Rai Südtirol (TV channel)


Rai Südtirol is a German and Ladin language television channel produced by the Italian public-service broadcasting network RAI from its studios in Bolzano, and broadcast to the German-speaking public of South Tyrol and the Ladin-speaking population of Ladinia. Unlike all other RAI channels, Rai Südtirol carries no commercials.

History

Transmissions began on 7 February 1966. Programming initially occupied just one hour daily, broadcast on the local frequencies of Rete 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. 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.
DayStartEndTotal hours
Monday18.0022.304h30
Tuesday20.0022.302h30
Wednesday20.0022.302h30
Thursday20.0023.003h
Friday18.0022.304h30
Saturday18.0023.005h
Sunday20.0022.302h30