List of free-to-air satellite Italian channels
Generalist TV channels

Hot Bird 13A
10.992 V
27.500 2/3
Rai Uno. The first national generalist Rai TV channel, with a consolidated audience leadership in Italy and in Europe, “family oriented”.
News, reports, variety and talk show, inhouse produced TV fiction, films, serials, music, fashion, cooking, special programming for kids, sport.
Rai Uno presents special programmes with the best of the “Made in Italy”, with a rich variety of cultural programmes dedicated to art and tourism, the Italian lifestyle, not to mention the Italian heritage: a tv offer that especially on Saturdays and Sundays explores the beauty of the Italian landscapes from the sea to the countryside and on Sundays afternoon is focused on the Italian soccer. Live coverage of the main national and international events.
BROADCASTING TIME: 24 hours a day (without repeats).

Hot Bird 13A
10.992 V
27.500 2/3
Rai Due. The second national TV channel, top third domestic viewership, for the younger generation. Rai Due devoted a particular attention to the social issues with both life reports and background analyses. Daily programming schedule with a wide offer of serials and TV movies, together with satirical shows, economy, health and information, music with life concerts and festivals, theater and operas from worldwide famous Italian places, and especially on Sundays afternoon and evening sport and Italian football.
BROADCASTING TIME: 24 hours a day (without repeats).

Hot Bird 13A
10.992 V
27.500 2/3
Rai Tre. The third national TV channel, offering programmes of “public utility”, with a wide range of programming dedicated to the needs of the different viewers.
Science, history, art, nature and protection of the environment, economy, information and regional news, films of top quality cinema, including many rarely seen movies both Italian and international, sport events, travel reportages and child oriented news.
BROADCASTING TIME: 24 hours a day (without repeats).
Thematic TV channels

Hot Bird 13C
11.804 V
27.500 2/3
Rai Storia. Launched in 2009, investigates the present and the current events with a constant reference to the past history.
Reportages about the “facts of the day” and special anniversaries, cult tv series, biographies of the protagonists of our time, politics, literature, reportages, films dedicated to protagonists of the history, interviews to the best authors, major cultural events and happenings relating to the cultural and political scene.

Hot Bird 13C
11.766 V
27.500 2/3
Rai Scuola. Education, knowledge, culture, Italian Language addressed to the families, young people and students of all ages.
Ideas and contents to capture the interest of younger generations for a constant cultural dialogue.
A meeting place available on satellite and web platforms.
A collaboration between Rai and the Ministry of Education with a special section dedicated to the teaching of the Italian Language to adult foreigners.
BROADCASTING TIME: 24 hours a day.

Hot Bird 13A
10.992 V
27.500 2/3
Rai News. The first Italian all news channel. A multimedia player all around the world. From culture to business. News, views and opinions.
Live coverage of the main national and international events.
Prize winner and internationally awarded for “investigative journalism”.
Its website www.rainews24.rai.it consolidates the presence of such channel also in the social networks and stimulates the viewers' direct participation through the blogs.
BROADCASTING TIME: 24 hours a day.
Radio
Rai Radio Uno. With a consolidated leadership of listeners, surely the most popular channel, is the all news radio channel giving constant information mixed with music and live light entertainment.
Rai Radio Due. The second radio channel of Rai, offers music and light entertainment show together with many interesting and stimulating programmes for a younger audience.
Rai Radio Tre. The third radio channel of Rai, mostly dedicated to music, literature, art, culture, science, film and theatre.