Telestense

Telestense is a local Italian television broadcaster headquartered in Ferrara, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It began experimental transmissions on 3 May 1976 and was registered as a provincial journalistic outlet at the Court of Ferrara on 16 October 1980. The station built its reputation on local news, particularly its "Tvgiornale" newscast, which became a reference source for the province of Ferrara, and on local sports coverage. It held exclusive broadcast rights for matches of major city teams such as SPAL for football and Basket Club Ferrara for basketball. Telestense broadcast free-to-air on digital terrestrial channel 19 and was also distributed online. Its signal reached Ferrara, Rovigo, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, southern Lombardy and northern Marche. The station produced programmes dedicated to local healthcare, the University of Ferrara, city and provincial life, agriculture, music and entertainment. It was linked to the Publivideo2 Media Group circuit, where it was a reference outlet alongside Telesanterno. The publishing company R.E.I. Srl was declared insolvent on 13 March 2026, initiating bankruptcy proceedings. On 15 September 2026, the broadcaster, its brand, website and transmission contract with Ei Towers were sold at auction to Sestarete, a television group based in Bologna. Telestense continues to operate under Sestarete ownership.

Telestense was founded on 3 May 1976 with the start of experimental transmissions, making it one of the historic local television stations in the Emilia-Romagna region. On 16 October 1980, it was registered at the Court of Ferrara as a journalistic outlet for the province, formalising its news operations. Over the following decades, the station specialised in free-to-air television and online distribution, producing cycles of information programmes dedicated to local healthcare, the University of Ferrara, and the life of the city and province. Its "Tvgiornale" newscast earned a reputation as the reference local news source. Another strength was local sports: Telestense held exclusive rights to broadcast matches of the main city teams, including SPAL for football and Basket Club Ferrara for basketball. The station's signal coverage extended beyond Emilia-Romagna to the province of Rovigo, southern Lombardy and northern Marche. It was connected to the Publivideo2 Media Group circuit, where it was a reference outlet alongside Telesanterno. The publishing company R.E.I. Srl was declared insolvent on 13 March 2026, initiating bankruptcy proceedings. On 15 September 2026, the broadcaster, its brand, website and transmission contract with Ei Towers were sold at auction to Sestarete, a television group based in Bologna.

• Founded with the start of experimental transmissions.

• Registered at the Court of Ferrara as a provincial journalistic outlet.

• Publishing company R.E.I. Srl declared insolvent; bankruptcy proceedings begin.

• Broadcaster, brand, website and Ei Towers transmission contract sold at auction to Sestarete.

Local reference broadcaster for news and sports in the Ferrara area.

• Tvgiornale

  Flagship local newscast, with regional edition at 13:30 and Ferrara edition at 19:30, repeated at 20:40, 23:00 and 7:30.

• Sport Line

  Sports newscast.

• Lunedì Sport

  Live sports programme hosted by Alessandro Sovrani.

• Basket In

  Live basketball programme hosted by Mauro Cavina and Dario Salvadego.

• Musica Maestro

  Music programme on local folk orchestras, hosted by Roberta Predieri.

• Con i piedi per terra

  Programme on agriculture, customs and food and wine.

• In primo piano

  Current affairs programme.

• Il Filo di Arianna

  Programme on local healthcare.

• Sanità Benessere Oggi

  Programme on health and lifestyles.

• Comuni alla Ribalta

  Programme focusing on local municipalities.

• Telecronaca Ars et Labor

  Live commentary of SPAL football matches.

• Guglielmo Tell

  Historic talk show with local figures and institutions.

1. 1Telestense – News in tempo reale a Ferraratelestense.it
2. 2Palinsesto – Telestensetelestense.it
3. 3Telestense – Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Telestense – Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org