TeleRadioErre

TeleRadioErre was a local television broadcaster based in Foggia, in the Apulia region of southern Italy, and later in the nearby town of Carapelle. Founded in 1977 by the entrepreneur and intellectual Renato Forlani, it ranks among the oldest television stations in Foggia and in the wider Italian local-broadcasting landscape. The name itself carries the founder's mark: the "erre" in the brand comes from the initial of Renato Forlani's first name. The station began as RadioErre before evolving into TeleRadioErre. For much of its history the broadcaster operated from the eleventh floor of the Palazzo Nadir at Viale Di Vittorio 64 in Foggia. Its first editor-in-chief was Salvatore De Angelis, and its early technical staff included Mario Loprieno, Nicola Tizzani and Nicola Nardella, who also handled directing duties. Over the years the station became a training ground and a professional waypoint for numerous journalists and technicians, several of whom later moved to national outlets such as RAI and Mediaset. TeleRadioErre broadcast initially on channels 41 and 59, and with the arrival of digital terrestrial television it moved to LCN 88. Its programming spanned news, sport, talk shows, game shows and local-interest formats. Notable productions across its roughly quarter-century of activity included the pioneering game show "Asso tira sette" (1978), the "Passatella" cycle (1983–1985), "Editing" (1984), a live debate with Marco Pannella (1985), and the cultural phenomenon associated with the Zemanlandia era of Foggia football (1992–1993). In 1992 a disputed refusal to grant the station its broadcasting concession — later corrected — prompted a roughly 60-hour marathon live broadcast titled "Teleradioerre non può morire", which drew significant public involvement from the city. In 1993 the broadcaster reached the corporate structure that would define its later years. Its studios moved several times, from Viale Di Vittorio 88 to Corso del Mezzogiorno, then to Via San Severo, and later, through a business branch transfer, to Villaggio Artigiani. On 20 July 2018 the historic Foggia station relocated to Via Montebello in Carapelle, becoming part of that town's television heritage. Shortly after the move to the small Basso Tavoliere centre, the broadcaster ceased operations, although no formal official announcement was made. Its website continued to publish local news and sports coverage, particularly about Foggia Calcio, in the years that followed.

TeleRadioErre was founded in 1977 by Renato Forlani, an entrepreneur and intellectual of the era, making it one of the oldest television broadcasters in Foggia and in the Italian local-television landscape. The station's name preserves the founder's identity: the "erre" derives from the initial of Renato Forlani's first name. It began as RadioErre before becoming TeleRadioErre. The broadcaster transmitted from the eleventh floor of the Palazzo Nadir at Viale Di Vittorio 64 in Foggia. Its first editor-in-chief was Salvatore De Angelis, and its early technical backbone included Mario Loprieno, Nicola Tizzani and Nicola Nardella, who also took on directing duties. Among the editorial staff of its early years was Davide Leccese, a former headmaster of the Liceo "Lanza". Over the decades many journalists passed through TeleRadioErre at important moments of their careers or training, including Antonio Blasotta, Gino Caserta, Enzo Ciampi, Enrico Ciccarelli, Micky De Finis, Sergio De Nicola, Tonia Pasquariello, Daniela Eronia, Claudio Gabaldi, Anna Langone, Massimo Marsico, Patrizio Mannu, Duilio Paiano, Piero Russo and Filippo Santigliano. Among the technicians who worked for the station were Carlo De Nittis and Rocco Langone, later at RAI, and the director Lucio Di Gianni, later at Mediaset. Newsreaders Anna Raimo and Renato Tonti gained particular recognition. The newsroom also saw the passage of journalists such as Tony di Corcia, Vincenzo D'Errico, Michele Carelli, Marzia Campagna, Tatiana Bellizzi, Tommi Guerrieri, Giacinto Pinto and Elena Nigro, while the sports desk was handled by Antonio Di Donna, Rino Palmieri, Lino Zingarelli and Lello Scarano. The station's studios moved over time: first to Viale Di Vittorio 88, then to the Corso del Mezzogiorno premises, then to Via San Severo, and later, through a business branch transfer, to Villaggio Artigiani. It broadcast initially on channels 41 and 59, and with the advent of digital terrestrial television it moved to LCN 88. In nearly twenty-five years of activity TeleRadioErre produced a great number of programmes. Notable examples include "Asso tira sette" (1978), a pioneering game-show attempt hosted by Franco Rosi; the "Passatella" cycle hosted by Lello Scarano (1983–1985); "Editing" (1984), described as the first example of a local television information periodical; a live debate with Marco Pannella (1985), which was also relayed by Radio Radicale; and a genuine cultural phenomenon during the Zemanlandia era (1992–1993). In 1992 the failure to assign the broadcasting concession to the station — a decision later corrected — gave rise to the marathon live broadcast "Teleradioerre non può morire", lasting about 60 hours and hosted by Germana d'Alessandro and Piero Paciello, during which the city's public opinion became significantly involved. In 1993 the broadcaster reached its current corporate structure. Significant productions of this period included "Giornali e caffè", a commented reading of the morning newspapers conceived by Geppe Inserra; "Per chi suona la campana", a cycle of live broadcasts from various places in the city dedicated to the 1995 referendums; "Giorno per giorno", a morning container hosted by Anna Pecchioli; "In attesa", Rossella Palmieri's programme on pregnancy and childbirth; "Furbi et orbi", a programme of meetings with political figures curated by Micky De Finis; and the cycle of Friday sports programmes, including "Totem". Also from that period were "La superschedina del weekend", a live game show with viewer phone-ins, and the format "Sposatissimi", about the marriage stories of young couples; both were hosted by Maurizio Miazga and Francesca Catacchio. The 2007/2008 television season saw the continuation of established programmes such as the afternoon container "Casa mia", hosted by Tony Di Corcia, Nadia Tortorelli and later Daniela Vitarelli, and the weekly editorial "Venti ed Eventi", curated by Micky De Finis. Other productions included "TRE x 3", the daily programme curated by Vincenzo D'Errico and dedicated to in-depth analysis of the day's events, and "Focus", hosted by Saverio Serlenga. On 20 July 2018 the historic Foggia station moved to Via Montebello in Carapelle, becoming part of that town's television heritage. Shortly after the move of its studios to the small centre of the Basso Tavoliere, the broadcaster closed, although no official confirmation was issued. Its website remained online and continued to publish local news and sports articles, particularly about Foggia Calcio.

• 2018

  On 20 July the station moved to Via Montebello in Carapelle; it closed shortly afterwards.

• 1993

  The broadcaster reached its current corporate structure.

• 1992

  Denial of broadcasting concession (later corrected) triggered the ~60-hour live marathon "Teleradioerre non può morire".

• 1985

  Live debate with Marco Pannella, also relayed by Radio Radicale.

• 1984

  "Editing", described as the first local television information periodical, launched.

• 1983

  Start of the "Passatella" cycle hosted by Lello Scarano (1983–1985).

• 1978

  Pioneering game show "Asso tira sette" hosted by Franco Rosi.

• 1977

  TeleRadioErre founded in Foggia by Renato Forlani, initially as RadioErre.

Historic local television broadcaster serving Foggia and the surrounding territory, known for news, sport and community-oriented programming.

• 1978

  Asso tira sette

• 1983

  Passatella

• 1984

  Editing

• Giornali e caffè

• 1995

  Per chi suona la campana

• Giorno per giorno

• In attesa

• Furbi et orbi

• Totem

• La superschedina del weekend

• Sposatissimi

• Casa mia

• Venti ed Eventi

• TRE x 3

• Focus

1. 1TeleRadioErre official websiteteleradioerre.it
2. 2CHI SIAMO – TeleRadioErreteleradioerre.it
3. 3TeleRadioErre – Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4TeleRadioErre – Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org