Rai 5 ("RAI Cinque") is an Italian
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
television channel owned and operated by state-owned
public broadcaster
Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) is radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service with a commitment to avoiding political and commercial influence. Public broadcasters receive ...
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
File:Rai 5 logo.svg, 2010–2017
File:Rai 5 - Logo 2017.svg, 2017–present
Eurovision Song Contest
Rai 5 has broadcast from 2011 until 2013 the semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
where Italy has to vote.
Programmes
* ''Paradisi da salvare'' (2023)
References
External links
Official website*
5
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Italian-language television stations
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