Levels 2–3
Rai Radio 1
Standard Italian
Italy's main public news and talk station, with the GR news bulletins and live sport — clear, careful Italian.
Live radio
Train your ear with Italian radio
Listen to live Italian radio from Italy and Switzerland, right here. Pause and catch up: the best way to get used to the sound of Italian, from Milan to Naples.
Levels 1–2
Rai Radio 2
Everyday, informal Italian
Pop music, comedy and chat shows: the Italian people speak every day, with lots of humour.
Level 3
Rai Radio 3
Cultured, standard Italian
Culture, books, history and classical music, with slow and elegant Italian.
Level 3
Radio 24
News Italian
News, business and talk from Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy's financial newspaper. Great for serious, modern vocabulary.
Levels 2–3
RTL 102.5
Fast, lively Italian
Italy's most popular private station: hit music, short news and very energetic presenters.
Levels 2–3
Radio Capital
Relaxed, modern Italian
Classic songs, news and conversation from Milan. Use a short rewind to hear a sentence again.
Levels 2–3
Radio Kiss Kiss
Southern Italian (Naples)
Music and chat from Naples: hear the warm, musical accent of southern Italy.
Levels 2–3
RSI Rete Uno
Swiss Italian
Swiss public radio from Lugano: news and talk in the calm, clear Italian of Ticino.
Kids
Rai Radio Kids
Children's radio
Songs, fairy tales and stories for children in simple Italian.
Streams are provided by each broadcaster and may change or be unavailable in some countries. Press ▶ on a station to start the player.
How to listen to improve
- Level 1: listen to Rai Radio Kids or Rai Radio 2 for five minutes, just to hear the music of the language. Notice words you know.
- Level 2: try the news (the GR on Rai Radio 1, or RSI Rete Uno from Switzerland). Guess the topic of each story. Pause and listen again to a sentence you almost understood.
- Level 3: change station every day: Milan (Radio 24), Naples (Radio Kiss Kiss), Ticino (RSI)… Write down five new words and look them up.