Raingate Television

Raingate Television

Type	Public service broadcaster
Country	Raingate
Availability	National International
Owner	Government of Raingate
Launch date	11 April 2010

RTV or Raingate Television 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.

RTV 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 RTV's extensive radio, TV, and online services covering the regions of Raingate. Around a quarter of RTV revenues come from the selling of RTV programmes and services internationally.

TV channels

Domestic channels

RTV operates four domestic television channels.

Logo	Channel	Type of programming
	RTV1	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.
	RTV2	The second television channel operated by RTV. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more "highbrow" programmes than the more mainstream and popular RTV1.
	RTV3	The channel'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.
	RTV4	The channel offers a wide variety of programmes including comedy, documentaries, music, international film, original programmes, drama and current affairs as an alternative to programmes on the mainstream TV channels.
	RTVJ	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 RTV1, 2 and 3 programmes.
	RTVK	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 RTV1, 2 and 3 programmes.
	RTVA	The television channel for the Afrikaans speaking community in Raingate. The channel has a wide variety in programming in the Afrikaans language consisting mostly of translated RTV1, 2 and 3 programmes.
	RTV World	International English language channel. Presents around-the-clock news bulletins, documentaries, talk shows, and debates, as well as sports news and cultural programmes about Raingate to an international audience.