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| Country | Portugal |
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| Broadcast area | Portugal |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Impresa |
| Sister channels | SIC SIC Notícias SIC Mulher SIC K SIC Caras SIC Novelas SIC Internacional SIC Internacional África |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 April 2001; 23 years ago (2001-04-23) |
| Links | |
| Website | SIC Radical |
SIC Radical is aPortuguesebasic cable andsatellite television channel owned bySociedade Independente de Comunicação.[1]
SIC Radical is an entertainment channel targeted at teens and young adults. SIC Radical programing has shifted through its history,Curto Circuito being its iconic TV show, being present along with sci-fi series,anime,britcoms, talk-shows, erotic programming and amateur television. Along with originals, it airs several television shows from theUnited States and theUnited Kingdom. SIC Radical also shows reruns of popular TV-shows and does live coverage of the most important music festivals inPortugal.
On 6 January 2000, SIC announced an agreement with TV Cabo to carry three new channels: SIC Radical, SIC Gold and the control of CNL, the last of which was to be converted into SIC Notícias. The initial proposal for SIC Radical was to be a channel aimed at the youth, with the inclusion of programming aimed at children and teenagers, with cartoons and extreme sports. Henrique Balsemão, son of Francisco Pinto Balsemão and the producer ofPortugal Radical, was set to have a key role.[2] By June, Francisco Penim was appointed as its director.[3]
The channel started broadcasting on 23 April 2001, aiming at teenagers and young adults (comprising the 15-34 demographic), as the first "politically incorrect" channel on cable. Launch programming includedSouth Park,The Twilight Zone andHoward Stern's talk show, while national programming includedCurto Circuito (which had been ejected from CNL due to its replacement by SIC Notícias, and was temporarily shown on TV Cabo's schedule channel),Templo dos Jogos andPortugal Radical.[4] On 1 June 2001, Tal & Qual reported on a rumored Portuguese adaptation ofNaked News after summer, while hypothesizing the selection of presenters and the inclusion of both men and women. Penim did not confirm its launch.[5] Other programs includedSex and the City, already shown by the main channel, Japanese anime in theBanzai strand and syndicated Canadian shows from CHUM, such asEd the Sock.[6]
On 22 April 2002, the eve of the channel's first anniversary, the channel premieredNutícias, the Portuguese counterpart ofNaked News. The news summary was compiled by Victor Figueiredo, which was read by a female presenter. In 2001, the channel had an average share of 5,6%.[7] Around June 2002, one of its popular programs,Cabaret da Coxa, was gaining cult status.[8]
At 6:30am on 30 June 2008, the channel changed its identity, its first new production coinciding with the rebrand wasFogo Posto.[9] The channel around this time was now led by Pedro Boucherie Mendes, during this period its programming gradually changed more towards reality shows.[10] At the end of November 2010 it premiered the TBSConan talk-show, after a quick round of negotiations.[11]
As of its tenth anniversary in 2011, most of the stars who had their formative years with the channel have left. Over time, it was becoming more difficult to maintain its initial essence. Pedro Boucherie Mendes compared the channel to the American Spike TV, as more "alternative" content moved to other linear and non-linear platforms.[12] On 16 May 2011, the channel unveiled a new brand identity, with the premieres ofThe Colbert Report,Na Casa D'Este Senhor and a new version ofCurto Circuito.[13]
In May 2016, SIC Radical launched a Full HD channel to broadcast someRock in Rio Lisboa shows.
In 2018, the channel premieredA Bola Maciça, a comedy series inspired by the tone of Portuguese television in the 1970s showing the news as seen by a monopolistic television station that controls all information.[14] In January 2024, the channel premiered the British version ofThe Traitors.[15]
(*) Indicates anime marked as aired with Portuguese dubbing
(**) Indicates anime marked as aired with Portuguese dubbing and in the original Japanese audio with Portuguese subtitles
(***) Indicates anime marked as aired in the original Japanese audio with Portuguese subtitles and with Portuguese dubbing
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| Medialivre | |
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| Disney Portugal | |
| Globo Portugal | |
| Record Europa | |
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| Paramount Global | |
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| Stingray Group | |
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| Unlaunched proposals | |
TDT: free-to-air on DTT –AC/MA: free-to-air on regional DTT | |
