ORF III (''ORF drei'', ''Österreichischer Rundfunk 3''), sometimes called ORF 3 is an

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n television channel owned by the Austrian national broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The channel launched on 26 October 2011 at 14:00 CEST, and replaced TW1. ORF III took over the frequencies on satellite and cable from TW1, which specialised in tourism and weather. ORF III also launched on

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in Austria, and since 2017 is available in encrypted form on the Austrian DVB-T2 platform . Limited programming from ORF III is available to view via

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, while

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s from ORF III are available online. ORF Sport +, the station that shared the frequency with TW1, moved to a new 24-hour slot.

Logos

ORF III HD Logo Monochrom.svg, HD logo

References

External links

* Television stations in Austria Television channels and stations established in 2011 2011 establishments in Austria ORF (broadcaster) {{Europe-tv-station-stub