San Marino RTV is a

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television channel owned and operated by

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Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV). It is the company's

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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

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(organizer of the

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) and the Italian television syndication K2. It also offers a

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service named ''San Marino Video''.

Eurovision

San Marino RTV is responsible for the Sammarinese participation in the

. The country debuted in

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with Miodio and placed last in the first semi-final. After

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, SMRTV also announced its comeback in the

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. It reached the final in 2014 with the song " Maybe" by

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, in 2019 with the song "

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" by

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and in

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with " Adrenalina" by

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(featuring

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). In 2022, the channel confirmed that the 2023 Eurovision entry would again be selected via ''Una Voce per San Marino'' with the final taking place at the Teatro Nuovo in Dogana.

References

External links

Official site
Television channels and stations established in 1993 Italian-language television stations {{tv-station-stub