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
Name
Owner
Location
Notes
Transmission
Website
Radio Byoblu libera e indipendente
Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s
Worldwide
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
Logo
Name
Channel
Type
Launched
Description
Rai 1
1 (DTT)
Free-to-air
3 January 1954
Generalist and family-oriented
Rai 2
2 (DTT)
Free-to-air
4 November 1961
Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
Rai 3
103 (DTT)
Free-to-air
15 December 1979
Cultural and regional programming
Rai 4
521 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
14 July 2008
Youth/urban programming and movies
Rai 5
523 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
26 November 2010
Arts and culture programming
Rai 4K
101 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
17 June 2016
Ultra-high-definition (4K) channel
Rai Movie
24 (DTT)
Free-to-air
1 July 1999
Movies
Rai Premium
525 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
31 July 2003
Popular fiction and films
Rai Gulp
542 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
1 June 2007
Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
Rai Yoyo
543 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
1 November 2006
Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
Rai News 24
48 (DTT)
Free-to-air
26 April 1999
Non-stop rolling news
Rai Storia
554 (DTT, HbbTV)
Free-to-air
2 February 2009
Documentaries about history and culture
Rai Sport
58 (DTT)
Free-to-air
14 September 2015
Sports coverage and related news
Rai Scuola
700 (Tivùsat) ,
806 (Sky)
Free-to-air
19 October 2009
Documentary, cultural and educational
RAI – regional
See also: Mediaset
Mediaset Terrestrial channels
Logo
Name
Channel
Type
Launched
Description
Rete 4
4, 104, 504 (DTT)
Free-to-air
4 January 1982
General, High-definition
Canale 5
5, 105, 505 (DTT)
Free-to-air
11 November 1980
General, High-definition
Italia 1
6, 106, 506 (DTT)
Free-to-air
3 January 1982
General, High-definition
20
20, 120, 520 (DTT)
Free-to-air
3 April 2018
TV Series and Sports
Iris
22, 522 (DTT)
Free-to-air
30 November 2007
Movies
Twentyseven
27, 527 (DTT)
Free-to-air
17 January 2022
Cinema
La5
30, 530 (DTT)
Free-to-air
12 March 2010
Entertainment and Lifestyle
Cine34
34, 534 (DTT)
Free-to-air
20 January 2020
Cinema
Focus
35, 535 (DTT)
Free-to-air
17 March 2018
Documentaries
Top Crime
39, 539 (DTT)
Free-to-air
1 June 2013
Entertainment
Italia 2
49, 549 (DTT)
Free-to-air
4 July 2011
Entertainment and Sports
TGcom24
51, 551 (DTT)
Free-to-air
28 November 2011
News
Mediaset Extra
55, 556 (DTT)
Free-to-air
26 November 2010
General
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
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities Other entities