Telestreet

Telestreet is an Italian movement that set up free TV stations in several metropolitan areas in Italy. The movement started in Bologna with a small transmitting station, OrfeoTv, which was founded by activist Franco "Bifo" Berardi.{{cn|date=April 2023}} Since June 2002, this micro-TV station has been broadcasting for a few hours a day within a range of 200 metres.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

There are now nearly one hundred mini TV stations across Italy.{{cn|date=April 2023}} Their transmitting hardware contains slightly modified receiver electronics.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

The telestreet are usually promoted by organizations, groups or individuals who use the facility for television and social uses for group benefit, with the aim of making television a free communication tool like a newspaper or a website.{{Citation|last=And_ / Tim Parish|title=Telestreet: The Italian Media Jacking Movement|date=2005|url=http://archive.org/details/telestreet2|access-date=2021-01-14}}