Rai 3

Rai 3
Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy; France (Corsica, southern portion); Switzerland (southern portion); Austria (southern portion); Slovenia (western portion); San Marino; Vatican City
Headquarters	Rome,Italy
Programming
Language(s)	Italian
Picture format	1080iHDTV; (downscaled to16:9576ifor theSDTVfeed)
Ownership
Owner	RAI
Sister channels	Rai 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
Launched	15 December 1979;44 years ago
Former names	Rete 3 (1979–1982); Rai Tre (1982–2010)
Links
Website	rai.it/rai3
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 103 (HD); Channel 503 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlay	Live streaming(Only in Italy)

Rai 3(formerlyRete 3) is an Italianfree-to-airtelevision channel owned and operated by state-ownedpublic 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. Rai 3 is a direct competitor toMediaset'sRete 4.

Foreign language programming

In theAosta Valley,Rai 3 broadcasts programmes in French as well as inValdôtain dialect.^[1]

In theTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirolregion,Rai Südtiroltimeshares broadcast hours inGermanwith Rai 3 when not broadcasting.

In theFriuli-Venezia Giuliaregion, Rai 3 BIS (TDD Furlanija Julijska Krajina) is a separate channel which broadcasts daily from 18:40 with ahalf-hour daily newscastinSlovene,and other shows in Slovene.^[2]^[3]In accordance with a bilateral cooperation agreement between Italy andSlovenia,Slovene-language shows produced by Rai 3 Bis are also aired on the Slovenian regional television channelTV Koper-Capodistriaand on State-owned TV Slovenija 2.

Current Programmes

A few shows include:

TG3,Rai 3 main news service
TGR,regional news service
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, the 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, the possibility of broadcasting all semi-finals due to law 8/99 if at least an Italian team is involved)

Past Programmes

Talk Shows

Gazebo(2013-2017)^{[N 1]}

Films

Il complicato mondo di Nathalie(2024)^{[N 2]}^[4]
I profumi di madame Walberg(2024)^{[N 3]}^[5]

Information

NewsRoom[it](2024)
Mano a mano[it](2024)

Logos

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

References

^Rai Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste(in Italian and French)
^Rai Furlanija Julijska Krajina(in Slovene)
^[1]Archived5 April 2023 at theWayback Machine(in Italian)
^""Il complicato mondo di Nathalie"".RAI Ufficio Stampa.25 July 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2024.Retrieved27 July2024.
^""I profumi di madame Walberg"".RAI Ufficio Stampa.27 June 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 1 July 2024.Retrieved26 July2024.

Notes

^from 3 March 2013 until 19 May 2017. Since 2017, the programme's format has been broadcast onLa7,with a new titlePropaganda Live.
^This film was broadcast on Rai 3 on July 25, 2024. The English version title of this film is "Jalouse"
^This film was broadcast on Rai 3 on June 27, 2024. The English version title of this film is "Perfumes".

External links

Official Site(in Italian)
Rai 3onFacebook

[1] Rai Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste(in Italian and French)

[2] Rai Furlanija Julijska Krajina(in Slovene)

[3] [1]Archived5 April 2023 at theWayback Machine(in Italian)

[6] ""Il complicato mondo di Nathalie"".RAI Ufficio Stampa.25 July 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2024.Retrieved27 July2024.

[8] ""I profumi di madame Walberg"".RAI Ufficio Stampa.27 June 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 1 July 2024.Retrieved26 July2024.

[4] rom 3 March 2013 until 19 May 2017. Since 2017, the programme's format has been broadcast onLa7,with a new titlePropaganda Live.

[5] This film was broadcast on Rai 3 on July 25, 2024. The English version title of this film is "Jalouse"

[7] This film was broadcast on Rai 3 on June 27, 2024. The English version title of this film is "Perfumes".

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