Rai Sender Bozen (television)
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Rai Sender Bozen is a German 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
. Unlike all others RAI channels, Sender Bozen carries no commercials
.
. It also broadcasts for different periods of time day by day. Outside its own broadcasting hours, Sender Bozen's frequencies are used by Rai 3.
German language
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television channel produced by the Italian
Italy
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public-service broadcasting
Public broadcasting
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network RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
from its studios in Bolzano, and broadcast to the German-speaking public of South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
. Unlike all others RAI channels, Sender Bozen carries no commercials
Television advertisement
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History
Transmissions began on 7 February 1966. Programming initially occupied just one hour daily, broadcasted 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, Sender Bozen is not on air 24/724/7
24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week", usually referring to a business or service available at all times without interruption...
. It also broadcasts for different periods of time day by day. Outside its own broadcasting hours, Sender Bozen's frequencies are used by Rai 3.
| Day | Start | End | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 18.00 | 22.30 | 4h30 |
| Tuesday | 20.00 | 22.30 | 2h30 |
| Wednesday | 20.00 | 22.30 | 2h30 |
| Thursday | 20.00 | 23.00 | 3h |
| Friday | 18.00 | 22.30 | 4h30 |
| Saturday | 18.00 | 23.00 | 5h |
| Sunday | 20.00 | 22.30 | 2h30 |
External links
- Week's programming (in German)