Telecommunications in Italy

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The most important telecommunications in Italy are telephone, radio, television and the Internet.

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Telephone companies

List of telephone companies in Italy:

Radio stations

radio stations in Italy
NameOwnerLocationNotesTransmissionWebsite
Radio Byoblu libera e indipendente Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.sWorldwide Public; News/Talk; Popular music Streaming online www.byoblu.com/radio
m2o Elemedia Rome Commercial; Electronic dance music FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, DVB-S www.m2o.it
R101 Mediaset Milan Commercial; Adult Contemporary FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S www.r101.it
Radio 105 Network Mediaset Milan Commercial; Rock, Pop, Hip Hop FM, DVB-S www.105.net
Radio 24 Il Sole 24 Ore Milan Commercial; News/Talk FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radio24.it
Radio Capital Elemedia Rome Commercial; Classic Hits/Adult Contemporary FM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.capital.it
Radio DeeJay Elemedia Milan Commercial FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, DVB-S www.deejay.it
Radio Dimensione Suono Rome Commercial; It's also called RDS FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S www.rds.it
Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana Gruppo Radio Italia Cologno Monzese Commercial; Italian Hits FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radioitalia.it
Radio Kiss Kiss Naples Commercial FM, DVB-S www.kisskiss.it
Radio Maria Associazione Radio Maria Erba(CO) Community; Catholic FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radiomaria.it
Radio Monte Carlo Mediaset Milan Commercial; It's also called RMC FM, DVB-S www.radiomontecarlo.net
Radio Popolare cooperative Rome Community; News/Talk FM www.radiopopolare.it
Radio Radicale Radical Party Rome Community; News/Talk FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radioradicale.it
Rai Gr Parlamento RAI Rome Public; News/Talk FM, DVB-S www.grparlamento.rai.it
Rai Isoradio RAI Public; Traffic and weather news FM, DAB, DVB-S www.isoradio.rai.it
Rai Radio 1 RAI Rome Public; News/Talk; Generalist FM, MW, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radio1
Rai Radio 2 RAI Rome Public; Popular music; Entertainment FM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radio2
Rai Radio 3 RAI Rome Public; Culture; Classical music FM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radio3
RTL 102.5 Cologno Monzese (MI) Commercial FM, DAB, DVB-S www.rtl.it
Virgin Radio Italia Mediaset Milan Commercial; Rock FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S http://www.virginradioitaly.it
Rai Radio Tutta Italiana RAI Rome Public; Easy listening music DAB, Cable, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana
Rai Radio Classica RAI Rome Public; Classical music DAB, Cable, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radioclassica
Radio Padania Libera Lega Nord Varese Community; News/Talk DAB, DVB-S www.radiopadania.info

Television channels

See also: RAI § TV channels

RAI – national

HD Terrestrial channels
LogoNameChannelTypeLaunchedDescription
Rai 1 HD - Logo 2016.svg
Rai 1 1 (DTT) Free-to-air 3 January 1954Generalist and family-oriented
Rai 2 HD - Logo 2016.svg
Rai 2 2 (DTT) Free-to-air 4 November 1961Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
Rai 3 HD - Logo 2016.svg
Rai 3 3 (DTT) Free-to-air 15 December 1979Cultural and regional programming
Rai 4 HD - Logo 2016.svg
Rai 4 21 (DTT) Free-to-air 14 July 2008Youth/urban programming and movies
Rai 5 HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai 5 523 (DTT, HbbTV) Free-to-air 26 November 2010Arts and culture programming
Rai 4K - Logo 2017.svg
Rai 4K 101 (DTT, HbbTV) Free-to-air 17 June 2016 Ultra-high-definition (4K) channel
Rai Movie HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai Movie 24 (DTT) Free-to-air 1 July 1999Movies
Rai Premium HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai Premium 25 (DTT) Free-to-air 31 July 2003Popular fiction and films
Rai Gulp HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai Gulp 542 (DTT, HbbTV) Free-to-air 1 June 2007Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
Rai Yoyo HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai Yoyo 543 (DTT, HbbTV) Free-to-air 1 November 2006Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
Rai News 24 HD logo (2022).svg
Rai News 24 48 (DTT) Free-to-air 26 April 1999Non-stop rolling news
Rai Storia HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai Storia 54 (DTT) Free-to-air 2 February 2009Documentaries about history and culture
Rai Sport HD - Logo 2023.svg
Rai Sport 58 (DTT) Free-to-air 14 September 2015Sports coverage and related news
Rai Scuola HD - Logo 2017.svg
Rai Scuola 57 (DTT) Free-to-air 19 October 2009Documentary, cultural and educational

RAI – regional

LogoNameChannelLaunchedLanguageRegion
Rai Alto Adige - Logo 2018.svg
Rai Alto Adige  [ it ]1960 Italian Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Rai Ladinia - Logo 2018.png
Rai Ladinia 1988 Ladin Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Rai Sudtirol - Logo 2019.svg
Rai Südtirol 3, 808 (DTT)1966 German Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Rai 3 Bis FJK 2016.png Rai 3 BIS FJK  [ it ]3, 810 (DTT)1995Italian and Slovene Friuli Venezia Giulia/Furlanija Julijska Krajina

Mediaset

See also: Mediaset

Mediaset Terrestrial channels
LogoNameChannelTypeLaunchedDescription
Rete 4 - Logo 2018.svg
Rete 4 4, 104, 504 (DTT) Free-to-air 4 January 1982General, High-definition
Canale 5 - 2018 logo.svg
Canale 5 5, 105, 505 (DTT) Free-to-air 11 November 1980General, High-definition
Italia 1 6, 106, 506 (DTT) Free-to-air 3 January 1982General, High-definition
20 Mediaset 2018.svg
20 20, 120, 520 (DTT) Free-to-air 3 April 2018TV Series and Sports
Iris logo 2013.svg
Iris 22, 522 (DTT) Free-to-air 30 November 2007Movies
Twentyseven logo.svg
Twentyseven 27, 527 (DTT) Free-to-air 17 January 2022Cinema
La5 Mediaset.svg
La5 30, 530 (DTT) Free-to-air 12 March 2010Entertainment and Lifestyle
Cine34 logo.svg
Cine34 34, 534 (DTT) Free-to-air 20 January 2020Cinema
Focus 35, 535 (DTT) Free-to-air 17 March 2018Documentaries
Top Crime - Logo 2013.svg
Top Crime 39, 539 (DTT) Free-to-air 1 June 2013Entertainment
Logo Italia2.svg
Italia 2 49, 549 (DTT) Free-to-air 4 July 2011Entertainment and Sports
TGcom24 51, 551 (DTT) Free-to-air 28 November 2011News
Mediaset extra logo.PNG
Mediaset Extra 55, 556 (DTT) Free-to-air 26 November 2010General

Internet

The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Italy is .it and is sponsored by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. Currently Internet access is available to businesses and home users in various forms, including dial-up, fibre, cable, DSL and wireless.

According to netindex.com, the Italian average for fixed connections is below the global average (96.98 Mbit/s Down and 51.28 Mbit/s Up – at January 2021) with an average speed of 79.62 Mbit/s Down and 31.41 Mbit/s in upload (consideration based on the public data available at: http://www.speedtest.net/global-index/italy – January 2021).

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