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| Country | Netherlands Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands Luxembourg |
| Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DPG Media |
| Parent | RTL Nederland (2004-present) Holland Media Groep (1997-2004) RTL 4 S.A. (1990-1997) |
| Sister channels | RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Z RTL Lounge RTL Crime RTL Telekids |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 October 1989 |
| Former names | RTL Véronique (1989-1990) RTL4 Veronique (1990) |
| Links | |
| Website | rtl4 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 4 (HD) |
| DTT (Luxembourg) | 498 MHz (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free TV channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49.[1] RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with infotainment, television drama, talk shows, game shows, news and talent shows. It is owned by RTL Nederland, a subsidiary of RTL Group. The station has three sister TV channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8, and four thematic TV channels: RTL Z, RTL Lounge, RTL Crime and RTL Telekids.
Officially RTL 4 - along with RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8 - is headquartered in Hilversum, broadcasting under a Luxembourg TV license. This allows them to avoid more strict control by the Dutch media authorities as Luxembourg's television watchdog is less strict. Despite being intended for Dutch audiences, RTL 4 is encrypted on the Dutch DVB-T Digitenne platform but free-to-air in Luxembourg. It currently broadcast kids' shows on Sunday mornings, with the Dutch live-action series with the live on-stage versions of the cartoon characters Fien & Teun, The Dutch circus show Titus & Fien, and the Julianatoren show Jul & Julia