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Telecommunications in Italy

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

Telephone companies

List of telephone companies in Italy:

Radio stations

radio stations in Italy
NameOwnerLocationNotesTransmissionWebsite
Radio Byoblu libera e indipendenteByoblu Edizioni S.r.l.sWorldwidePublic; News/Talk; Popular musicStreaming onlinewww.byoblu.com/radio
m2oElemediaRomeCommercial; Electronic dance musicFM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.m2o.it
R101MediasetMilanCommercial; Adult ContemporaryFM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-Swww.r101.it
Radio 105 NetworkMediasetMilanCommercial; Rock, Pop, Hip HopFM, DVB-Swww.105.net
Radio 24Il Sole 24 OreMilanCommercial; News/TalkFM, DAB, DVB-Swww.radio24.it
Radio CapitalElemediaRomeCommercial; Classic Hits/Adult ContemporaryFM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.capital.it
Radio DeeJayElemediaMilanCommercialFM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.deejay.it
Radio Dimensione SuonoRomeCommercial; It's also called RDSFM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-Swww.rds.it
Radio Italia Solo Musica ItalianaGruppo Radio ItaliaCologno MonzeseCommercial; Italian HitsFM, DAB, DVB-Swww.radioitalia.it
Radio Kiss KissNaplesCommercialFM, DVB-Swww.kisskiss.it
Radio MariaAssociazione Radio MariaErba(CO)Community; CatholicFM, DAB, DVB-Swww.radiomaria.it
Radio Monte CarloMediasetMilanCommercial; It's also called RMCFM, DVB-Swww.radiomontecarlo.net
Radio PopolarecooperativeRomeCommunity; News/TalkFMwww.radiopopolare.it
Radio RadicaleRadical PartyRomeCommunity; News/TalkFM, DAB, DVB-Swww.radioradicale.it
Rai Gr ParlamentoRAIRomePublic; News/TalkFM, DVB-Swww.grparlamento.rai.it
Rai IsoradioRAIPublic; Traffic and weather newsFM, DAB, DVB-Swww.isoradio.rai.it
Rai Radio 1RAIRomePublic; News/Talk; GeneralistFM, MW, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.raiplayradio.it/radio1
Rai Radio 2RAIRomePublic; Popular music; EntertainmentFM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.raiplayradio.it/radio2
Rai Radio 3RAIRomePublic; Culture; Classical musicFM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.raiplayradio.it/radio3
RTL 102.5Cologno Monzese (MI)CommercialFM, DAB, DVB-Swww.rtl.it
Virgin Radio ItaliaMediasetMilanCommercial; RockFM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-Shttp://www.virginradioitaly.it
Rai Radio Tutta ItalianaRAIRomePublic; Easy listening musicDAB, Cable, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana
Rai Radio ClassicaRAIRomePublic; Classical musicDAB, Cable, DVB-T, DVB-Swww.raiplayradio.it/radioclassica
Radio Padania LiberaLega NordVareseCommunity; News/TalkDAB, DVB-Swww.radiopadania.info

Television channels

See also: RAI § TV channels

RAI – national

HD Terrestrial channels
LogoNameChannelTypeLaunchedDescription
Rai 11 (DTT)Free-to-air3 January 1954Generalist and family-oriented
Rai 22 (DTT)Free-to-air4 November 1961Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
Rai 3103 (DTT)Free-to-air15 December 1979Cultural and regional programming
Rai 4521 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air14 July 2008Youth/urban programming and movies
Rai 5523 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air26 November 2010Arts and culture programming
Rai 4K101 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air17 June 2016Ultra-high-definition (4K) channel
Rai Movie24 (DTT)Free-to-air1 July 1999Movies
Rai Premium525 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air31 July 2003Popular fiction and films
Rai Gulp542 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air1 June 2007Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
Rai Yoyo543 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air1 November 2006Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
Rai News 2448 (DTT)Free-to-air26 April 1999Non-stop rolling news
Rai Storia554 (DTT, HbbTV)Free-to-air2 February 2009Documentaries about history and culture
Rai Sport58 (DTT)Free-to-air14 September 2015Sports coverage and related news
Rai Scuola700 (Tivùsat),

806 (Sky)

Free-to-air19 October 2009Documentary, cultural and educational

RAI – regional

LogoNameChannelLaunchedLanguageRegion
Rai Alto Adige [it]1960ItalianTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Rai Ladinia1988LadinTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Rai Südtirol3, 808 (DTT)1966GermanTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Rai 3 BIS FJK [it]3, 810 (DTT)1995Italian and SloveneFriuli Venezia Giulia/Furlanija Julijska Krajina

Mediaset

See also: Mediaset

Mediaset Terrestrial channels
LogoNameChannelTypeLaunchedDescription
Rete 44, 104, 504 (DTT)Free-to-air4 January 1982General, High-definition
Canale 55, 105, 505 (DTT)Free-to-air11 November 1980General, High-definition
Italia 16, 106, 506 (DTT)Free-to-air3 January 1982General, High-definition
2020, 120, 520 (DTT)Free-to-air3 April 2018TV Series and Sports
Iris22, 522 (DTT)Free-to-air30 November 2007Movies
Twentyseven27, 527 (DTT)Free-to-air17 January 2022Cinema
La530, 530 (DTT)Free-to-air12 March 2010Entertainment and Lifestyle
Cine3434, 534 (DTT)Free-to-air20 January 2020Cinema
Focus35, 535 (DTT)Free-to-air17 March 2018Documentaries
Top Crime39, 539 (DTT)Free-to-air1 June 2013Entertainment
Italia 249, 549 (DTT)Free-to-air4 July 2011Entertainment and Sports
TGcom2451, 551 (DTT)Free-to-air28 November 2011News
Mediaset Extra55, 556 (DTT)Free-to-air26 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).

Statistics

  • Telephones - main lines in use:[1] 19.52 million (2019)
  • Telephones - mobile cellular:[1] 79.48 million (2019)
  • Telephone system:[1] well-developed, fully automated telephone and data services
    • domestic:[1] high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
    • international:[1] satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables.
  • Radio broadcast stations:[1] AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
  • Radios: 50.5 million (1997)
  • Television broadcast stations:[1] 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
  • Televisions: 30.5 million (1997)
  • Internet Hosts:[1] 22.152 million (2009)
  • Internet users:[1] 24.992 million (2008)
  • Country code (Top-level domain): .it

See also

References

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