On a letter appeared today on one of the most important Italian newspapers La Stampa, Italian fans of the Eurovision Song Contest complained about the decision of RAI, the national public broadcaster, not to broadcast this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

On a letter published today, and signed by the webmaster of the Italian webiste ogae.it, Francesco Morsilli, referred that “also this year, and it happens since 1997, RAI doesn't broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest, next saturday 24th May in Riga, Latvia. All the European public televisions will broadcast it live, and not our national television, as usual. It's truly a shame! Only if somebody thinks that Eurovision Song Contest, is the most watched programme in Germany, Spain, Sweden and also in other countries”.

Meanwhile it became clear that the thematic digital satellite Italian channel Gay.tv will broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest live, but it appears that channel is not available without being subscribed.