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RTL, short for Radio Télévision Luxembourg, is a big German television channel that many people watch. It started as part of an old radio program called Radio Luxemburg and grew into one of the largest private TV networks in Germany. The channel is based in Cologne and is owned by RTL Deutschland.
Originally named RTL plus and RTL Television, RTL has changed its name a few times over the years. In September 2021, the company behind the channel, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, was renamed RTL Deutschland, and the channel got new logos and branding.
As a free-to-air channel, RTL can be watched by anyone without needing to pay for special services. It has around 500 permanent staff members and is very important in Germany’s media world.
History
RTL started as a radio station called RTL plus. In 1984, private TV began in Germany, and RTL plus started its TV broadcasts from Luxembourg. The first show showed a doctor with the RTL-plus logo on a TV in a hospital.
In the early years, RTL showed many low-budget movies and American shows. After Germany reunified in 1990, RTL expanded to all of Germany and moved to Cologne. RTL got rights to show popular football matches and made deals for more movies. In 2015, RTL introduced a new slogan, "Willkommen zuhause" (Welcome home). In 2017, it updated its logo. In 2021, RTL changed its look with a new logo and graphics.
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Station logos
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Logo of RTL plus (1984–1987)
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Logo of RTL plus (1987–1992)
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Logo of RTL Television (30 October 1992 – 1999)
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Logo of RTL (31 August 2008 – 28 August 2014)
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Logo of RTL (28 August 2014 – 31 August 2017)
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Logo of RTL (1 September 2017 – 14 September 2021)
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Logo of RTL (since 15 September 2021)
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Logo of RTL HD (since 15 September 2021)
Audience share
Germany
The average age of the viewers is 48.9 years, based on information from 2016.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Annual average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.4% |
| 1986 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |  0.7% |
| 1987 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.2% |
| 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.1% |
| 1989 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0% |
| 1990 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11.5% |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14.4% |
| 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.7% |
| 1993 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18.9% |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |  17.5% |
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17.6% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 18.6% | 18.1% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 16.7% | 17.4% | 16.5% | 17.0% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 17.8% | 17.0% | 15.9% | 14.8% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.1% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 15.6% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 15.1% | 15.2% | 14.6% | 15.1% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 15.8% | 15.9% | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 14.8% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 14.4% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 14.7% | 14.3% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.8% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | 13.2% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 15.2% | 12.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 15.2% | 14.4% | 14.6% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | 15.7% | 16.0% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 14.3% | 13.7% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 14.9% | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.9% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | 13.8% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 14.5% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.0% | 12.8% | 13.8% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 13.1% | 12.7% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 12.6% | 11.9% | 12.8% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 12.4% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 11.5% | 11.7% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 13.6% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 14.9% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 14.3% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 10.3% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 10.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 9.1% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 9.7% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.2% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 7.8% |
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