Rai 3

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Rai 3

Logo used since 2016
Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy France (Corsica, southern portion) Switzerland (southern portion) Austria (southern portion) Slovenia (western portion) San Marino Vatican City
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Programming
Language(s)	Italian
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	RAI
Sister channels	Rai 1 Rai 2 Rai 4 Rai 5 Rai Gulp Rai Movie Rai News 24 Rai Premium Rai Scuola Rai Sport Rai Storia Rai Yoyo Rai Ladinia Rai Südtirol Rai Italia
History
Launched	15 December 1979; 45 years ago (1979-12-15)
Former names	Rete 3 (1979–1982) Rai Tre (1982–2010)
Links
Website	rai.it/rai3
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 103 (HD) Channel 503 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlay	Live streaming (Only in Italy)

Rai 3 (formerly Rai Tre) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 15 December 1979 and its programming is centred towards cultural and regional programming. It has always been considered the most left-leaning channel of Italian public television. Rai 3 is a direct competitor to Mediaset's Rete 4.