RAI Sport 2 began broadcasting FTA on 13E

At the orbital position of 13°E sends another free sports channel. Italian public television RAI here on Tuesday launched its satellite distribution channel RAI Sport 2. Existing channel RAI Sport Piu renamed RAI Sport 1.

RAI Sport 2 started regular broadcasting 18 May 2010 at 14:30 pm. Channel appeared in the original position of news program TV RAI News 24, which is now being broadcast on another frequency (freq 10.992 GHz, Col. V, SR 27500, FEC 2/3). RAI Sport 2 focuses on minority sports.

Technical parameters:
Hot Bird 9 (13°E) freq 11.804 GHz, pol. V, SR 27500, FEC 2/3, DVB-S/QPSK, service ID 3301, Video PID 516 Audio PID 654, FTA

RAI Sport 2 is part TivúSat platform and freely available to all viewers. TivúSat is a joint satellite project RAI, Mediaset and Telecom Italia Media. Platform officially launched 22 July 2009. The service is intended primarily to households, who addressed the issue of television revenue during the shutdown of analogue terrestrial broadcasting in Italy.