Rai 3

Rai 3 (formerly Rete 3) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 15 December 1979 and its programming is centred towards cultural and regional programming. It has always been considered the most left-leaning channel of Italian public television; its direct competitor to Mediaset's Rete 4.

Rai 3
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
France (Corsica, southern portion)
Switzerland (southern portion)
Austria (southern portion)
Slovenia (western portion)
San Marino
Vatican City
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerRAI
Sister channelsRai 1
Rai 2
Rai 4
Rai 5
Rai Gulp
Rai Movie
Rai News 24
Rai Premium
Rai Scuola
Rai Sport
Rai Storia
Rai Yoyo
Rai Ladinia
Rai Südtirol
Rai Italia
History
Launched15 December 1979 (1979-12-15)
Former namesRete 3 (1979–1982)
Rai Tre (1982–2010)
Links
Websiterai.it/rai3
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 103 (HD)
Channel 503 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlayLive streaming (Only in Italy)

Foreign language programming

In the Aosta Valley, Rai 3 broadcasts some programmes in French, about less than three hours a week.[1]

In the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region, Rai Sudtirol timeshares broadcast hours with Rai 3 when not broadcasting.

In Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Rai 3 BIS (TDD Furlanija Julijska Krajina) is a separate channel which broadcast daily from 18:40 with a half-hour daily newscast in Slovene, and other shows in Slovene.[2][3] In accordance with a bilateral cooperation agreement between Italy and Slovenia, Slovene-language shows produced by Rai 3 Bis are also aired on the Slovenian regional television channel TV Koper-Capodistria and on State-owned TV Slovenija 2.

Programs

A few shows include:

  • TG3, Rai 3 main news service
  • TGR, regional news service
  • Gazebo from 3 March 2013 until 19 May 2017. Since 2017, the program's format has been broadcast on LA7, with a new title Propaganda Live.
  • Doc3
  • Quante storie (Rai 3, from 2019)
  • Che tempo che fa, from 15 October 2023 broadcast on Nove, a Television channel edited by Discovery Italia, a Warner Bros. Discovery group division.
  • Chi l'ha Visto?
  • Un Posto al sole (A Place in the Sun) a soap opera airing on Rai 3 since October 21, 1996.
  • Vieni via con me
  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  • Law & Order
  • Friends
  • Desperate Housewives
  • The Defenders
  • The Spaghetti Family
  • Glob
  • Inspector Gadget
  • Melevisione
  • Buongiorno Estate
  • UEFA Europa League (one game per matchday live, possibility of broadcasting all semi-finals due to law 8/99 if at least an Italian team is involved)
  • UEFA Europa Conference League (one game per matchday live, possibility of broadcasting all semi-finals due to law 8/99 if at least an Italian team is involved)

Logos
  • 3 October 1983 – 26 September 1988
    3 October 1983 – 26 September 1988
  • 26 September 1988 – 23 October 2000
    26 September 1988 – 23 October 2000
  • In use from 23 October 2000 to 18 May 2010
    In use from 23 October 2000 to 18 May 2010
  • In use from 18 May 2010 to 12 September 2016
    In use from 18 May 2010 to 12 September 2016
  • In use since 12 September 2016
    In use since 12 September 2016

References
  1. (in Italian and French)
  2. Rai Furlanija Julijska Krajina (in Slovene)
  3. Archived 5 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)

Further reading
  • Delio De Martino, Per una storia di Raitre. Premessa di Raffaele Nigro, Bari, Levante Editori, 2009, ISBN 978-88-7949-531-8.
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