ORF III (ORF drei), sometimes called ORF 3 is an Austrian television channel owned by the Austrian national broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The channel launched on 26 October 2011 at 14:00 CEST, and replaced TW1.^[1]

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ORF III

Country	Austria, Italy (South Tyrol)
Programming
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	ORF
Sister channels	ORF 1 ORF 2 ORF Sport +
History
Launched	26 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-26)
Replaced	TW1
Links
Website	tv.orf.at/orf3
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T (Austria)	Channel 5 (DVB-T MUX B)
Streaming media
ORF TVthek	Watch live(Limited programming outside Austria)

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ORF III took over the frequencies on satellite and cable from TW1, which specialised in tourism and weather. ORF III also launched on digital terrestrial television in Austria. ORF III is currently not available to view via the Internet, however, podcasts from ORF III will be available online. ORF Sport +, the station that shared the frequency with TW1, moved to a new 24-hour slot.

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