Rai Radio 2

Rai Radio 2 (Radio Due) is an Italian radio station in the Radiotelevisione Italiana, the pop music and speech broadcasts sends.

History

The story of Rai Radio 2 goes back to the launched on March 21, 1938 based on large cities second program of state duck Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche ( EIAR ), which is 1944 in Audizioni Radio Italiane ( RAI) renamed. On November 3, 1946, this program was given after a restructuring of the Italian broadcasting the name Rete Azzurra (German blue network). After the introduction of the third program on October 1, 1950, decided to change its name from Rete Azzurra in Secondo Programma (Eng. second program ) on 1 January 1952 to give the stations more identity. Recently found a rename instead of Rai Radio 2.

The program is also broadcast through a medium wave transmitter on the frequency 693 kHz in DRM mode. From January 2008 to middle of May 2008 Rai Radio 2 was also aired 846 kHz in DRM mode in the package with Rai Isoradio via the now-demolished Santa Palomba transmitter on the frequency.

Program

Rai Radio 2 is one of the most listened to radio station in Italy. The program consists of pop music and spoken word programming. The news on Rai Radio 2 run under the name GR2; Radio News RAI run under the umbrella brand Giornale Radio.