On this day in 1957, Malta successfully received its first live television transmission from Italy. The Times of Malta reported that the previous evening, radio mechanic Frank Bonnici, working with A.J. Vella, the local agent for PYE Radio and Television, managed to capture a television signal transmitted from Monte Pellegrino and Monte Soro in Sicily. The reception was described as “good already”, a notable technical achievement given the equipment and conditions of the time