RTS 1 was the first television channel founded in the territory of Serbia.

The channel began broadcasting on 23 August 1958 at 8:55 am, under the name Televizija Beograd, with its first progamme is the opening of the 2nd International Fair of Technics and Technical Achievements.

With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the channel received its current name on January 1, 1992, when Radio Television of Serbia was established.

[2][3] The final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Belgrade and produced by RTS, attracted a record high audience of 4,560,000 viewers.

At the time, nine out of the ten most watched programs on Serbian television were from RTS's channels.