Launched 15 December 1979 Audience share 7.08% (May 2014, ) Language Italian Headquarters Italy | Owned by Rai Country Italy Founded 15 December 1979, Italy Parent organization RAI | |
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Picture format 576i (PAL) 16:9
1080i (HDTV) TV shows TG3, TGR, In ½ h, 90º minuto, La nuova squadra Profiles | ||
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Rai 3 is part of Rai, the Italian government broadcasting agency, which owns other channels, such as Rai 1 and Rai 2 (amongst others). Rai 3 first started transmissions on 15 December 1979. It has always been considered the most left-leaning channel of Italian public television.
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Rai 3 HD
The channel is due to start a HDTV simulcast by September 2013, as confirmed by Rai Director-General Luigi Gubitosi. The HD Channel began in September 2016.
Foreign language programming
In the Aosta Valley, Rai 3 broadcasts some programmes in French language, albeit only less than three hours a week.
In the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region, Rai Sudtirol has an own channel which on the rest of the day Rai 3 is broadcast on (Rai 3 is also available 24 hours a day in Italian however).
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 language, and other educational and other programs in Slovene. In accordance with a bilateral cooperation agreement between Italy and Slovenia, Slovene language programs produced by Rai 3 Bis are also shown on the Slovenian regional television channel TV Koper-Capodistria and on the second national channel (TV Slovenija 2) of state-owned Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija.
Programs
A few shows include: