Raingate Television

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Raingate Television
TypePublic service broadcaster
Country
AvailabilityNational
International
OwnerGovernment of Raingate
Launch date
18 July 2015

Raingate Television (abbreviated RGTV), is Raingate's radio and television public broadcasting company and is owned by the Raingatian government. It is headquarted in Raingate's capital Solitude and it is also a member of the Outernatian Broadcasting Union.

RGTV is established under a Royal Charter and operates under its Agreement with the Raingatian Parliament. Its work is funded principally through Raingatian taxes which is charged to all Raingatian citizens, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts. The fee is set by the Raingatian Parliament, agreed by the Prince, and used to fund RGTV's extensive radio, TV, and online services covering the regions of Raingate. Around a quarter of RGTV revenues come from the selling of RGTV programmes and services internationally.

TV channels

Domestic channels

RGTV operates four domestic television channels.

Channel's logo Type of programming
RG1: The flagship television channel of Raingate Television,broadcasting mainstream comedy, drama, documentaries, news, and children's programmes. The main news bulletins are broadcast from Solitude and are followed by local news and weather reports. It is responsible for the Raingatian participation in the Outernatia Song Contest.
RG2: is the second television channel operated by RGTV. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more "highbrow" programmes than the more mainstream and popular RG1.
RG3: RG3's target audience includes those in the 16–30-year-old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent and new technologies.
RGJapanese (RGNihon): The television channel for the Japanese speaking community in Raingate. The channel has a wide variety in programming in the Japanese language consisting mostly of translated RG1, 2 and 3 programmes.
RGKorean (RGHanguk): The television channel for the Korean speaking community in Raingate. The channel has a wide variety in programming in the Korean language consisting mostly of translated RG1, 2 and 3 programmes.