Rai Südtirol (TV channel)
Rai Südtirol is a German and Ladin language television channel produced by the Italian public-service broadcasting network RAI from its studios in Bolzano, and broadcast to the German-speaking public of South Tyrol and the Ladin-speaking population of Ladinia. Unlike all other RAI channels, Rai Südtirol carries no commercials.
Country | Italy |
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Broadcast area | South Tyrol |
Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | RAI |
History | |
Launched | 7 February 1966 |
Links | |
Website | raisudtirol.rai.it |
History
Transmissions began on 7 February 1966. Programming initially occupied just one hour daily, broadcast on the local frequencies of Rete 2 (today's Rai 2) between 20.00 and 21.00. On 15 December 1979 Rai Sender Bozen began broadcasting on its own dedicated channel.
Weekly airtime
Unlike all other RAI channels, Rai Südtirol is not on air 24/7. It broadcasts the programmes of Rai Südtirol and Rai Ladinia for different periods of time day by day. Outside its own broadcasting hours, Sender Bozen's frequencies are used by Rai 3.
Day | Start | End | Total hours |
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Monday | 18.00 | 22.30 | 4h30 |
Tuesday | 20.00 | 22.30 | 2h30 |
Wednesday | 20.00 | 22.30 | 2h30 |
Thursday | 20.00 | 23.00 | 3h |
Friday | 18.00 | 22.30 | 4h30 |
Saturday | 18.00 | 23.00 | 5h |
Sunday | 20.00 | 22.30 | 2h30 |
See also
- Tagesschau, the daily newscast.