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(Top) 1 Newspapers 2 Magazines 3 Radio 4 Television 5 See also 6 References 7 Notes 8 Bibliography 8.1 in English 8.2 in Portuguese 9 External links

Mass media in Portugal

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Mass media in Portugal includes a variety of online, print, and broadcast formats, such as radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. In the 20th century the Portuguese government censored the media, until the "1976 constitution guaranteed freedom of the press."^[1]

Newspapers[edit]

As of 2017 major newspapers in Portugal include Correio da Manhã, Expresso, Jornal de Notícias, Observador and Público.^[1] The 5 most read newspapers in Portugal, by the first quarter of 2024:^[2] (Note: Not all newspapers report their circulation numbers.)

5 most read newspapers
Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Circulation^[a]
1	Expresso	Impresa	85,469
2	Público	Sonae	61,533
3	Correio da Manhã	Medialivre	39,747
4	Record	Medialivre	17,119
5	Jornal de Negócios	Medialivre	6,982

Magazines[edit]

The 5 most read magazines in Portugal, by the first quarter of 2024:^[2] (Note: Not all magazines report their circulation numbers.)

5 most read magazines
Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Circulation^[b]
1	Maria	Impala	27,801
2	TV 7 Dias	Impala	27,438
3	Nova Gente	Impala	26,599
4	TV Guia	Medialivre	20,799
5	Sábado	Medialivre	18,956

Radio[edit]

Monthly radio audience shares in April 2024 of the 5 main radio stations in Portugal:^[3]

5 most heard radio stations
Position	Station	Group (Owner)	Share of total audience (%)
1	Rádio Comercial	Media Capital	24.7%
2	RFM	Grupo Renascença	20.3%
3	M80 Radio	Media Capital	10.5%
4	Antena 1	RTP	7.3%
5	Rádio Renascença	Grupo Renascença	6.0%

Television[edit]

Monthly viewing shares in May 2024 of the 5 main TV channels in Portugal:^[4]

5 most viewed TV channels
Position	Channel	Group (Owner)	Share of total viewing (%)
1	TVI	Media Capital	16.0%
2	SIC	Impresa	14.1%
3	RTP1	RTP	10.6%
4	CMTV	Medialivre	6.3%
5	CNN Portugal	Media Capital	2.5%

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Portugal: Media and Publishing". Britannica.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

^ ^a ^b Circulação e Tiragens - APCT

^ Bareme Rádio - 2ª vaga de 2024

^ "TVI mantém liderança das audiências em maio". 3 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

Notes[edit]

^ Digital+Printed

^ Digital+Printed

Bibliography[edit]

in English[edit]

Traquina, Nelson (1990) Media Concentration in Portugal, European Institute for the Media files, Manchester.
Helena Sousa (1994), Portuguese media: new forms of concentration, University of Minho, hdl:1822/1620
Manuel Pinto; Helena Sousa (2004). "Portugal". In Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al. (eds.). Media in Europe (PDF) (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. pp. 180–190. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
Paulo Faustino. "Media Concentration, Market Dynamics and Pluralism of Information: the Portuguese case" (PDF). International Political Science Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-31. 2009?
Anabela Carvalho (2010). "Portugal: Media System" (PDF). International Encyclopedia of Communication. Wiley-Blackwell.
Douglas L. Wheeler; Walter C. Opello Jr. (2010). "Media". Historical Dictionary of Portugal (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7075-8.

in Portuguese[edit]

Artur Anselmo [in Portuguese] (1981). Origens da imprensa em Portugal (in Portuguese). Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda. ISBN 9789729101090. OCLC 927856821.
Agee, Warren K. and Nelson Traquina (1984) O Quarto Poder Frustrado: Os Meios de Comunicação Social no Portugal Pós-Revolucionário [Media in Post-Revolutionary Portugal], Lisboa, Vega.