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts on television, radio and the Internet....
.






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RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann AG is a transnational mass media corporation founded in 1835, based in G?tersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,397 workers ....
. It has 43 television and 32 radio stations in 10 countries. This Luxembourg-based media group operates TV channels and radio stations in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
 , Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
, Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
 and production companies in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

It is one of the world's leading producers of television content such as gameshows and soaps (particularly through its ownership of London-based FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. Its world headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom....
), including The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)

The X Factor is a television music talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for the massively successful Pop Idol....
, Pop Idol
Pop Idol

Pop Idol was a United Kingdom television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop music singer, or 'pop idol', in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation....
, Good Times, Bad Times, The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right

The Price Is Right is an United States television game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia subsidiary of the RTL Group. It was originally created by Bob Stewart for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions in the United States in 1956, and was significantly revamped by them in 1972....
, Family Feud
Family Feud

Family Feud is a U.S. television game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100 people....
, The Bill
The Bill

The Bill is a long-running United Kingdom television police procedural, named after a List of slang terms for police officers. It was first broadcast on 16 August, 1983 as a pilot episode, and as a regular series from 16 October, 1984 and transmitted on ITV, at 20:00 on Thursdays and most Wednesdays....
, and, under licence from Mark Burnett Productions, the producer of non-US versions, and distributor of all versions internationally, of The Apprentice and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to adults. The show first aired on FOX in the United States on February 27, 2007....
.

The now-defunct Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252

Atlantic 252 was a long wave radio station broadcasting to Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom on 252 Kilohertz from its 1988 purpose built transmission site Clarkestown radio transmitter , which provided service to Atlantic 252 from 1989 until 2002....
 was a long-wave radio station jointly run by RTL Group and Irish broadcaster RTÉ
Radio Telefís Éireann

Radio Telef?s ?ireann is the Public broadcasting of Republic of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts on television, radio and the Internet....
. It ceased broadcasting live on December 20, 2001.

RTL originally stood for Radio Télévision Luxembourg (in French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
) or Radio Television Luxemburg (in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
).

The RTL Group started in 1931 as CLR or Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion which operated Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)

Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
. CLR was one of 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union

The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 75 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 43 associate broadcasters from a further 25....
 in 1950. The RTL Group is still an EBU-member under a previous name: CLT Multi Media. In 1954 it was renamed CLT or Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion and started television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 broadcasts. In 1997 it merged with Hamburg
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
-based UFA Film- und Fernseh-GmbH (not to be confused with pre 1945 UFA
Universum Film AG

Universum Film AG, better known as Ufa or UFA, was the principal film studio in Germany, home of the German film industry during the Weimar Republic and through World War II, and a major force in world cinema from 1917 to 1945....
) to create CLT-UFA. In 2000 it merged with Pearson
Pearson PLC

Pearson plc is a London-based education and mass media Conglomerate . It is the largest book publisher in the United Kingdom, India, Australia and New Zealand, and the second largest in the United States and Canada....
 TV and became RTL Group, which also allowed it to enter the prestigious American broadcast market. As of October 2005, Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann AG is a transnational mass media corporation founded in 1835, based in G?tersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,397 workers ....
 owns 90.4% of the company.

One of the major reasons for RTL's early success, apart from the merits related to the programming content itself, was that Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
 allowed commercial radio and TV stations long before other European countries. This flexibility enabled RTL to transmit to other countries (such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands) in their own languages. Many British radio presenters began their careers on Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)

Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
 before moving to the BBC and to commercial broadcasters in the UK. In the 1970s, Radio Luxembourg's English-language audiences declined as a result of new music stations in the UK, and the service ceased broadcasting in the early 1990s on the Astra 1A
Astra 1A

Astra 1A was the first communications satellite launched and operated by Soci?t? Europ?enne des Satellites , now SES Astra. During its early days, it was often referred to as the Astra Satellite, as SES only operated one satellite originally....
 satellite. Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (DRM)

Radio Luxembourg is the name of a commercial radio station that has broadcast in many languages in conjunction with a television service operated from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg....
 relaunched in November 2005 and is currently available online at www.radioluxembourg.co.uk and on Digital Radio Mondiale
Digital Radio Mondiale

Digital Radio Mondiale is a set of digital radio technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcasting, particularly shortwave....
.

Television stations

Stations are listed with RTL's current share ownership percentage in brackets.

  • Belgium
    Belgium

    * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
RTL TVI (66%)
Club RTL (66%)
Plug TV (66%)


  • Croatia
    Croatia

    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial television network that was launched on April 30, 2004 and is 65.5% owned by the RTL Group. It was launched as the second commercial television network with national concession in Croatia, the first being Nova TV....
 (90%)


  • France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
Fun TV (100%)
M6 (48.8%)
M6 Boutique La Chaîne (100%)
M6 Music Hits (100%)
M6 Music Rock (100%)
M6 Music Black (100%)
Paris Première
Paris Première

Paris Premi?re is a France television channel, available on cable television, satellite television and the Digital terrestrial television service, T?l?vision Num?rique Terrestre....
 (100%)
RTL 9 (35%)
Série Club (50%)
Téva
Teva

Things commonly known as Teva also a romanization of the Hebrew language word for "...
 (51%)
TF6
TF6

TF6 is a France television channel broadcasting entertainment intended for young adults....
 (50%)
W9
W9 (French Television Channel)

W9 is a musical France television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television T?l?vision Num?rique Terrestre. It is a subsidiary of M?tropole 6; W9 is the mirror image of M6....
 (100%)


  • Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
RTL Television
RTL Television

RTL Television is a German television commercial television station distributed via cable television and satellite television along with DVB-T ....
 (100%)
RTL II
RTL II

RTL II is a privately owned, commercial, general-interest German television television channel.It was founded as a second-generation commercial broadcaster in 1993....
 (35.9%)
Super RTL
Super RTL

Super RTL is a Cologne-based Germany television network operated by RTL Disney Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. It was the second German television channel aimed mostly at children ....
 (50%)
RTL Shop
RTL Shop

Channel 21 is a German cable and satellite shopping network based in Hanover. The network is part of Europe's largest media company RTL Group and supplies programming to more than 20 German language stations....
 (89.76%)
Vox
Vox (TV)

VOX is a Germany television channel, headquartered in Cologne and part of the RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. The channel officially launched at 5 p.m....
 (99.7%)
n-tv
N-tv

n-tv is a German television news channel owned by the RTL Group.n-tv screens news bulletins on the hour and half hour; in between, it broadcasts informational programmes and advertising....
 (100%)
K1010 (19.87%)
Traumpartner TV (100%)
Passion
Passion

The term Passion may refer to:...
 (50%, pay-TV)
RTL Crime (100%, pay-TV)
RTL Living (100%, pay-TV)
Disney Channel
Disney Channel

Disney Channel is a cable television television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming....
 Deutschland (59%)


  • Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
Alpha TV
Alpha TV

Alpha TV is a Greece terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens, Greece....
 (66.6%)
Cosmos TV (66.6%)


  • Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
RTL Klub
RTL Klub

RTL Klub is a television station owned by RTL Group and broadcast in Hungary. It was one of Hungary's first commercial TV channels and was only two days after the main rival TV2 to begin broadcasting....
 (49%)


  • Luxembourg
    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg

RTL T?l? L?tzebuerg is the main television channel in Luxembourg, broadcasting in Luxembourgish language.The small television market in Luxembourg led to a unique system in Europe: Luxembourg remains the only country in the world to run television stations in both the PAL and SECAM formats....
 (100%)
Den 2. RTL (100%)


  • Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
     (RTL Nederland
    RTL Nederland

    RTL Nederland is a subsidiary of the RTL Group. The media company is located in Hilversum, although the licences of it tv-stations RTL 4, RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8 are officially Luxembourgish, the company targets the Netherlands market....
    , formerly known as Holland Media Groep or HMG and until 1995 RTL 4 SA)
RTL 4
RTL 4

RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is one of the biggest commercial television stations in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49....
 (73,7 %) (started in 1989 as RTL Veronique, renamed in 1990 as RTL 4)
RTL 5
RTL 5

RTL 5 is the 2nd channel of the RTL Group in the Netherlands. The channel mainly broadcasts American films and hit series such as 24 , CSI: Miami, CSI New York , Heroes and Prison Break but also local productions including Jensen! and Holland's Next Top Model, a Dutch version of America's Next Top Model....
 (73,7 %)
RTL 7
RTL 7 (The Netherlands)

RTL 7 is the 3rd channel from the RTL Group in the Netherlands. It was formerly known as Veronica and Yorin....
 (formerly known as Yorin
Yorin

Yorin was a Netherlands television channel . Yorin disappeared and most programs of this channel went to RTL 5. The programs of RTL 5 moved to a new channel called RTL 7 ....
) (73,7 %)
RTL 8
RTL 8

RTL 8 is a commercial television station which launched in the Netherlands, on August 18, 2007.The launch of a new television channel by RTL Nederland came after the television channel Tien and other assets of John de Mol's Talpa Media were amalgamated with RTL Nederland....
 (formerly known as Talpa, Tien) (73,7 %)
RTL 24 (73,7 %)(TV on your mobile)


  • Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
REN TV (30%)


  • Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
Antena 3
Antena 3 (Spain)

Antena 3 de Television, S.A., is a Spain television station and media company, present in the television, radio and movie theater industries. It was the first private station in Spain, commencing broadcasts in 1990....
 (18.6%)
Antena.Nova
Antena 3 (Spain)

Antena 3 de Television, S.A., is a Spain television station and media company, present in the television, radio and movie theater industries. It was the first private station in Spain, commencing broadcasts in 1990....
 (18.6%)
Antena.Neox
Antena 3 (Spain)

Antena 3 de Television, S.A., is a Spain television station and media company, present in the television, radio and movie theater industries. It was the first private station in Spain, commencing broadcasts in 1990....
 (18.6%)


  • UK
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
Five (100%)
Five US
Five US

Five USA is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by Five , launched on 16 October 2006 as Five US. It was the second digital channel to be launched by Five as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Fiver ....
 (100%)
Fiver (100%)


The money-losing Polish-language RTL 7 satellite television
Satellite television

Satellite television is television delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by a satellite dish and set-top box. In many areas of the world it provides a wide range of channels and services, often to areas that are not serviced by terrestrial television or cable television providers....
 channel was sold in December 2001 to TVN
TVN (Poland)

TVN is a major Poland commercial television network, founded by Mariusz Walter and launched on October 3 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A. Group which in turn is controlled by the ITI_Group, the largest Polska media company, holding around 62% ownership interest as of September 2008....
 owners ITI and became TVN 7.

Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 media group Media Capital
Media Capital

Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 , based in Oeiras, Lisbon. Media Capital is the most important media group in Portugal, and is one of the biggest media corporations in Europe....
 33% was sold to Prisa
PRISA

PRISA , is a media conglomerate and the biggest publisher in Spain. The group was founded in 1972 by Jes?s de Polanco.*The brands owned by Grupo PRISA are:...
 on 6 February 2007. Subsequently, RTL's 33% share in TVI was transferred to Prisa
PRISA

PRISA , is a media conglomerate and the biggest publisher in Spain. The group was founded in 1972 by Jes?s de Polanco.*The brands owned by Grupo PRISA are:...
.

Radio stations

Station followed by RTL's present share amount percentage.

France
RTL
RTL (French radio)

In France, RTL is a popular nation-wide commercial radio network owned by the RTL Group.In 1931, Radio Luxembourg , the public radio network from Luxembourg, was privatised....
 (100%)
RTL 2 (100%)
Fun Radio
Fun Radio (France)

Fun Radio is a France network of FM radio stations created on 2 October 1985 and dedicated to R&B, Dance music, Electro music and House music, operating on 250 different frequencies across France....
 (100%)


Germany
104.6 RTL (100%)
RTL Radio
RTL RADIO

In 1992 Radio Luxemburg, the German version of the legendary Radio Luxembourg_, changed its format and profile to become RTL Radio. .From Stuttgart the station broadcast 1950s, 60s and 70s music over the old Luxembourg frequencies and via the Oldie Sender network in Germany....
 (100%)
Antenne Bayern (16%)
Radio Hamburg
Radio Hamburg

Radio Hamburg is a private commercial radio station set up in the '80s to mainly play all the big hits of the times. Nowadays it plays hits from the '90s onwards....
 (29.17%)
Radio NRW (16.96%)
Radio 21 (17.3%)
Big FM
Big FM (German radio station)

Big FM is a German radio station.It first aired on 1st April 2000 and covered parts of Baden-W?rttemberg. On August 2003 it took over the frequencies of the defunct radio station RPR Zwei to expand to Rhineland-Palatinate....
 (7.74%)
Radio Regenbogen (15.75%)
Radio Dresden (31.9%)
Radio Leipzig (31.9%)
Radio Chemnitz (31.9%)
Radio Lausitz (31.9%)
Radio Zwickau (31.9%)
Vogtland Radio (31.9%)
Hit radio RTL (30.5%)
Antenne Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (19.7%)
Radio Brocken (53.5%)
89.0 RTL (53.5%)
Antenne Thüringen (15%)
Radio Ton (2%)
BB Radio (unknown)
105'5 Spreeradio (33.8%)
Radio Top 40 (unknown)
Oldie 95 (4.78%)
Rock Antenne (16%)


Greece
Alpha Radio (66.6%)
Palmos 96.5 fm (66.6%)


Luxembourg
RTL Radio Letzebuerg (100%)
RTL Radio
RTL RADIO

In 1992 Radio Luxemburg, the German version of the legendary Radio Luxembourg_, changed its format and profile to become RTL Radio. .From Stuttgart the station broadcast 1950s, 60s and 70s music over the old Luxembourg frequencies and via the Oldie Sender network in Germany....
 (100%)


Netherlands
Radio 538
Radio 538

Radio 538 is a commercial radio station in The Netherlands aimed at young people. It has a broad format including Top 40, dance, R & B and recent hits....
 (73,7%)


Belgium
Bel RTL (44,2%)(but operational control)
Radio Contact (Belgium) (44,2%)(but operational control)
Mint (44,2%)(but operational control)


Spain
Onda Cero (18.6%)
Europa FM (18.6%)


Romania
Romantic FM (~15%)
News FM (~15%)
Metropol FM (~15%)
Radio Contact (1990-2003, now: Kiss FM
Kiss FM (Romania)

Kiss FM is a Top40/Hit Radio station from Romania, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The station was rebranded from the old Radio Contact, after being purchased by a Belgian radio network....
)


Moldova
Radio Contact (1998-2003, now: Kiss FM
Kiss FM (Romania)

Kiss FM is a Top40/Hit Radio station from Romania, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The station was rebranded from the old Radio Contact, after being purchased by a Belgian radio network....
, Chisinau
Chisinau

Chisinau , is the capital city and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial center and is located in the center of the country, on the river B?c River....
 branch)


Bulgaria
Radio Contact (1999-2002, now: Radio 1 (Bulgaria))


RTL's 33% share on the Media Capital
Media Capital

Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 , based in Oeiras, Lisbon. Media Capital is the most important media group in Portugal, and is one of the biggest media corporations in Europe....
 group, owner of several Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 radio stations of such as Rádio Comercial
Rádio Comercial

R?dio Comercial is a commercial radio station in Portugal aimed at young and adult people. It has a broad format including contemporary, pop and rock music....
, Cidade FM, Best Rock FM and Rádio Clube, was transferred to Prisa
PRISA

PRISA , is a media conglomerate and the biggest publisher in Spain. The group was founded in 1972 by Jes?s de Polanco.*The brands owned by Grupo PRISA are:...
 on February 2007.

Technical Services


  • Broadcasting Center Europe
Located in Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
, Broadcasting Center Europe is a European company providing technical services in the fields of TV, Radio, Telecommunications and IT. BCE was founded in January 2000 as a result of the merger of several technical entities of the RTL Group.
  • FremantleMedia
    FremantleMedia

    FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. Its world headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom....


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