Rai 5

Rai 5
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
Switzerland
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerRAI
Sister channelsRai 1
Rai 2
Rai 3
Rai 4
Rai Gulp
Rai Movie
Rai News 24
Rai Premium
Rai Scuola
Rai Sport
Rai Storia
Rai Yoyo
Rai Ladinia
Rai Südtirol
Rai Italia
History
Launched26 November 2010; 13 years ago (2010-11-26)
ReplacedRai Extra
Links
Websiterai.it/rai5
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 23 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlayLive streaming (Italy only)

Rai 5 ("RAI Cinque") is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 26 November 2010 replacing Rai Extra. Its programming deals with culture with a particular attention to the arts world, offering documentaries, reportages and highbrow entertainment (music, dance, cabaret and theatre).

Logos

  • 2010–2017
    2010–2017
  • 2017–present
    2017–present

Eurovision Song Contest

Rai 5 has broadcast from 2011 until 2013 the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest where Italy has to vote.[additional citation(s) needed]

Programmes

  • Paradisi da salvare (2023)[1]

References

  1. ^ "Paradisi da salvare". RAI Ufficio Stampa. 4 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.


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