RTL 102.5 is a privately owned company headquartered in Italy. Founded in 1975, it employs approximately 200 individuals and reported $65.1M in revenue as of 2023, classified as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company's main product is broadcast television and radio, operating as an Italian radio station.
RTL 102.5 confirmed its position as Italy's most listened-to radio station on February 4, 2026, topping audience ratings on the average day across all four quarters of 2025 with 6.616 million listeners. On January 28, the broadcaster announced that Radio Zeta began rotating five unreleased tracks from artists including Angie, Cate Lumina, Plasma, Riccardo Stimolo, and Valentina Pesaresi on January 27, allowing listeners to vote for their preferred song via RTL 102.5 Play. This followed the opening of ticket sales on January 22 for the RTL 102.5 Power Hits Estate 2026 event at the Arena di Verona on September 1, adding a second major date to the May 31 event at the Foro Italico in Rome, which was initially announced on December 29, 2025, as the "Grand Opening." Earlier, on December 22, 2025, RTL 102.5 President and founder Lorenzo Suraci stated in an interview with Corriere della Sera that the company would focus on a single advertising system and was not pursuing new acquisitions.