RTL 4

Infobox TV channel
name = RTL 4
logofile = RTL 4 logo.png logosize =
logoalt = RTL 4 logo
logo2 =
launch = October 2, 1989
closed date =
picture format = 576i (PAL) 16:9
share = 14.7%
share as of = 2006
share source = [http://www.kijkonderzoek.nl/main_kijkonderzoek_rapporten.php?id=1#]
network = RTL Nederland
owner = RTL Group
slogan = "Natuurlijk RTL 4" ("Naturally RTL 4")
country = Luxembourg
broadcast area = The Netherlands
headquarters = Hilversum, The Netherlands & Luxembourg, Luxembourg
former names = RTL Véronique (until 1990)
replaced names =
sister names = RTL 5, RTL 7, RTL 8
timeshift names =
web = [http://www.rtl4.nl/ www.rtl4.nl]
terr serv 1 = Digitenne
terr chan 1 = Channel 4
sat serv 1 = Astra 1H
sat chan 1 =
cable serv 1 = Ziggo
cable chan 1 = Channel 4
cable serv 2 = UPC
cable chan 2 = Channel 4
cable serv 3 = CAIW
cable chan 3 = Channel 4
cable serv 4 = Kabel Noord
cable chan 4 = Channel 4
sat radio serv 1 =
sat radio chan 1 =
adsl serv 1 = KPN
adsl chan 1 = Channel 4
adsl serv 2 = Tele2Vision
adsl chan 2 = Channel 4
online serv 1 =
online chan 1 =

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. The station has three sister tv channels; RTL 5, RTL 7 (previously Yorin) and RTL 8 (previously Tien). From May 1991 until September 2006, the station has had several accompanying radio stations, such as RTL4 Radio, RTL Radio, RTL Rock Radio, Happy RTL, and RTL FM. Since october 1, 2007 it owns Radio 538, one of the largest radiostations of the Netherlands.

It originally launched on the Astra satellite as "RTL Veronique" on October 2, 1989, before rebranding as RTL 4 (after 1, 2 and 3 were already used by the Netherlands' public broadcasters) the next year. It was one of the first private commercial broadcaster in the Netherlands. Officially, it still broadcasts from Luxembourg (private broadcasters were not allowed to originate from the Netherlands until 1992). The encryption system employed by both RTL 4 and 5 analogue services whilst on the Astra 1a and 1C satellites was Luxcrypt. This standard was employed (mainly on the English language programmes carried with Dutch subtitles) in order to protect the distribution rights sold by foreign studios to RTL.

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RTL 4 plans to become more interactive with its viewers with Life and Cooking episodes shown on Sunday afternoons, on the relaunched network.

RTL 4 also bought the rights for the soaps "As The World Turns" and "The Bold and The Beautiful". In January 2007, RTL sold the rights to B&B to SBS6. With more money and space to buy other tv shows, RTL 4 bought the rights for the successful drama show "Brothers & Sisters" and took over "".

External links

* [http://www.rtl4.nl/ RTL 4] nl icon