Rai 1

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Rai 1

Logo used since 2016
Country	Italy
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Programming
Language(s)	Italian
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	RAI
Sister channels	Rai 2 Rai 3 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	3 January 1954; 70 years ago (1954-01-03)
Former names	Programma Nazionale (1953–1975) Rete 1 (1975–1983) Raiuno (1983–2010)
Links
Website	rai.it/rai1
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 1 (HD) Channel 501 (HbbTV)
Streaming media
RaiPlay	Live streaming (only in Italy)

Rai 1 (Italian: [ˈrai ˈuːno]) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, usually aimed towards families, including TG1 news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events.

It was launched on 3 January 1954 as the first regular television service in Italy. It was the only one until 4 November 1961, when RAI launched a second channel. The channel was initially referred to as "Programma Nazionale". It received other names, such as "Rete 1" and "Raiuno" until it adopted its current name "Rai 1". It has the highest viewership in Italy and regularly competes with Mediaset's Canale 5.

In the United Kingdom, it is available in free-to-air satellite broadcast from Hot Bird 13B.