TSF, a radio station belonging to the Lusomundo Media Group, presented a set of new contents, re-enforcing the line of programmes established a year ago which afforded an historical numbers of listeners within the first half of the year.
Amongst the new selection for 2004/05 one can highlight the investment in a weekly transmission of Grande Reportagem (documentary), the revamping of commentary programmes and the creation of programmes dedicated to interviews in the areas of sports and economy. Europe will also be in the limelight with the production of two new layouts.
What’s new?
Reportagem TSF - Here we will have the comeback of the Grande Reportagem (documentary) to the Portuguese radio on a regular basis. It is an investment in journalism clearly justifiable within the Portuguese media. It will be co-ordinated by reporter João Paulo Baltazar and will be broadcast on a weekly basis on Fridays after the 7:00 o’clock news in the evening. "We will go out into the streets and out into the world".
Pertaining to Economy, there are two new ideas: Economia Real, a daily programme by Miguel Coutinho, manager at Diário Económico, where the main economic issues will be commented. It will be on the air from Mondays to Fridays at 18h45. There will be a second edition of Negócios & Empresas. This programme, dedicated to business information, was already being transmitted from Mondays to Fridays at 8h45. Now it will broadcast another edition at 17h20.
Mel com Fel is a new commentary programme. Featuring Emídio Rangel, on Monday; António Mega Ferreira, on Tuesday; Maria João Avillez, on Wednesday; Duarte Lima, on Thursday; and Clara Ferreira Alves on Friday. Here, the commentators have two minutes to talk positively or negatively about any issue. From Mondays to Fridays at 9h45 and at 18h50.
Nova Europa and ABC da Europa are two new programmes dedicated to issues pertaining to the 25 Member-States of the Union. ABC da Europa will be a daily broadcast, following the 12 o’clock news bulletin. Here the constitution of Europe will be interpreted; Nova Europa will be aired on a weekly basis from Brussels and Strasbourg, featuring the main European issues.
Portugal Passado is the title of a series of 50 programmes, by António Jorge Branco, dedicated to the most relevant events of the Portuguese History, commented in a pedagogic and entertaining manner. In each programme a “story” from the History of Portugal will be told.
Liga de Campeões is a new programme of interviews to sports personalities. Every week, on Saturday at 5 o’clock in the evening.
Individualities from the world of economy and business have also got a time and place to meet. Contas de Cabeça is also a programme of interviews transmitted every week on Sunday at 13h00 on TSF.
Evasões is the new programme for leisure proposals: tourism, gastronomy, patrimony, culture, environment. Produced at TSF in Algarve, Evasões will be broadcast every week on Thursdays at 1 0’clock in the afternoon.
Negócios sem Fronteiras is a programme that bets on news concerning Portuguese international companies. Portuguese business in Africa, in North and South-America or even in Asia is commented on Saturdays at 12:30.
The morning information (between 7h and 10h) will be broadcast from TSF in Oporto, by the journalists Pedro Pinheiro and Artur Carvalho; the afternoons (between 17h and 19h) will be co-ordinated by the journalists Helena Vieira and Maria de São José.
Cromos TSF, A Entrevista de Margarida Marante, Directo ao Assunto, Fórum TSF, Bancada Central, Fórum Mulher, Sinais, de Fernando Alves, Jornais de Desporto, Bolsas, Trânsito, Portugueses Excelentíssimos, Terra a Terra, Economia Dia a Dia, Revistas de Imprensa Nacional e Internacional, are programmes that will continue being broadcast on TSF.