Ciak Telesud

Ciak Telesud is an Italian regional generalist television broadcaster headquartered in Paternò, in the province of Catania, Sicily. It was founded in 1985 by local entrepreneurs and has since established itself as the leading television station of Paternò. Its programming is built around local news, culture, sport and entertainment, with its flagship programme being the newscast Ciak News, directed by the journalist Mary Sottile. Technical production and supervision of Ciak Telesud-branded output are handled by a technical staff led by Guido D'Aquino, while the publisher is Giuseppe Scarvaglieri. In its analogue era the station's signal reached not only Paternò but also the neighbouring centres of Adrano, Belpasso, Biancavilla, Nicolosi, Ragalna and Santa Maria di Licodia. It moved onto digital terrestrial television in 2012, and following the reorganisation of frequencies it obtained the LCN 77 position on the Sicilian first-level network managed by Rai Way in 2022. The station describes itself as operating for over thirty years in the Etna area and, since 2022, broadcasting on channel 77 of the digital terrestrial network throughout Sicily. Ciak Telesud's output combines journalism with cultural and entertainment programming. It has produced live broadcasts of major local events, including the procession of the patron saint Santa Barbara and matches of the local basketball team, as well as specials on the 1943 bombing of Paternò during the Second World War and on the history of the former San Francesco alla Collina complex. It has also given extensive coverage to the Sanremo Music Festival, with daily links from the Ligurian city and interviews with actors, singers and entertainment figures. The broadcaster promotes local excellence through television specials tied to national and international fairs and events in the fruit-and-vegetable and craft sectors, and it reserves airtime for free and paid self-managed political messages, presenting this as an expression of democratic debate at local, regional and national level. The station's newsroom is directed by Mary Sottile, and its editorial identity is closely tied to the Ciak News brand. As a regional broadcaster, Ciak Telesud occupies a niche between purely local community television and the larger Sicilian and national networks, serving the Etna foothill communities with news, live event coverage and cultural programming.

Ciak Telesud was founded in 1985 by local entrepreneurs and has since positioned itself as the principal television broadcaster of Paternò, in the province of Catania, Sicily. From its early years it operated as a generalist station serving the Etna foothill communities, with a programming schedule centred on local news and events. During the analogue television era, the station's signal extended beyond Paternò to the neighbouring centres of Adrano, Belpasso, Biancavilla, Nicolosi, Ragalna and Santa Maria di Licodia. Its output included live broadcasts of the procession of the patron saint Santa Barbara and of matches of the local basketball team, as well as special programmes such as those on the bombing suffered by Paternò in 1943 during the Second World War and on the history of the former San Francesco alla Collina complex. In 2012 the broadcaster moved onto digital terrestrial television. A decade later, with the reorganisation of frequencies, it obtained the LCN 77 position on the Sicilian first-level network managed by Rai Way, allowing it to broadcast across Sicily from 2022. The station states that it has operated for over thirty years in the Etna area and that since 2022 it transmits on channel 77 of the digital terrestrial network throughout Sicily. Over the years Ciak Telesud has developed a mixed schedule of journalism, culture and entertainment. Its newscast, Ciak News, directed by the journalist Mary Sottile, is described as the station's flagship programme. The station has also produced numerous specials and has reserved airtime for free and paid self-managed political messages, which it presents as an expression of democratic debate at local, regional and national level. It has covered the Sanremo Music Festival with daily links from the Ligurian city and interviews with actors, singers and entertainment figures, and it has promoted local excellence through television specials tied to national and international fairs and events in the fruit-and-vegetable and craft sectors. Production and supervision of Ciak Telesud-branded output are entrusted to the technical staff directed by Guido D'Aquino, while the publisher is Giuseppe Scarvaglieri.

• 2022

  Following frequency reorganisation, it obtains LCN 77 on the Sicilian first-level network managed by Rai Way and begins broadcasting across Sicily.

• 2012

  The broadcaster moves onto digital terrestrial television.

• 1985

  Ciak Telesud is founded by local entrepreneurs in Paternò.

Regional generalist broadcaster serving the Etna foothill area of Sicily, combining local news, live event coverage and cultural programming.

• Ciak News

  The station's flagship newscast, directed by Mary Sottile.

• Santa Barbara procession live broadcasts

  Live television coverage of the procession of Paternò's patron saint.

• Local basketball match broadcasts

  Live coverage of matches of the local basketball team.

• 1943 bombing special

  Special programme on the bombing suffered by Paternò in 1943 during the Second World War.

• San Francesco alla Collina history special

  Special programme on the history of the former San Francesco alla Collina complex.

• Sanremo Festival coverage

  Daily links from the Ligurian city and interviews with entertainment figures during the Sanremo Music Festival.

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