Zurich cantonal councillors criticize government council's media recommendation
In an urgent inquiry, several members of the Zurich Cantonal Council have criticized the cantonal government for its recommendation regarding the concession. They believe that granting Tele Top funding from the state budget would reinforce the SRG’s monopoly.
Zurich cantonal councillors are of the opinion that the government council is promoting the SRG's monopoly in the Swiss market with its statement on the award of the license if it wants to grant fees from the state pot to Tele Top as a "weak competitor". Council members Barbara Steinemann (SVP, Regensdorf), Ralf Margreiter (Greens, Oberrieden), Thomas Maier (GLP, Dübendorf) and Heinz Jauch (EVP, Dübendorf) therefore submitted an urgent question to the Government Council on Monday and criticized its consultation response. The government must respond within four weeks, as the Tages-Anzeiger reports. With its statement on Tele Züri, Radio 24 and Radio Energy, the cantonal council has also spoken out against the most successful stations and against the majority of listeners, the cantonal councillors believe. It is questionable why Tele Top, a station that is not professionally positioned in Zurich, should be "upgraded" with state money. Tele Züri and Radio 24, on the other hand, are important media for the formation of political opinion and report widely on Zurich politics, the cantonal councillors believe.
