Lang Media http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_italy/it_index.html
From the Five College's Online language learning site, watch videos, look at images, and read transcripts of videos of different conversational situations in Italy.
Radio Italia
http://www.radioitalia.it/
Watch streaming video ("on-air video") or
listen to pop and rock songs ("on-air radio") online at Radioitalia. The video link “On-Air
Video” also includes fascinatingly cheesy commercials (in Italian) every few
songs.
RAI
http://rai.it/
Watch telegiornale (the
news on television) or listen to radio news from RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana),
the national network (sort of like the BBC in England).
Radio Stations A listing of online Italian radio stations is found here (thanks to Mary B. for sending this!): http://www.qsl.net/g3yrc/radio-online/Europe/Italy.htm
Radio MonteCarlo http://www.radiomontecarlo.net/RMC_04/PlayerRMC/player64_2.htm
A site for Italians learning English, with English music and Italian announcers talking about American and British news. Thanks to Sal P. for suggesting this site!
Join for free or pay $6.00 per month to be a member who can initiate contact. This is a place where you can meet native or student speakers of other languages and exchange conversations in languages you are both trying to learn. Choose email, IM, or voice chat.
Due
Parole http://www.dueparole.it/default.asp
Monthly newsletter, with
easy to read international news stories. This newspaper is designed for new
Italian readers. You can read it online or print out a PDF version. (It’s not
updated all that often).
Google News Italia
http://news.google.com/news?ned=it
Italian news feed for
Google news. Authentic Italian news from regional and national sources.
It's free and there are also user forums where you can ask for the meaning of words or expressions that have you stumped.
Cool Italian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/cool/
It's what you've been waiting for.... parolacce
(swears), insults, body parts -- it's all here.