List of television channels in Italy

See also: List of Italian-language television channels

This is a list of national Italian TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, cable systems in Italy. Some channels have a "timeshift" service, i.e. the same programming (and usually advertisements as well) broadcast one or two hours later to give viewers another chance to catch a favourite programme. On free satellite, as well as on Sky Italia, foreign channels are also available, such as Euronews, CNN International, MTV Dance, MTV Rocks, etc. For Italian-speaking channels not based in Italy, or not having studios in Italy, please see the link above this paragraph.

National networks

RAI

See also: RAI

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Description
Terrestrial channel
	Rai 1 HD	1 HD (FTA) 501 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	3 January 1954	24 hours [1]	Generalist and family-oriented
	Rai 2 HD	2 HD (FTA) 502 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	4 November 1961	24 hours [1]	Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
	Rai 3 HD	103 HD (FTA) 503 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	15 December 1979	24 hours [1]	Cultural and regional programming
	Rai 4 HD	521 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	14 July 2008	24 hours	Youth/urban programming and movies
	Rai 5 HD	523 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	26 November 2010	24 hours	Arts and culture programming
	Rai 4K	101 UHD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	17 June 2016	may vary	Ultra HD (4K) channel
	Rai Movie HD	24 HD 524 HD	Free-to-air	1 July 1999	24 hours	Movies
	Rai Premium HD	525 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	31 July 2003	24 hours	Popular fiction and films
	Rai Gulp HD	542 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	1 June 2007	24 hours	Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
	Rai Yoyo HD	543 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	1 November 2006	24 hours	Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
	Rai News 24 HD	48 HD	Free-to-air	26 April 1999	24 hours	Non-stop rolling news
	Rai Storia HD	554 HD (HbbTV)	Free-to-air	2 February 2009	24 hours	Documentaries about history and culture
	Rai Sport HD	58 HD	Free-to-air	14 September 2015	24 hours	Sports coverage and related news
	Rai Scuola	57 SD 146 SD	Free-to-air	19 October 2009	24 hours	Documentary, cultural and educational
	Rai Radio 2 Visual	202 SD	Free-to-air	21 December 2022	24 hours	Radio broadcast, news and music

RAI Regional

Logo	Name	Channel	Launched	Language	Region
	Rai Alto Adige  [ it ]		1960	Italian	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
	Rai Ladinia		1988	Ladin	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
	Rai Südtirol	3 HD 808 HD	1966	German	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
	Rai 3 BIS FJK  [ it ]	3 HD 810 HD	1995	Italian and Slovene	Friuli Venezia Giulia/Furlanija Julijska Krajina

Mediaset

See also: Mediaset

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Description
Terrestrial channel
	Rete 4	4 HD 104 HD 504 HD	Free-to-air	4 January 1982	General
	Canale 5	5 HD 105 HD 505 HD	Free-to-air	11 November 1980	General
	Italia 1	6 HD 106 HD 506 HD	Free-to-air	3 January 1982	General
	20	20 HD 120 HD 520 HD	Free-to-air	3 April 2018	TV Series and Sports
	Iris	22 HD 522 HD	Free-to-air	30 November 2007	Movies
	Twentyseven	27 HD 527 HD	Free-to-air	17 January 2022	Cinema
	La5	30 HD 530 HD	Free-to-air	12 March 2010	Entertainment and lifestyle
	Cine34	34 HD 534 HD	Free-to-air	20 January 2020	Cinema
	Focus	35 HD 535 HD	Free-to-air	17 March 2018	Documentaries
	Top Crime	39 HD 539 HD	Free-to-air	1 June 2013	Entertainment
	Italia 2	49 HD 549 HD	Free-to-air	4 July 2011	Entertainment and sports
	TGcom24	51 HD 551 HD	Free-to-air	28 November 2011	Non-stop rolling news
	Mediaset Extra	55 HD 556 HD	Free-to-air	26 November 2010	General
	Radio 105 TV	66 HD 566 HD	Free-to-air	23 December 2019	Radio broadcast, news and music
	R101 TV	67 HD 567 HD	Free-to-air	13 July 2015	Radio broadcast, news and music
	Radio Monte Carlo TV	-	Free-to-view	10 April 2020	Radio broadcast, news and music
	Virgin Radio TV	-	Free-to-view	6 November 2018	Radio broadcast, news and music

Boing S.p.A

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Description
Terrestrial channel
	Boing	40 HD 540 HD	Free-to-air	20 November 2004	Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
	Boing Plus	45 SD 545 SD		11 July 2019
	Cartoonito	46 HD 546 HD	Free-to-air	22 August 2011	Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7

Cairo Communication

See also: Cairo Communication

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Description
Terrestrial channel
	La7	7 HD 107 HD 507 HD	Free-to-air	24 June 2001	General
	La7d	29 HD 229 HD 529 HD	Free-to-air	22 March 2010	Entertainment

Sky Italia

See also: Sky Italia

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Description
Terrestrial channel
	TV8	8 HD 108 HD 508 HD	Free-to-air	1 August 2015	24 hours	General
	Cielo	26 SD	Free-to-air	16 December 2009	24 hours	Entertainment, sports and movies
	Sky TG24	50 SD	Free-to-air	31 August 2003	24 hours	Non-stop rolling news

Warner Bros. Discovery

See also: Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

Discovery Italia

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Availability	Description
Terrestrial channel
	Nove [2]	9 HD 109 HD 509 HD	Free-to-air	1 February 2015	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat and FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (HD) [3] [4]	General
	Real Time	31 HD	Free-to-air	1 October 2005	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat (HD); DTT (HD)	Lifestyle
	Food Network	33 HD	Free-to-air	8 May 2015	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Cooking and cuisine
	Warner TV	37 HD 537 HD	Free-to-air	30 October 2022	24 hours	Tivùsat; DTT	Entertainment
	Giallo	38 HD	Free-to-air	14 May 2012	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Entertainment
	K2	41 SD	Free-to-air	1 July 2009	01:00 – 22:00 [5]	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
	Frisbee	44 SD	Free-to-air	12 June 2010	01:00 – 22:00 [5]	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
	DMAX	52 HD	Free-to-air	10 November 2011	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Entertainment
	HGTV	56 HD	Free-to-air	2 February 2020	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Lifestyle
	Motor Trend	59 HD	Free-to-air	29 April 2018	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Automotive

Paramount

See also: Paramount Networks EMEAA

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Availability	Description
Terrestrial channel
	Super!	47 SD	Free-to-air	1 September 2010	24 hours	Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT	Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14

National premium channels

Sky Italia

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Description
Premium channel
	Sky Uno	108 HD 109 +1 HD	Pay	1 April 2009	24 hours	Entertainment
	Sky Atlantic	110 HD 111 +1 HD	Pay	9 April 2014	10:30 – 03:30	TV Series
	Sky Serie	112 HD 113 +1 HD	Pay	1 July 2021	24 hours	TV Series
	Sky Investigation	114 HD 115 +1 HD	Pay	1 July 2021	24 hours	TV Series about crime
	Sky Crime	116 HD 117 +1 HD	Pay	1 November 2023	24 hours	Documentaries about crime
	Sky Documentaries	120 HD 121 +1 HD	Pay	1 July 2021	24 hours	Documentaries
	Sky Nature	122 HD	Pay	1 July 2021	24 hours	Documentaries about nature
	Sky Arte	123 HD 124 +1 HD	Pay	1 November 2012	24 hours	Documentaries about arts and culture
	Sky Sport 24	200 HD 250 HD 503 HD	Pay	30 August 2008	24 hours	Sports news
	Sky Sport Uno	201 HD	Pay	1 July 2003	24 hours	Sports
	Sky Sport Calcio	202 HD 249 HD	Pay	2 July 2018	24 hours	Football (soccer)
	Sky Sport Tennis	203 HD	Pay	28 June 2021	24 hours	Tennis related events
	Sky Sport Arena	204 HD	Pay	31 June 2003	24 hours	Sports
	Sky Sport Max	205 HD	Pay	4 September 2023	24 hours	Sports
	Sky Sport Golf	206 HD	Pay	2 July 2018	24 hours	Golf related events
	Sky Sport F1	207 HD	Pay	2 July 2018	24 hours	F1 related events
	Sky Sport MotoGP	208 HD	Pay	2 July 2018	24 hours	MotoGP related events
	Sky Sport NBA	209 HD	Pay	2 July 2018	24 hours	NBA related events
	Sky Sport 4K	213 UHD	Pay	20 August 2021	24 hours	Sports in Ultra HD (4K)
	Sky Sport	251–257 HD 258–259 SD	Pay		may vary	Sports
	Sky Cinema Uno	301 HD 310 +24 HD	Pay	31 July 2003	24 hours	Movies
	Sky Cinema Due	302 HD 311 +24 HD	Pay	8 March 2019	24 hours	Movies
	Sky Cinema Collection	303 HD	Pay	1 March 2008	24 hours	Movies dedicated to film reviews and collections/ franchises and night oscars live coverage
	Sky Cinema Family	304 HD	Pay	20 December 2008	24 hours	Movies dedicated to comedies, animated films, teen-comedies, blockbusters and films from the eighties and nineties
	Sky Cinema Action	305 HD	Pay	20 July 2009	24 hours	Movies dedicated to action
	Sky Cinema Suspense	306 HD	Pay	8 March 2019	24 hours	Movies dedicated to thriller, crime, horror and noir films
	Sky Cinema Romance	307 HD	Pay	11 March 2011	24 hours	Movies dedicated to love, romance and passion
	Sky Cinema Drama	308 HD	Pay	8 March 2019	24 hours	Movies dedicated to dramas and biographies
	Sky Cinema Comedy	309 HD	Pay	1 March 2011	24 hours	Movies dedicated to comedies
	Sky TG24 Primo Piano	501 SD	Pay	8 November 2010	24 hours	News
	Sky Meteo 24	502 SD	Pay	1 August 2004	24 hours	Weather news forecasts

Warner Bros. Discovery

Discovery Italia

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Availability	Description
Premium channel
	Eurosport 1	210 HD	Pay	5 February 1989	06:00 – 01:00	Sky Italia	Sports
	Eurosport 2	211 HD	Pay	10 January 2015	24 hours	Sky Italia	Sports
	Discovery Channel	407 HD	Pay	1 September 1997	24 hours	Sky Italia (HD, +1)	Documentaries

Turner Broadcasting System

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Availability	Description
Premium channel
	Cartoon Network	607 HD	Pay	31 July 1996	24 hours	Sky Italia (HD, +1)	Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
	Boomerang	609 HD	Pay	31 July 2003	24 hours	Sky Italia (HD, +1)	Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7

Paramount

Logo	Name	Channel	Type	Launched	Broadcast hours	Availability	Description
Premium channel
	Comedy Central	129 SD	Pay	1 May 2007	06:00 – 05:00	Sky Italia	Entertainment
	MTV	131 HD	Pay	1 September 1997	24 hours	Sky Italia	Entertainment
	MTV Music	132 SD	Pay	17 May 2010	24 hours	Sky Italia	Music
	Nick Jr.	603 SD	Pay	31 July 2009	24 hours	Sky Italia (SD, +1)	Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
	Nickelodeon	605 SD	Pay	1 November 2004	24 hours	Sky Italia (SD, +1)	Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14

Others

Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Format	Availability	Content
7 Gold	Italia 7 Gold	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	DTT	General
AB Channel	Promosat S.r.l.	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite; local DTT	General
Alice	Alma Media	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Cooking
Antichità Chiossone		24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Teleshopping (antiques)
Automoto TV	Automoto TV	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Motors
Bike Channel	Filmedia [6]	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Sports
Byoblu	Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia; Tivùsat; DTT	News; Documentaries
Caccia	Digicast	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Hunting
Cagnola	Cagnola	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Teleshopping
Camera dei Deputati	Chamber of Deputies	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite	Politics; Lives from Italian lower House
Canale 65 [7]	GM Comunicazione	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	DTT	Teleshopping
Canale Italia 2	Canale Italia	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	DTT	General
Canale Italia 83		24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	General; Music
Canale Italia 84		24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	General
Case Design Stili	Alma Media	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	DTT	Lifestyle
Channel 24	Gold TV Italia	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	DTT	Teleshopping
Città Italia [8]	DWT	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Lifestyle
Class CNBC	Class Editori; NBCUniversal; Mediaset	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	Sky Italia	Business
Class TV Moda	Class Editori	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite	Lifestyle
Classica HD	Sky Italia	24 hours	16:9 HDTV	Sky Italia	Classical Music
Crime+Investigation	A&E Networks	24 hours	16:9 HDTV	Sky Italia	Documentaries; Entertainment
DeA Junior	De Agostini	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	Sky Italia	Family
DeA Kids (+1)		24 hours	4:3 SDTV	Sky Italia	Family
Deejay TV	GEDI Gruppo Editoriale	24 hours	16:9 HDTV	DTT	Music
Doctor's Life Channel		24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia [9]	Health; Documentaries
Donna TV	Filmedia [6]	24 hours	16:9 HDTV	DTT	Lifestyle
Elite Shopping		24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Teleshopping
Gambero Rosso Channel (HD)	D. Gusto; Sky Italia	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	Sky Italia	Cooking
Gold TV	Gold TV Italia	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Teleshopping
Hip Hop TV	Seven Music Entertainment	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	Sky Italia	Music
History (HD, +1)	A&E Networks	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	Sky Italia, Now TV	Documentaries; Factual
Horse TV	Class Editori	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Lifestyle; Horse racing
HSE24	Home Shopping Europe	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD)	Teleshopping
Inter TV	FC Internazionale Milano	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Sports
Italia 53	Canale Italia	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	DTT	Movies; News
Italia +	Gold TV Italia	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Teleshopping
Italia Channel – Mediatext.it	Mediatext.it	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Teleshopping
Italian Fishing TV		24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Fishing
Juwelo Italia	Juwelo TV Deutschland GmbH	10:00 – 01:00 [10]	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Teleshopping (jewelry)
La 4	Gold TV Italia	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Teleshopping
LaEffe	Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Culture
Lazio Style Channel	S.S. Lazio	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Sports
Man-Ga	Yamato Video	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Anime
Marcopolo	Alma Media	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite and DTT	Documentaries; Traveling
Milan TV	Infront Sports & Media	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Sports
Muzik TV		24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Music
Odeon 24	Profit Group	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	DTT	General
Padre Pio TV	Teleradio Padre Pio	08:00 – 01:00	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	Religious
Pesca	Digicast	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Fishing
QVC (HD)	QVC Group	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD)	Teleshopping
Radio Italia TV	Radio Italia S.M.I.	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD, HD)	Music
Radionorba TV	Gruppo Norba	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite, local DTT	Music
Retecapri	Television Broadcasting System	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite; DTT	General
Reteconomy	Reteconomy	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Business
Roma TV	A.S. Roma	09:00 – 06:00	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia	Sports
RTL 102.5 TV	RTL 102.5	24 hours	16:9 HDTV and SDTV	FTA satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD)	Music
Senato della Repubblica	Senate of the Republic	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite	Politics; Lives from Italian upper House
Sportitalia	Sportitalia	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	Sky Italia; DTT	Sports
SuperTennis (HD)	Federazione Italiana Tennis [11]	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD)	Sports
Telepace (HD)	Telepace; Vatican Media	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	FTA satellite (HD); local DTT (SD)	Religious
TG Architettura		24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite	Educational
TG Norba 24 (HD)	Gruppo Norba	24 hours	16:9 HDTV , SDTV	FTA satellite (SD); local DTT (HD, SD)	News
Top Calcio 24	Mediapason	02:00 – 19:00 [12]	16:9 SDTV	DTT	Football (soccer)
TV2000	Conferenza Episcopale Italiana	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA-FTV satellite; DTT	General; Religious
Uninettuno University TV	UTI UNINETTUNO	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	FTA satellite	Educational
UNIRE Sat	UNIRE	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	FTA satellite	Horse racing

See also

• Television in Italy
• Media of Italy
• List of newspapers in Italy
• List of magazines published in Italy
• List of radio stations in Italy
• History of Italian journalism  [ it ]
• Censorship in Italy
• Telecommunications in Italy
• Internet in Italy

References

1. At about 2am, Rai 1, Rai 2 and Rai 3 simulcasts Rai News 24
2. "L'Espresso cede Deejay Tv a Discovery Italia per 17 milioni". La Repubblica (in Italian). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
3. (in Italian) TIMB MUX 2: ELIMINATA LA VERSIONE IN ALTA DEFINIZIONE DI NOVE., L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE
4. "181026 – TIMB MUX 2: ELIMINATA LA VERSIONE IN ALTA DEFINIZIONE DI NOVE – L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE – LA TV DIGITALE TERRESTRE IN ITALIA". litaliaindigitale.it. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
5. from 22:00 to 01:00 go on air a programming block called Family Club
6. "Tv Channel Publisher | Filmedia". filmedia.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
7. "190201 – TIMB MUX 2: TERMINANO I PROGRAMMI DI IBOX 65, ARRIVA CANALE 65 – L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE – LA TV DIGITALE TERRESTRE IN ITALIA". litaliaindigitale.it. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
8. "Città Italia TV – La TV delle grandi passioni". cittaitalia.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
9. Only for doctors and pharmacists
10. airing presentations or test cards from 01:00 to 10:00
11. "Home". supertennis.tv.
12. time-sharing with gaming TV Winga