SRG special interest radio stations to be retained
The National Council's Committee for Transport and Telecommunications wanted to discuss the reduction of special-interest channels in the fall session. It has now decided to withdraw this request.
As the Swiss Choral Association (SCV) writes, the special interest channels will therefore continue to exist. A petition has been launched by the music associations (we have reported) 20,000 signatures were collected in a short space of time. This signal has been received by politicians, the SCV continues.
On February 13, 2017, the National Council's Committee for Transport and Telecommunications (KVF) referred a motion that would have called on the Federal Council to reduce the number of special-interest stations such as Radio Swiss Pop, Radio Swiss Classic, Radio Swiss Jazz, Virus, Musikwelle and RTS Option Musique, which in the opinion of the motion's authors "do not actually perform a public service mandate".
