RTL Télévision

RTL Télévision was a Luxembourgish generalist commercial television channel that succeeded the historic Télé Luxembourg in January 1982, marking the supremacy of the RTL brand. It was owned by the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), the Luxembourg-based broadcasting group that later became part of RTL Group. The channel broadcast internationally, initially targeting Belgian viewers until 11 September 1987, when its frequency was handed over to RTL-TVI, and then targeting Luxembourgish and French viewers until March 1991, when it was renamed RTL TV. During the 1980s, RTL Télévision reached its peak under programme director Jean Stock, with a string of successful shows and presenters such as Le Train des jouets, Léo contre tous, Citron Grenadine, Tête à Tête, Stop Star, Le Coffre-fort, Fréquence JLB and Atoukado, and hosts including Valérie Sarn, Michèle Etzel, Sophie Hecquet, Jean-Claude Thieltgen, Philippe Soreil, Philippe Goffin, Claude Rappé, Anouchka Sikorsky, Marylène Bergmann, Jean-Luc Bertrand and Georges Lang. It also aired popular American series such as Dallas, Dynastie, Falcon Crest and Hôtel. The channel became number one in popularity among Lorrainers, Belgians and Luxembourgers. The channel expanded internationally. Following the partial destruction of the Dudelange transmitter by a Belgian fighter jet in July 1981, the Belgian government granted CLT a hertzian link between Brussels and Luxembourg on 4 March 1983, allowing RTL Télévision to open a television studio in Brussels at the Villa Empain, 67 avenue Franklin-Roosevelt. From 12 September 1983, the Belgian channel of RTL Télévision offered a fully Belgian JTL at 19:00, produced in Brussels and presented by Jean-Charles De Keyser, Eddy De Wilde and Bibiane Godfroid, while the Lorraine channel had its own JTL at 19:30 from Luxembourg. In 1984, RTL Télévision introduced a split feed for Belgium on channel 27 from 17:00 to 21:00, distinct from the channel 21 programme for Lorraine, with Tête à Tête having two simultaneous versions. This personalisation and exclusive access to television advertising in Belgium made the channel profitable. RTL Télévision ceased broadcasting on channel 7 on 31 December 1983, and RTL Plus, a new generalist channel for the German market, was born on 2 January 1984, using some of RTL Télévision's financial and technical resources. The channel's reception area on channel 21 was then limited to Lorraine. RTL Télévision was a prosperous operator broadcasting to four countries with a large audience and considerable advertising resources. It was renamed RTL TV in March 1991.

RTL Télévision was a Luxembourgish generalist commercial television channel that succeeded the historic Télé Luxembourg in January 1982, marking the supremacy of the RTL brand. It was owned by the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), the Luxembourg-based broadcasting group that later became part of RTL Group. The channel broadcast internationally, initially targeting Belgian viewers until 11 September 1987, when its frequency was handed over to RTL-TVI, and then targeting Luxembourgish and French viewers until March 1991, when it was renamed RTL TV. During the 1980s, RTL Télévision reached its peak under programme director Jean Stock, with a string of successful shows and presenters such as Le Train des jouets, Léo contre tous, Citron Grenadine, Tête à Tête, Stop Star, Le Coffre-fort, Fréquence JLB and Atoukado, and hosts including Valérie Sarn, Michèle Etzel, Sophie Hecquet, Jean-Claude Thieltgen, Philippe Soreil, Philippe Goffin, Claude Rappé, Anouchka Sikorsky, Marylène Bergmann, Jean-Luc Bertrand and Georges Lang. It also aired popular American series such as Dallas, Dynastie, Falcon Crest and Hôtel. The channel became number one in popularity among Lorrainers, Belgians and Luxembourgers. The channel expanded internationally. Following the partial destruction of the Dudelange transmitter by a Belgian fighter jet in July 1981, the Belgian government granted CLT a hertzian link between Brussels and Luxembourg on 4 March 1983, allowing RTL Télévision to open a television studio in Brussels at the Villa Empain, 67 avenue Franklin-Roosevelt. From 12 September 1983, the Belgian channel of RTL Télévision offered a fully Belgian JTL at 19:00, produced in Brussels and presented by Jean-Charles De Keyser, Eddy De Wilde and Bibiane Godfroid, while the Lorraine channel had its own JTL at 19:30 from Luxembourg. In 1984, RTL Télévision introduced a split feed for Belgium on channel 27 from 17:00 to 21:00, distinct from the channel 21 programme for Lorraine, with Tête à Tête having two simultaneous versions. This personalisation and exclusive access to television advertising in Belgium made the channel profitable. RTL Télévision ceased broadcasting on channel 7 on 31 December 1983, and RTL Plus, a new generalist channel for the German market, was born on 2 January 1984, using some of RTL Télévision's financial and technical resources. The channel's reception area on channel 21 was then limited to Lorraine. RTL Télévision was a prosperous operator broadcasting to four countries with a large audience and considerable advertising resources. It was renamed RTL TV in March 1991.

• 1991

  RTL Télévision is renamed RTL TV.

• 1987

  RTL Télévision hands over its frequency to RTL-TVI.

• 1984

  RTL Plus, a new generalist channel for the German market, is born, using some of RTL Télévision's resources.

• 1984

  RTL Télévision introduces a split feed for Belgium on channel 27 from 17:00 to 21:00, distinct from the channel 21 programme for Lorraine.

• 1983

  The Belgian government grants CLT a hertzian link between Brussels and Luxembourg.

• 1983

  The Belgian channel of RTL Télévision offers a fully Belgian JTL at 19:00, produced in Brussels.

• 1983

  RTL Télévision ceases broadcasting on channel 7.

• 1982

  RTL Télé Luxembourg is renamed RTL Télévision, marking the supremacy of the RTL brand.

• 1981

  The Dudelange transmitter is partially destroyed by a Belgian fighter jet.

Generalist commercial television channel with international reach, number one in popularity among Lorrainers, Belgians and Luxembourgers.

• JTL (Journal Télévisé de Luxembourg)

  News bulletin, with Belgian and Lorraine versions.

• Tête à Tête

  Game show with two simultaneous versions for Belgium and Lorraine.

• Le Train des jouets

  Entertainment show.

• Léo contre tous

  Entertainment show.

• Citron Grenadine

  Entertainment show.

• Stop Star

  Entertainment show.

• Le Coffre-fort

  Game show.

• Fréquence JLB

  Entertainment show.

• Atoukado

  Entertainment show.

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