Rai Scuola
Italian television channel
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Rai Scuola (English: Rai School) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned by Rai Cultura, an arm of state-owned broadcaster RAI. Launched in 1999 as Rai Edu Lab, the channel adopted its final name in 2009.
 Final logo used from 2017 to 2026 | |
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Languages | Italian, English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RAI |
| Sister channels | Rai 1 Rai 2 Rai 3 Rai 4 Rai 5 Rai Gulp Rai Movie Rai News 24 Rai Premium Rai Sport Rai Storia Rai Yoyo Rai Ladinia Rai Südtirol Rai Italia |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 June 1999 |
| Closed | 30 September 2026 |
| Former names | Rai Edu Lab (1999–2002) Rai Edu 1 (2002–2009) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.raiscuola.rai.it |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 57 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| RaiPlay | Live Streaming |
Programming
History
Replacing RaiSat 3 - Encyclopedia, the channel was born on June 28, 1999 under the name of Rai Educational Sat and was originally broadcast only via satellite. On 10 June 2002, after the channel was split, it changed its name to Rai Edu 1 and on 19 October 2009 to Rai Scuola.
From 3 February 2004 Rai Edu 1 also became available on digital terrestrial television in most of the Italian national territory with Mux B.
From 2 February 2009 it was replaced in this multiplex by Rai Storia, but the channel's broadcasts on digital terrestrial continued until 18 May 2010, when the logos of the Rai channels were renewed.
From 21 December 2011 the channel returned to broadcast on digital terrestrial for the areas covered by Mux 2 until 14 September 2015. It currently broadcasts on RAI Mux B.
From January 4, 2017, the channel began broadcasting in high definition on the Tivùsat satellite platform.
On 10 April 2017 Rai Scuola renews its logo, graphics and colours, going from lilac to orange.
From 20 October 2021, the standard definition version on digital terrestrial switches to MPEG-4 encoding while remaining visible only on HD devices.
On December 14, 2021, following a frequency reorganization, the SD version was removed from satellite, leaving only the HD version available. Consequently, the channel became available free-to-air.
On January 17, 2022, following a reorganization of certain channels, it moved to channel 26 on Tivùsat.
On March 8, 2022, following a reorganization of digital terrestrial frequencies and channels, Rai Scuola moved to channel 57, previously occupied by Rai Sport + HD. From March 16, 2023, it is also available on channel 146, replacing Rai Sport HD, which remains available only on channel 58.
On August 28, 2024, the channel broadcasts its programming exclusively in high definition via the new DVB-T2 digital terrestrial standard, alongside Rai Storia and Rai Radio 2 Visual.
On February 16, 2026, the channel broadcasts on digital terrestrial television using HEVC encoding.
On July 3, 2026, during the presentation of the television schedules for the 2026/2027 season, Rai announced the closure of Rai Scuola effective September 30-October 1, 2026. The channel will be replaced by "Italiana," a new television channel focused on showcasing national culture, heritage, and productions. [1]
Logos and identities
Rai Scuola's third logo, used from 2002 to 19 October 2009.
Rai Scuola's fourth logo, used from 19 October 2009 to 18 May 2010.
Rai Scuola's fifth and previous logo, used from 18 May 2010 to 9 April 2017.
Rai Scuola's sixth and final logo, used from 10 April 2017 to 30 September 2026.
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