Only Doris Leuthard can prevent this
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:05 am
This time things are apparently going to be very, very different. The debacle that occurred when the radio licences were awarded last time is still fresh in Bakom's mind. After an extremely complex and opaque procedure ten years ago, this led to lengthy uncertainty due to several court cases. This time they want to avoid that - and are therefore well on their way to producing a total disaster.
Let's rewind the film. The big loser in the cambodia rcs data last award was Ringier, because Energy was denied a license due to what was perceived as a sloppy submission. The major publisher then immediately bought a license for the Zurich area for a total sum of over ten million. And although the law clearly defines an upper limit of two radio stations for a broadcaster, the company secured de facto control of two more radio stations in the next largest German-speaking Swiss cities of Bern and Basel through opaque maneuvers and a lot of money.
Now, after the expiry of the ten-year licence period, the next award is due. And the disinterested Bakom is doing everything it can to sneak away. The monopoly broadcasters in the mountainous regions, which are now receiving massively increased splitting fees, will have their licences automatically extended. And the broadcasters in the cities, which do not receive such subsidies, will - believe it or not - no longer be given a broadcaster's licence at all. They will be allowed to continue broadcasting as if they were outlaws. And this creates completely new problems.
Let's rewind the film. The big loser in the cambodia rcs data last award was Ringier, because Energy was denied a license due to what was perceived as a sloppy submission. The major publisher then immediately bought a license for the Zurich area for a total sum of over ten million. And although the law clearly defines an upper limit of two radio stations for a broadcaster, the company secured de facto control of two more radio stations in the next largest German-speaking Swiss cities of Bern and Basel through opaque maneuvers and a lot of money.
Now, after the expiry of the ten-year licence period, the next award is due. And the disinterested Bakom is doing everything it can to sneak away. The monopoly broadcasters in the mountainous regions, which are now receiving massively increased splitting fees, will have their licences automatically extended. And the broadcasters in the cities, which do not receive such subsidies, will - believe it or not - no longer be given a broadcaster's licence at all. They will be allowed to continue broadcasting as if they were outlaws. And this creates completely new problems.