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SIC Radical

{{Short description|Portuguese television channel}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = SIC Radical

| logo = SICRadical2011logo.png

| launch_date = {{start date and years ago|2001|04|23|df=y}}

| owner = Impresa

| country = Portugal

| area = Portugal

| sister_channels = SIC
SIC Notícias
SIC Mulher
SIC K
SIC Caras
SIC Novelas
SIC Internacional
SIC Internacional África

| replaced =

| picture_format = 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)

| website = [https://sicradical.pt/ SIC Radical]

}}

SIC Radical is a Portuguese basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Sociedade Independente de Comunicação.{{cite news |url=https://sicradical.sapo.pt/ |title=Sic Radical|language=pt | date=30 June 2012 |accessdate=30 June 2012 }}

SIC Radical is an entertainment channel targeted at teens and young adults. SIC Radical programing has shifted through its history, Curto Circuito being its iconic TV show, being present along with sci-fi series, anime, britcoms, talk-shows, erotic programming and amateur television. Along with originals, it airs several television shows from the United States and the United Kingdom. SIC Radical also shows reruns of popular TV-shows and does live coverage of the most important music festivals in Portugal.

History

On 6 January 2000, SIC announced an agreement with TV Cabo to carry three new channels: SIC Radical, SIC Gold and the control of CNL, the last of which was to be converted into SIC Notícias. The initial proposal for SIC Radical was to be a channel aimed at the youth, with the inclusion of programming aimed at children and teenagers, with cartoons and extreme sports. Henrique Balsemão, son of Francisco Pinto Balsemão and the producer of {{lang|pt|Portugal Radical}}, was set to have a key role.{{cite web |title=SIC vezes três no cabo |url=https://www.publico.pt/2000/01/06/jornal/sic-vezes-tres-no-cabo-138322 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Público |date=6 January 2000 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240208142417/https://www.publico.pt/2000/01/06/jornal/sic-vezes-tres-no-cabo-138322 |archive-date=8 February 2024 |url-status=live |language=pt-pt}} By June, Francisco Penim was appointed as its director.{{cite news |title=SIC Gold no ar no dia 26 |url=https://www.publico.pt/2000/06/07/jornal/sic-gold-no-ar-no-dia-26-144923 |date=7 June 2000 |work=Público |language=pt-pt}}

The channel started broadcasting on 23 April 2001, aiming at teenagers and young adults (comprising the 15-34 demographic), as the first "politically incorrect" channel on cable. Launch programming included South Park, The Twilight Zone and Howard Stern's talk show, while national programming included Curto Circuito (which had been ejected from CNL due to its replacement by SIC Notícias, and was temporarily shown on TV Cabo's schedule channel), {{lang|pt|Templo dos Jogos}} and {{lang|pt|Portugal Radical}}.{{cite news |title=SIC Radical arranca hoje |url=https://www.publico.pt/2001/04/23/portugal/noticia/sic-radical-arranca-hoje-20091 |work=Público |date=23 April 2001 |language=pt-pt}} On 1 June 2001, Tal & Qual reported on a rumored Portuguese adaptation of Naked News after summer, while hypothesizing the selection of presenters and the inclusion of both men and women. Penim did not confirm its launch.{{cite news |title=SIC Radical não confirma projecto de «Naked News» em Portugal |url=https://www.publico.pt/2001/06/01/portugal/noticia/sic-radical-nao-confirma-projecto-de-naked-news--em-portugal-25707 |work=Público |date=1 June 2001 |language=pt-pt}} Other programs included Sex and the City, already shown by the main channel, Japanese anime in the Banzai strand and syndicated Canadian shows from CHUM, such as Ed the Sock.{{cite news |title=Esta é a vossa juventude |url=https://www.publico.pt/2001/05/18/jornal/esta-e-a-vossa-juventude-157855 |work=Público |date=18 May 2001 |language=pt-pt}}

On 22 April 2002, the eve of the channel's first anniversary, the channel premiered {{lang|pt|Nutícias}}, the Portuguese counterpart of Naked News. The news summary was compiled by Victor Figueiredo, which was read by a female presenter. In 2001, the channel had an average share of 5.6%.[https://www.publico.pt/2002/04/22/portugal/noticia/noticiario-em-que-a-pivot-se-despe-estreiase-hoje-na-sic-radical-131604 Noticiário em que a "pivot" se despe estreia-se hoje na SIC Radical] Around June 2002, one of its popular programs, Cabaret da Coxa, was gaining cult status.[https://www.publico.pt/2002/07/22/jornal/confissoes-de-um-ganda-maluko-173017 Confissões de um Ganda Maluko]

At 6:30am on 30 June 2008, the channel changed its identity; its first new production coinciding with the rebrand was {{lang|pt|Fogo Posto}}.{{cite news |title=SIC Radical muda de imagem e aposta em Fogo Posto no Verão |url=https://www.publico.pt/2008/06/29/jornal/sic-radical-muda-de-imagem-e-aposta-em-fogo-posto-no-verao-266847 |work=Público |date=29 June 2008 |language=pt-pt}} The channel around this time was now led by Pedro Boucherie Mendes; during this period its programming gradually changed more towards reality shows.{{cite news |title=Super-heróis faça-você-mesmo na SIC Radical |url=https://www.publico.pt/2008/09/05/jornal/superherois-facavocemesmo--na-sic-radical-274789 |work=Público |date=5 September 2008 |language=pt-pt}} At the end of November 2010 it premiered the TBS Conan talk-show, after a quick round of negotiations.{{cite news |title=SIC Radical estreia novo programa de Conan O’Brien |url=https://www.publico.pt/2010/11/26/portugal/noticia/sic-radical-estreia-novo-programa-de-conan-obrien-1468274 |work=Público |date=26 November 2010 |language=pt-pt}}

As of its tenth anniversary in 2011, most of the stars who had their formative years with the channel have left. Over time, it was becoming more difficult to maintain its initial essence. Mendes compared the channel to the American Spike TV, as more "alternative" content moved to other linear and non-linear platforms.{{cite news |title=Passados dez anos, é mais difícil fazer a SIC Radical |url=https://www.publico.pt/2011/04/22/jornal/passados-dez-anos-e-mais-dificil-fazer--a-sic-radical-21880652 |work=Público |date=22 April 2011 |language=pt-pt}} On 16 May 2011, the channel unveiled a new brand identity, with the premieres of The Colbert Report, {{lang|pt|Na Casa D'Este Senhor}} and a new version of {{lang|pt|Curto Circuito}}.{{cite news |title=SIC Radical sopra dez velinhas e muda de visual |url=https://www.publico.pt/2011/05/16/p3/noticia/sic-radical-sopra-dez-velinhas-e-muda-de-visual-1811707 |work=Público |date=16 May 2011 |language=pt-pt}}

In May 2016, SIC Radical launched a Full HD channel to broadcast some Rock in Rio Lisboa shows.

In 2018, the channel premiered {{lang|pt|A Bola Maciça}}, a comedy series inspired by the tone of Portuguese television in the 1970s showing the news as seen by a monopolistic television station that controls all information.{{cite news |title=Boa noite e bem-vindos à Bola Maciça |url=https://www.publico.pt/2018/09/27/p3/cronica/boa-noite-e-bemvindos-a-bola-macica-1845495 |work=Público |date=27 September 2018 |language=pt-pt}} In January 2024, the channel premiered the British version of The Traitors.{{cite news |title=Versão britânica de “Os traidores” estreia esta quinta-feira na SIC Radical |url=https://www.meiosepublicidade.pt/2024/01/17/versao-britanica-de-os-traidores-estreia-esta-quinta-feira-na-sic-radical |work=Meios e Publicidade |date=17 January 2024 |language=pt-pt}}

Programming

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(*) Indicates anime marked as aired with Portuguese dubbing

(**) Indicates anime marked as aired with Portuguese dubbing and in the original Japanese audio with Portuguese subtitles

(***) Indicates anime marked as aired in the original Japanese audio with Portuguese subtitles and with Portuguese dubbing

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=Music festivals=

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File:SIC Radical.png

References

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External links

  • [https://sicradical.sapo.pt/ Official Site] {{in lang|pt}}
  • [http://www.facebook.com/pages/SIC-Radical/103796026326198?rf=107611825928185 Official Facebook Page]
  • [http://www.myspace.com/sicradical Official MySpace Page]
  • [https://twitter.com/sicradical Official Twitter Page]

{{Portuguese television stations}}

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Category:Television stations in Portugal

Category:Portuguese-language television stations

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001

Category:2001 establishments in Portugal

Category:Sociedade Independente de Comunicação