Tele Ostschweiz under reconstruction
After receiving a provisional license from the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) at the end of January, Tele Ostschweiz is now working on a technical renewal and a new program during the summer vacations. On August 16, TVO will then launch with a completely new look and in 16:9 format.
Tele Ostschweiz had run into financial difficulties due to an appeal against the granting of the regional television license. The wait for the license had made it impossible to invest in technology and programming for a long time, the broadcaster said in a statement on Monday. It is now high time for both: instead of working with video tapes, digital recording, editing and playback technology is now being used. At the same time, the picture format will be changed from 4:3 to 16:9. In addition, the station is given a completely new design: logo, broadcasting equipment, studios. The content of the programmes will also be modernized; the daily news programme in particular will feature more original content and more talk shows. A new format is also planned for Mondays: "Atelier 3" is dedicated to topics and people in the region.
All these changes will come into force on August 16. Until then, extensive renovation work is underway at the Bionstrasse in St. Gallen, the studio location of Tele Ostschweiz. In addition to the daily news program, which is produced directly in the newsroom, Tele Ostschweiz will broadcast reports from NZZ Format every day from Monday to Thursday. At weekends, Marco Fritsche welcomes guests at various locations in Eastern Switzerland. In addition, TVO presents a special program from the summit of the Kronberg on the national holiday.
All these changes will come into force on August 16. Until then, extensive renovation work is underway at the Bionstrasse in St. Gallen, the studio location of Tele Ostschweiz. In addition to the daily news program, which is produced directly in the newsroom, Tele Ostschweiz will broadcast reports from NZZ Format every day from Monday to Thursday. At weekends, Marco Fritsche welcomes guests at various locations in Eastern Switzerland. In addition, TVO presents a special program from the summit of the Kronberg on the national holiday.
