RSI La 1 is one of two television channel

Television channel

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s produced by Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana

Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana

Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana is a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, part of SRG SSR. RSI handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programs in Italian for Switzerland...

 for the Italian

Italian language

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-speaking community of Switzerland

Switzerland

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. La 1, which can be received in all parts of the country, is a generalist channel with a schedule encompassing news, entertainment, drama, cinema films, documentaries, and sport.

As well as being transmitted digitally

Digital terrestrial television

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 throughout the Confederation , La 1's programmes are also receivable on cable

Cable television

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 and, encoded, via satellite

Satellite television

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News and information

• Telegiornale nazionale : main bulletins at 12.30, 20.00 and 23.00, news summaries at 16.00 and 18.00.
• Il Regionale : regional news programme.
• La Meteo : weather report
• Falò
• Il Quotidiano
• L'Agenda

Magazines

• Interbang!?
• Mi ritorna in mente
• Origami
• Scacciapensieri
• Storie
• EtaBeta
• TV Spot
• Un'ora per voi

Game shows

• Attenti a quei due...
• Cash
• Celomanca
• Pausa Pranzo
• Spaccatredici
• UnoNessunoCentomila
• Zerovero

See also

• Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana
• List of Italian language television channels