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Esport3 is a Spanish free-to-air thematic television channel operating in the 24-hour sports format. The primary language of broadcasting is Catalan. The channel is owned and operated by Televisió de Catalunya, which is part of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA), the public broadcasting corporation of Catalonia, Spain . The channel began test broadcasts on October 22, 2010, and officially launched on February 5, 2011, with its first broadcast featuring a football match between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid . The channel's motto is "La força de les teves emocions" (The strength of your emotions) .
On air, Esport3 features a mix of live sports broadcasts, sports news programs, talk shows, debate programs, magazines, and documentaries. The channel's programming focuses on live sporting events, especially during peak viewing hours on weekday evenings and throughout the weekend . The channel covers a wide range of sports including football, basketball, motorsports, winter sports, wrestling, women's football, and regional tournaments . The channel has secured broadcast rights for major competitions including the Copa América and has been an official broadcaster for FC Barcelona's tour matches . The channel also broadcasts matches from the Primera RFEF (Spanish third division), including games featuring FC Barcelona Atlètic and other Catalan clubs .
Flagship programs on Esport3 include Esport Club, Hat-trick, Motor a fons (motorsports), Temps de neu (winter sports), Temps d'aventura (adventure sports), NBA.cat (basketball), Futbol cat, Zona zàping, and Gol a gol . On weekdays from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Xavi Valls presents a sports information and debate program . Each night, Monday through Friday, a sports talk show called Efectivament is presented by Lluís Canut . The channel also produces a program called Onze (Eleven), which features sports journalism and analysis; in July 2024, journalist Joaquín Maroto appeared on this program to announce that Lamine Yamal had won the Golden Boy award .
Beyond live events and talk shows, Esport3 completes its programming with content focused on sports lifestyle, promoting emerging values such as fitness, health, adventure, and the outdoors . The channel also serves as a digital sports portal, with a mobile application that provides access to all sports news, images, live broadcasts, results, standings, schedules for numerous sports disciplines, and interactive contests with prizes . During the spring 2020 lockdown, Esport3 shared its broadcast frequency with the Super3 children's channel, broadcasting only from 9:30 PM to 6:00 AM .
Esport3 is available throughout Catalonia, Andorra, Northern Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, the Valencian Community, and La Franja de Ponent via Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) . The broadcast frequencies vary by region: Barcelona on channel 44 UHF, Girona on channel 52 UHF, Lleida on channel 58 UHF, Tarragona on channel 59 UHF, and Andorra on channel 57 UHF . Viewers can watch online the live broadcast of Esport3 through the official 3Cat website at 3cat.cat and via the Esport3 mobile application, available for Android and iOS devices . Online television of Esport3 also provides live streaming, on-demand access to programs, match replays, highlights, and exclusive digital content .
Esport3 strives to be the premier sports destination for Catalan-speaking audiences, providing comprehensive coverage of local, national, and international sporting events with a particular focus on Catalan teams and athletes. The mission of the channel is to promote sports culture, offer high-quality public service sports broadcasting, and serve as a platform for emerging sports and athletes. The channel is part of Televisió de Catalunya's portfolio, which also includes TV3, 3/24, SX3, 33, and TV3CAT . Thanks to modern digital platforms, Esport3 provides the opportunity to watch online the live broadcast on any device - from smartphones to Smart TVs - ensuring that sports fans across Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, the Valencian Community, Andorra, and around the world can access its sports programming wherever they are.







