Rai Südtirol ( ''Rai South Tyrol'') is an Italian
free-to-air
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regional television channel owned and operated by state-owned
public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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and
Ladin
Ladin may refer to:
* Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language
*Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy
See also
*Laden (disambiguation)
* Ladino (disambigua ...
languages television channel aimed at the German-speaking public of
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
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and the Ladin-speaking population of
Ladinia
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. It was launched on 7 February 1966, it broadcast from its studios in
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
and unlike all other RAI channels, it carries no
commercials
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.
History
Transmissions began on 7 February 1966. Programming initially occupied just one hour daily, broadcast on the local frequencies of Rete 2 (today's
Rai 2) between 20.00 and 21.00. On 15 December 1979 Rai Sender Bozen began broadcasting on its own dedicated channel.
Weekly airtime
Unlike all other RAI channels, Rai Südtirol is not on air
24/7
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. It broadcasts the programmes of
Rai Südtirol and
Rai Ladinia for different periods of time day by day. Outside its own broadcasting hours, Sender Bozen's frequencies are used by
Rai 3.
See also
*
Tagesschau
(German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality ...
, the daily newscast.
External links
''RAI Südtirol'' Official website(in German)
RAI television channels
German-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 1966
1966 establishments in Italy
Commercial-free television networks
German-language mass media in South Tyrol
Mass media in Bolzano
Television in minority languages
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