This is a list of national Italian TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, cable systems in Italy. Some channels have a "timeshift" service, i.e. the same programming (and usually advertisements as well) broadcast one or two hours later to give viewers another chance to catch a favourite programme. On free satellite, as well as on Sky Italia, foreign channels are also available, such as Euronews, CNN International, MTV Dance, MTV Rocks, etc. For Italian-speaking channels not based in Italy, or not having studios in Italy, please see the link above this paragraph.
National networks edit
RAI edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Description |
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Rai 1 HD | 1 HD (FTA) | Free-to-air | 3 January 1954 | 24 hours[1] | Generalist and family-oriented |
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Rai 2 HD | 2 HD (FTA) | Free-to-air | 4 November 1961 | 24 hours[1] | Generalist, catering towards urban audiences |
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Rai 3 HD | 103 HD (FTA) | Free-to-air | 15 December 1979 | 24 hours[1] | Cultural and regional programming |
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Rai 4 HD | 521 HD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 14 July 2008 | 24 hours | Youth/urban programming and movies |
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Rai 5 HD | 523 HD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 26 November 2010 | 24 hours | Arts and culture programming |
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Rai 4K | 101 UHD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 17 June 2016 | may vary | Ultra HD (4K) channel |
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Rai Movie HD | 24 HD
524 HD |
Free-to-air | 1 July 1999 | 24 hours | Movies |
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Rai Premium HD | 525 HD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 31 July 2003 | 24 hours | Popular fiction and films |
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Rai Gulp HD | 542 HD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 1 June 2007 | 24 hours | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 |
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Rai Yoyo HD | 543 HD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 1 November 2006 | 24 hours | Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7 |
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Rai News 24 HD | 48 HD | Free-to-air | 26 April 1999 | 24 hours | Non-stop rolling news |
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Rai Storia HD | 554 HD (HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 2 February 2009 | 24 hours | Documentaries about history and culture |
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Rai Sport HD | 58 HD | Free-to-air | 14 September 2015 | 24 hours | Sports coverage and related news |
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Rai Scuola | 57 SD
146 SD |
Free-to-air | 19 October 2009 | 24 hours | Documentary, cultural and educational |
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Rai Radio 2 Visual | 202 SD | Free-to-air | 21 December 2022 | 24 hours | Radio broadcast, news and music |
RAI Regional edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Launched | Language | Region |
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Rai Alto Adige | 1960 | Italian | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
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Rai Ladinia | 1988 | Ladin | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
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Rai Südtirol | 3 HD
808 HD |
1966 | German | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
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Rai 3 BIS FJK | 3 HD
810 HD |
1995 | Italian and Slovene | Friuli Venezia Giulia/Furlanija Julijska Krajina |
Mediaset edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Description |
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| Terrestrial channel | |||||
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Rete 4 | 4 HD | Free-to-air | 4 January 1982 | General |
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Canale 5 | 5 HD | Free-to-air | 11 November 1980 | General |
| Italia 1 | 6 HD | Free-to-air | 3 January 1982 | General | |
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20 | 20 HD | Free-to-air | 3 April 2018 | TV Series and Sports |
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Iris | 22 HD
522 HD |
Free-to-air | 30 November 2007 | Movies |
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Twentyseven | 27 HD
527 HD |
Free-to-air | 17 January 2022 | Cinema |
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La5 | 30 HD
530 HD |
Free-to-air | 12 March 2010 | Entertainment and lifestyle |
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Cine34 | 34 HD
534 HD |
Free-to-air | 20 January 2020 | Cinema |
| Focus | 35 HD
535 HD |
Free-to-air | 17 March 2018 | Documentaries | |
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Top Crime | 39 HD
539 HD |
Free-to-air | 1 June 2013 | Entertainment |
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Italia 2 | 49 HD
549 HD |
Free-to-air | 4 July 2011 | Entertainment and sports |
| TGcom24 | 51 HD
551 HD |
Free-to-air | 28 November 2011 | Non-stop rolling news | |
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Mediaset Extra | 55 HD
556 HD |
Free-to-air | 26 November 2010 | General |
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Radio 105 TV | 66 HD
566 HD |
Free-to-air | 23 December 2019 | Radio broadcast, news and music |
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R101 TV | 67 HD
567 HD |
Free-to-air | 13 July 2015 | Radio broadcast, news and music |
| Radio Monte Carlo TV | - | Free-to-view | 10 April 2020 | Radio broadcast, news and music | |
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Virgin Radio TV | - | Free-to-view | 6 November 2018 | Radio broadcast, news and music |
Boing S.p.A edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Description |
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Boing | 40 HD
540 HD |
Free-to-air | 20 November 2004 | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 |
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Boing Plus | 45 SD
545 SD |
11 July 2019 | ||
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Cartoonito | 46 HD
546 HD |
Free-to-air | 22 August 2011 | Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7 |
Cairo Communication edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Description |
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| Terrestrial channel | |||||
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La7 | 7 HD | Free-to-air | 24 June 2001 | General |
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La7d | 29 SD | Free-to-air | 22 March 2010 | Entertainment |
Sky Italia edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Description |
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| Terrestrial channel | ||||||
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TV8 | 8 HD | Free-to-air | 1 August 2015 | 24 hours | General |
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Cielo | 26 SD | Free-to-air | 16 December 2009 | 24 hours | Entertainment, sports and movies |
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Sky TG24 | 50 SD | Free-to-air | 31 August 2003 | 24 hours | Non-stop rolling news |
Warner Bros. Discovery edit
Discovery Italia edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Availability | Description |
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| Terrestrial channel | |||||||
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Nove[2] | 9 HD | Free-to-air | 1 February 2015 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat and FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (HD)[3][4] | General |
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Real Time | 31 HD | Free-to-air | 1 October 2005 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat (HD); DTT (HD) | Lifestyle |
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Food Network | 33 HD | Free-to-air | 8 May 2015 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Cooking and cuisine |
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Warner TV | 37 HD
537 HD |
Free-to-air | 30 October 2022 | 24 hours | Tivùsat; DTT | Entertainment |
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Giallo | 38 HD | Free-to-air | 14 May 2012 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Entertainment |
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K2 | 41 SD | Free-to-air | 1 July 2009 | 01:00 – 22:00[5] | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 |
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Frisbee | 44 SD | Free-to-air | 12 June 2010 | 01:00 – 22:00[5] | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7 |
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DMAX | 52 HD | Free-to-air | 10 November 2011 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Entertainment |
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HGTV | 56 HD | Free-to-air | 2 February 2020 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Lifestyle |
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Motor Trend | 59 HD | Free-to-air | 29 April 2018 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Automotive |
Paramount edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Availability | Description |
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| Terrestrial channel | |||||||
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Super! | 47 SD | Free-to-air | 1 September 2010 | 24 hours | Sky Italia, Tivùsat; DTT | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 |
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Sky Italia edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Description |
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| Premium channel | ||||||
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Sky Uno | 108 HD
109 +1 HD |
Pay | 1 April 2009 | 24 hours | Entertainment |
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Sky Atlantic | 110 HD
111 +1 HD |
Pay | 9 April 2014 | 10:30 – 03:30 | TV Series |
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Sky Serie | 112 HD
113 +1 HD |
Pay | 1 July 2021 | 24 hours | TV Series |
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Sky Investigation | 114 HD
115 +1 HD |
Pay | 1 July 2021 | 24 hours | TV Series about crime |
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Sky Crime | 116 HD
117 +1 HD |
Pay | 1 November 2023 | 24 hours | Documentaries about crime |
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Sky Documentaries | 120 HD
121 +1 HD |
Pay | 1 July 2021 | 24 hours | Documentaries |
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Sky Nature | 122 HD | Pay | 1 July 2021 | 24 hours | Documentaries about nature |
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Sky Arte | 123 HD
124 +1 HD |
Pay | 1 November 2012 | 24 hours | Documentaries about arts and culture |
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Sky Sport 24 | 200 HD | Pay | 30 August 2008 | 24 hours | Sports news |
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Sky Sport Uno | 201 HD | Pay | 1 July 2003 | 24 hours | Sports |
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Sky Sport Calcio | 202 HD
249 HD |
Pay | 2 July 2018 | 24 hours | Football (soccer) |
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Sky Sport Tennis | 203 HD | Pay | 28 June 2021 | 24 hours | Tennis related events |
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Sky Sport Arena | 204 HD | Pay | 31 June 2003 | 24 hours | Sports |
| Sky Sport Max | 205 HD | Pay | 4 September 2023 | 24 hours | Sports | |
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Sky Sport Golf | 206 HD | Pay | 2 July 2018 | 24 hours | Golf related events |
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Sky Sport F1 | 207 HD | Pay | 2 July 2018 | 24 hours | F1 related events |
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Sky Sport MotoGP | 208 HD | Pay | 2 July 2018 | 24 hours | MotoGP related events |
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Sky Sport NBA | 209 HD | Pay | 2 July 2018 | 24 hours | NBA related events |
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Sky Sport 4K | 213 UHD | Pay | 20 August 2021 | 24 hours | Sports in Ultra HD (4K) |
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Sky Sport | 251–257 HD
258–259 SD |
Pay | may vary | Sports | |
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Sky Cinema Uno | 301 HD
310 +24 HD |
Pay | 31 July 2003 | 24 hours | Movies |
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Sky Cinema Due | 302 HD
311 +24 HD |
Pay | 8 March 2019 | 24 hours | Movies |
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Sky Cinema Collection | 303 HD | Pay | 1 March 2008 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to film reviews and collections/ franchises and night oscars live coverage |
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Sky Cinema Family | 304 HD | Pay | 20 December 2008 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to comedies, animated films, teen-comedies, blockbusters and films from the eighties and nineties |
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Sky Cinema Action | 305 HD | Pay | 20 July 2009 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to action |
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Sky Cinema Suspense | 306 HD | Pay | 8 March 2019 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to thriller, crime, horror and noir films |
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Sky Cinema Romance | 307 HD | Pay | 11 March 2011 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to love, romance and passion |
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Sky Cinema Drama | 308 HD | Pay | 8 March 2019 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to dramas and biographies |
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Sky Cinema Comedy | 309 HD | Pay | 1 March 2011 | 24 hours | Movies dedicated to comedies |
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Sky TG24 Primo Piano | 501 SD | Pay | 8 November 2010 | 24 hours | News |
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Sky Meteo 24 | 502 SD | Pay | 1 August 2004 | 24 hours | Weather news forecasts |
Warner Bros. Discovery edit
Discovery Italia edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Availability | Description |
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| Premium channel | |||||||
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Eurosport 1 | 210 HD | Pay | 5 February 1989 | 06:00 – 01:00 | Sky Italia | Sports |
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Eurosport 2 | 211 HD | Pay | 10 January 2015 | 24 hours | Sky Italia | Sports |
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Discovery Channel | 407 HD | Pay | 1 September 1997 | 24 hours | Sky Italia (HD, +1) | Documentaries |
Turner Broadcasting System edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Availability | Description |
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| Premium channel | |||||||
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Cartoon Network | 607 HD | Pay | 31 July 1996 | 24 hours | Sky Italia (HD, +1) | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 |
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Boomerang | 609 HD | Pay | 31 July 2003 | 24 hours | Sky Italia (HD, +1) | Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7 |
Paramount edit
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Broadcast hours | Availability | Description |
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| Premium channel | |||||||
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Comedy Central | 129 SD | Pay | 1 May 2007 | 06:00 – 05:00 | Sky Italia | Entertainment |
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MTV | 131 HD | Pay | 1 September 1997 | 24 hours | Sky Italia | Entertainment |
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MTV Music | 132 SD | Pay | 17 May 2010 | 24 hours | Sky Italia | Music |
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Nick Jr. | 603 SD | Pay | 31 July 2009 | 24 hours | Sky Italia (SD, +1) | Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7 |
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Nickelodeon | 605 SD | Pay | 1 November 2004 | 24 hours | Sky Italia (SD, +1) | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 |
Others edit
| Channel name | Owner/parent company | Broadcast hours | Format | Availability | Content |
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| 7 Gold | Italia 7 Gold | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | General |
| AB Channel | Promosat S.r.l. | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite; local DTT | General |
| Alice | Alma Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Cooking |
| Antichità Chiossone | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Teleshopping (antiques) | |
| Automoto TV | Automoto TV | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Motors |
| Bike Channel | Filmedia[6] | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Byoblu | Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia; Tivùsat; DTT | News; Documentaries |
| Caccia | Digicast | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Hunting |
| Cagnola | Cagnola | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Teleshopping |
| Camera dei Deputati | Chamber of Deputies | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Politics; Lives from Italian lower House |
| Canale 65[7] | GM Comunicazione | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Teleshopping |
| Canale Italia 2 | Canale Italia | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | DTT | General |
| Canale Italia 83 | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | General; Music | |
| Canale Italia 84 | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | General | |
| Case Design Stili | Alma Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Lifestyle |
| Channel 24 | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Teleshopping |
| Città Italia[8] | DWT | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Lifestyle |
| Class CNBC | Class Editori; NBCUniversal; Mediaset | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Business |
| Class TV Moda | Class Editori | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Lifestyle |
| Classica HD | Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Classical Music |
| Crime+Investigation | A&E Networks | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Documentaries; Entertainment |
| DeA Junior | De Agostini | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family |
| DeA Kids (+1) | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family | |
| Deejay TV | GEDI Gruppo Editoriale | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | DTT | Music |
| Doctor's Life Channel | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia[9] | Health; Documentaries | |
| Donna TV | Filmedia[6] | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | DTT | Lifestyle |
| Elite Shopping | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Teleshopping | |
| Gambero Rosso Channel (HD) | D. Gusto; Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Cooking |
| Gold TV | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| Hip Hop TV | Seven Music Entertainment | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Music |
| History (HD, +1) | A&E Networks | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia, Now TV | Documentaries; Factual |
| Horse TV | Class Editori | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Lifestyle; Horse racing |
| HSE24 | Home Shopping Europe | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD) | Teleshopping |
| Inter TV | FC Internazionale Milano | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Italia 53 | Canale Italia | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | DTT | Movies; News |
| Italia + | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| Italia Channel – Mediatext.it | Mediatext.it | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| Italian Fishing TV | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Fishing | |
| Juwelo Italia | Juwelo TV Deutschland GmbH | 10:00 – 01:00[10] | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping (jewelry) |
| La 4 | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| LaEffe | Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Culture |
| Lazio Style Channel | S.S. Lazio | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Man-Ga | Yamato Video | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Anime |
| Marcopolo | Alma Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite and DTT | Documentaries; Traveling |
| Milan TV | Infront Sports & Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Muzik TV | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Music | |
| Odeon 24 | Profit Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | General |
| Padre Pio TV | Teleradio Padre Pio | 08:00 – 01:00 | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Religious |
| Pesca | Digicast | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Fishing |
| QVC (HD) | QVC Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD) | Teleshopping |
| Radio Italia TV | Radio Italia S.M.I. | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD, HD) | Music |
| Radionorba TV | Gruppo Norba | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite, local DTT | Music |
| Retecapri | Television Broadcasting System | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | General |
| Reteconomy | Reteconomy | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Business |
| Roma TV | A.S. Roma | 09:00 – 06:00 | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| RTL 102.5 TV | RTL 102.5 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV and SDTV | FTA satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Music |
| Senato della Repubblica | Senate of the Republic | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Politics; Lives from Italian upper House |
| Sportitalia | Sportitalia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia; DTT | Sports |
| SuperTennis (HD) | Federazione Italiana Tennis[11] | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD) | Sports |
| Telepace (HD) | Telepace; Vatican Media | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); local DTT (SD) | Religious |
| TG Architettura | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Educational | |
| TG Norba 24 (HD) | Gruppo Norba | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (SD); local DTT (HD, SD) | News |
| Top Calcio 24 | Mediapason | 02:00 – 19:00[12] | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Football (soccer) |
| TV2000 | Conferenza Episcopale Italiana | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite; DTT | General; Religious |
| Uninettuno University TV | UTI UNINETTUNO | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Educational |
| UNIRE Sat | UNIRE | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Horse racing |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c At about 2am, Rai 1, Rai 2 and Rai 3 simulcasts Rai News 24
- ^ "L'Espresso cede Deejay Tv a Discovery Italia per 17 milioni". La Repubblica (in Italian). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ (in Italian)TIMB MUX 2: ELIMINATA LA VERSIONE IN ALTA DEFINIZIONE DI NOVE., L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE
- ^ "181026 – TIMB MUX 2: ELIMINATA LA VERSIONE IN ALTA DEFINIZIONE DI NOVE – L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE – LA TV DIGITALE TERRESTRE IN ITALIA". litaliaindigitale.it. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b from 22:00 to 01:00 go on air a programming block called Family Club
- ^ a b "Tv Channel Publisher | Filmedia". filmedia.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
- ^ "190201 – TIMB MUX 2: TERMINANO I PROGRAMMI DI IBOX 65, ARRIVA CANALE 65 – L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE – LA TV DIGITALE TERRESTRE IN ITALIA". litaliaindigitale.it. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Città Italia TV – La TV delle grandi passioni". cittaitalia.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Only for doctors and pharmacists
- ^ airing presentations or test cards from 01:00 to 10:00
- ^ "Home". supertennis.tv.
- ^ time-sharing with gaming TV Winga