Concessions: Zurich, Lucerne and Grisons say nothing yet
Although the consultation period on the radio and TV applications expired on February 20, some cantons have not yet commented on the issue. These include Zurich, Lucerne and Graubünden. For the coverage areas to which these three cantons belong, there are more applications than there are licences to be awarded.
Although the consultation deadline for radio and TV applications expired on February 20, some cantons have not yet commented on the issue. Thanks to an extension of the deadline, they can take even more time. These include Zurich, Lucerne and Graubünden. In the canton of Zurich, the matter is to be dealt with in the first week of March, as government spokeswoman Susanne Sorg told Werbewoche. Graubünden wants to respond by March 7 at the latest and in Lucerne the consultation response is to be put on the agenda next week.
In all three cantons, the statements are likely to be awaited with some excitement: There are more applications than there are licenses to be distributed. For example, both Tele Tell (AZ Medien) and Tele 1 (LZ Medien) have applied for the TV region of Central Switzerland. Both Hanspeter Lebrument's Radio Grischa and Radio Südost, in which Roger Schawinski, among others, has a stake, have applied for the radio license for south-eastern Switzerland. Tele Züri and Tele Top are vying for the Zurich-North-Eastern Switzerland TV region, and there is also competition for radio licenses in the Zurich area. It will be interesting to see what recommendations the three cantonal governments will make.
In all three cantons, the statements are likely to be awaited with some excitement: There are more applications than there are licenses to be distributed. For example, both Tele Tell (AZ Medien) and Tele 1 (LZ Medien) have applied for the TV region of Central Switzerland. Both Hanspeter Lebrument's Radio Grischa and Radio Südost, in which Roger Schawinski, among others, has a stake, have applied for the radio license for south-eastern Switzerland. Tele Züri and Tele Top are vying for the Zurich-North-Eastern Switzerland TV region, and there is also competition for radio licenses in the Zurich area. It will be interesting to see what recommendations the three cantonal governments will make.
