Rai FD5 Auditorium

FD5 Auditorium

Broadcast area	Italy - Some Areas DAB, DVB-T, Cable radio, FM, Hotbird & Internet
Frequency	FM several frequencies, change from geographical side to side
First air date	4 January 1959
Format	Classical music
Owner	RAI
Sister stations	Rai FD4 Leggera
Webcast	Real Media
Website	www.filodiffusione.rai.it

FD5 Auditorium is a radio channel, owned and produced by the Italian State broadcaster RAI, which broadcasts uninterrupted classical music without commercials. It is distributed via:

• the cable radio service Filodiffusione, which was launched in 1958 by RAI and SIP (now Telecom Italia)
• the Hot Bird satellite using DAB technology
• the digital terrestrial DVB-T network (available only in Italy)

Unlike its sister channel FD4 Leggera, FD5 Auditorium can also be heard on FM, in the Italian cities of Turin (on 101.8 MHz), Milan (102.2 MHz), Rome (100.3 MHz), Naples (103.9 MHz), and Ancona (106.0 MHz). It is also relayed by Rai GR Parlamento (generally after 21.00) and overnight on Rai Radio 3 (generally between 2.00 and 6.00).

Logos

2000–2010	2010–present

External links

• Official Site (English)
• Live Streaming (Italian)