No. 575 in German
rtl
"RTL" is not a standard German word; it commonly refers to a German TV network, "Radio Television Luxembourg."
In a sentence
Ich schaue mir die Nachrichten auf RTL an.
I watch the news on RTL.
RTL is used as a proper noun referring to a German television channel.
RTL wird am Abend eine neue Show ausstrahlen.
RTL will broadcast a new show in the evening.
In this sentence, RTL represents the broadcasting network airing a program.
Die Sendung lief gestern auf RTL.
The show aired yesterday on RTL.
Here, RTL is used in the context of indicating the channel where a program was shown.
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