Rai Radio 3 (''Radio tre'') is an Italian radio channel operated by the state-owned
public-broadcasting organization RAI and specializing in culture and
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...
. It is currently directed by Andrea Montanari.
Founded on 1 October 1950 as the ''Terzo programma'', it was loosely based on its British namesake, the
BBC Third Programme
The BBC Third Programme was a national radio station produced and broadcast from 1946 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 3. It first went on the air on 29 September 1946 and became one of the leading cultural and intellectual forces ...
, which had been established in 1946. It adopted its current name in 1976.
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Program schedule
Radio 3 is a thematic channel focused on the cultural sphere, within the scope of classical music and avant-garde music (including live concerts), drama, literature, readings of classic works, history, economics, philosophy, religion, mythology, art and cinema. Information is presented with a critical and analytical slant. In the past, no commercials were broadcast on this channel. All the transmissions are produced by
Radio Rai.
Until September 2017, at night, at the end of the program schedule, the network connects with
Rai Radio 3 Classica, a
cable radio
Cable radio is radio broadcasting into homes and businesses via a cable. This can be a coaxial cable used for television, or a telephone line. It is generally used for the same reason as cable TV was in its early days when it was "community ante ...
, Dab+, DTT and internet channel broadcasting classical music. This ended however in September 2017 when Rai Radio 3 started its own night programmes. Since August 2022 Rai Radio 3 connects again with Rai Radio 3 Classica during the night from 2 AM (1:30 on Saturday and Sunday) to 6. The radio news headline is hosted in three main editions (at 8.45, 13.45 and 18.45) and other shorter editions in the course of the day.
In addition, the channel broadcasts the events of Euroradio, a network of European public radio stations committed to classical music, jazz and cultural events.
EBU.CH - Euroradio Classics
It broadcast one of the long-lived strips of classical music, "Concerto ogni sera" (''A concert every evening''), then "Concerto della sera" (''The evening's concert''), which aired from 4 January 1953 to December 1977, around 19.15. Beforehand, from 1951 to 1953 aired "Concerto d'apertura" (''Opening concert'') at 20.30, which was replaced by "Spazio Tre".
Logos
See also
*'' Radio3 Scienza''
References
External links
Rai Radio 3
at RaiPlay Sound
Free-to-air
Radio stations in Italy
Classical music radio stations
Radio stations established in 1950
RAI radio stations
Cable radio
1950 establishments in Italy
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