HRT 3's original history began in 1989, when this channel was originally known as Z3 and later HTV Z3. It officially came on air on 1 March 1991,^[1] but was taken off air on 16 September 1991, when its main transmitter, the Sljeme TV tower, was damaged in an air raid. On 7 November 1994, the channel came back on air, this time as HRT 3. The channel was shut down on 28 March 2004,^[2] but this time with its frequency de-nationalized and out up for lease in a public tender (it has been used by RTL Televizija ever since).

The channel was later relaunched for the second time on 13 September 2012, but with a new emphasis on educational and documentary material, as well as showing classic films and series, with occasional art and independent films. The program is broadcast in MUX B on Croatian territory, via satellite Eutelsat 16A at frequency 10,721 GHz H 27,500th.

Series edit

• Sherlock
• Kojak
• Midsomer Murders
• Gunsmoke
• Little House on the Prairie
• The Simpsons

Documentaries edit

• Not loads beast
• Gorski Kotar-four seasons
• In your eyes

Sports edit

• UEFA Europa League
• UEFA Europa Conference League

Emissions edit

• Croatian academics
• The woman dragon
• Portreti
• Trikultura
• Special Music
• Time for Jazz
• Kulturna baština
• U dobrom društvu
• Summer archive
• File contents
• Third round
• Interview of the Week
• Third history
• Stand up 3
• Book or life
• Good morning, cultures

• Official website (in Croatian)
• HTV3 - TV and radio lexicon Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)