Granducato TV

Granducato TV is an Italian regional television broadcaster headquartered in Livorno, in the Tuscany region, with an additional newsroom in Pisa. It is a local/regional channel rather than a national network, and its editorial focus is the western part of Tuscany. Its output is built around local information: the channel airs three daily news bulletins with filmed reports, short "Cronache Locali" flashes, and a range of information-oriented rubrics aimed at viewers across western Tuscany. Beyond hard news, Granducato TV carries youth-oriented programming, including a "telegiornale" produced by high-school students, and gives substantial airtime to sport — particularly football and basketball. The sports commentary of Vezio Benetti, often delivered in local vernacular, is described as part of the channel's history. Its programme list includes titles such as "Arcobaleno", "Cronache locali", "EUnews", "GIRO di BOA", "Il Neroazzurro" (hosted by M. Marini), "Il Personaggio", "L'approfondimento", "LIVORNOlé", "Parliamone insieme", "Regionando" and "#TVOPENTOSCANA". The station broadcasts across almost all of Tuscany, reaching the provinces of Livorno, Pisa, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pistoia, Prato and Florence. It operates three antenna transmission sites: Malandrone Alto at Castellina Marittima, and two positions on Monte Serra (one at roughly 910 metres above sea level and one at roughly 860 metres). Granducato TV is documented in Italian television literature, including Aldo Grasso's "La Tv del sommerso" and works by Giancarlo Dotto, Sandro Piccinini and Joseph Baroni on the history of Italian local and commercial television. Its online presence is at granducatotv.it, with a news portal at telegranducato.it carrying rolling local coverage from Livorno, Viareggio, Pontedera and the wider Florentine area.

Granducato TV is an Italian regional television broadcaster based in Livorno, in viale Mameli, with a second newsroom in Pisa. It belongs to the long tradition of Italian local and regional television — the "TV del sommerso" documented by Aldo Grasso and the local-station history chronicled by Giancarlo Dotto, Sandro Piccinini and Joseph Baroni — rather than to the national networks. The channel's editorial identity is closely tied to western Tuscany. It produces three daily news bulletins with filmed reports, short "Cronache Locali" flashes and a set of information rubrics, and it also carries youth-oriented programming, including a news bulletin made by high-school students. Sport is a central pillar: football and basketball receive particular attention, and the commentary of Vezio Benetti, frequently delivered in local vernacular, is described as part of the station's history. Its programme roster has included "Arcobaleno", "Cronache locali", "EUnews", "GIRO di BOA", "Il Neroazzurro" hosted by M. Marini, "Il Personaggio", "L'approfondimento", "LIVORNOlé", "Parliamone insieme", "Regionando" and "#TVOPENTOSCANA". Granducato TV broadcasts across almost all of Tuscany, reaching the provinces of Livorno, Pisa, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pistoia, Prato and Florence. It operates three antenna transmission sites: Malandrone Alto at Castellina Marittima, and two positions on Monte Serra, at approximately 910 and 860 metres above sea level. Its official site is granducatotv.it, and its news portal is telegranducato.it, which publishes rolling local coverage from Livorno, Viareggio, Pontedera and the Florentine area.

A regional broadcaster focused on local information, sport and community programming for western Tuscany.

• Three daily news bulletins

  Filmed news reports broadcast three times a day.

• "Cronache Locali"

  Short local news flashes.

• "Arcobaleno"

  Programme on the channel's roster.

• "EUnews"

  European news programme.

• "GIRO di BOA"

  Programme on the channel's roster.

• "Il Neroazzurro"

  Programme hosted by M. Marini.

• "Il Personaggio"

  Interview/profile programme.

• "L'approfondimento"

  In-depth current affairs programme.

• "LIVORNOlé"

  Livorno-focused programme.

• "Parliamone insieme"

  Discussion programme.

• "Regionando"

  Regional affairs programme.

• "#TVOPENTOSCANA"

  Programme on the channel's roster.

1. 1Telegranducato di Toscana | Informarsi in Toscanatelegranducato.it
2. 2Granducato TV — Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Granducato TV — Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org