diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rts.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rts.py
index d0981115d..9fbe239d8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rts.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rts.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class RTSIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'tbr': media['rate'] or extract_bitrate(media['url']),
             } for media in info['media'] if media.get('rate')])
 
+        self._check_formats(formats, video_id)
         self._sort_formats(formats)
 
         return {