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{{Short description|Sammarinese TV channel}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name            = San Marino RTV
| logo            = San Marino RTV logo 2021.png
| logo_size       =
| logo_alt        =
| launch_date     = {{unbulleted list|24 April 1993 <small>(''experimental'')</small>|{{Start date and age|1994|02|28|df=y}}}}
| closed_date     =
| picture_format  = [[Aspect ratio (image)#1.66:1, 1.75:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1 and 16:9 standard widescreen|16:9]] [[high-definition television|HDTV]]
| network         =
| owner           = [[San Marino RTV]]
| former_names    = SMtv San Marino (2011–13)
| sister_channels = San Marino RTV Sport
| country         = {{SMR}}
| language        = [[Italian language|Italian]]
| area            = [[San Marino]]
| headquarters    = [[City of San Marino]]
| website         = {{URL|https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/}}
}}
'''San Marino RTV''' is a [[San Marino|Sammarinese]] [[free-to-air]] television channel owned and operated by [[public broadcaster]] [[San Marino RTV|Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino]] (SMRTV). It is the company's [[Flagship (broadcasting)|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 (TV channel)|K2]]. It also offers a [[teletext]] service named ''San Marino Video''.
===Eurovision===
San Marino RTV is responsible for the [[San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest|Sammarinese participation]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The country debuted in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008|2008]] with [[Miodio]] and placed last in the first semi-final.<ref name="San Marino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9694|title=Exclusive: San Marino in Belgrade confirmed|publisher=EscToday.com|first=Victor|last=Hondal|date=21 November 2007|accessdate=5 September 2010|archive-date=29 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229004200/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9694|url-status=live}}</ref> After [[RAI]], SMRTV also announced its comeback in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2011]].<ref name="San Marino4">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16372|title=San Marino will participate in Düsseldorf 2011|publisher=EscToday.com|first=Victor|last=Hondal|date=22 December 2010|accessdate=1 January 2011|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322151653/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/16372|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached the final in 2014 with the song "[[Maybe (Valentina Monetta song)|Maybe]]" by [[Valentina Monetta]], in 2019 with the song "[[Say Na Na Na]]" by [[Serhat (singer)|Serhat]] and in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2021|2021]] with "[[Adrenalina (Senhit song)|Adrenalina]]" by [[Senhit (singer)|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 (Serravalle)|Teatro Nuovo]] in Dogana.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://escbeat.com/2022/08/20/una-voce-per-san-marino-2023-full-regulations-were-published/ | title="Una Voce per San Marino 2023" – Full Regulations Were Published | date=20 August 2022 }}</ref> In August 2023, the broadcaster confirmed that the same national final would also be used in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borggreen |first=Alberte |date=9 August 2023 |title=SMRTV confirms Una Voce per San Marino 2024 selection |url=https://escxtra.com/2023/08/09/smrtv-confirm-una-voce-per-san-marino-2024-selection/ |access-date=23 September 2023 |website=ESC Xtra}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/ Official site] {{in lang|it}}
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