St. Gallen and Appenzell want Tele Ostschweiz
St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden have also commented on the new licenses. The governments of both cantons favor Tele Ostschweiz as a regional television station in the Eastern Switzerland broadcasting area. The radio stations are to remain the same.
St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden have also commented on the new licenses. The governments of both cantons favor Tele Ostschweiz as a regional television station in the Eastern Switzerland broadcasting area. For the radios, everything should remain the same. The St. Gallen government, like many other cantonal governments, has fundamental objections to the coverage areas: It would prefer the current situation with two competing TV stations. However, as there is only one license in the Eastern Switzerland broadcasting area, it supports Tele Ostschweiz's application. The license is linked to an annual fee share of a good two million francs.
According to the St. Gallen and Ausserrhoden governments, Tele Ostschweiz (TVO) provides a better public service in the region than the second applicant, Tele Säntis, which is operated by Tele-Top operator Günter Heuberger.
More up-to-the-minute informationThe governments also see it as positive that TVO intends to significantly expand its range of up-to-the-minute information. Like Radio FM1, the station belongs to the publishing house of the St. Galler Tagblatt. This reduction in journalistic diversity is problematic, writes the St. Gallen government. However, diversity of providers should not necessarily be equated with diversity of opinion.
There are no more applications for radio stations in Eastern Switzerland than there are licenses to be awarded. According to the St. Gallen government, everything is to remain the same. The current stations Radio Top, Radio FM1 (which emerged from Radio Aktuell and Radio Ri) and Toxic.fm are applying for the three coverage areas for local radio stations. Appenzell Ausserrhoden would like Appenzell to be given greater consideration in reporting.
According to the St. Gallen and Ausserrhoden governments, Tele Ostschweiz (TVO) provides a better public service in the region than the second applicant, Tele Säntis, which is operated by Tele-Top operator Günter Heuberger.
More up-to-the-minute informationThe governments also see it as positive that TVO intends to significantly expand its range of up-to-the-minute information. Like Radio FM1, the station belongs to the publishing house of the St. Galler Tagblatt. This reduction in journalistic diversity is problematic, writes the St. Gallen government. However, diversity of providers should not necessarily be equated with diversity of opinion.
There are no more applications for radio stations in Eastern Switzerland than there are licenses to be awarded. According to the St. Gallen government, everything is to remain the same. The current stations Radio Top, Radio FM1 (which emerged from Radio Aktuell and Radio Ri) and Toxic.fm are applying for the three coverage areas for local radio stations. Appenzell Ausserrhoden would like Appenzell to be given greater consideration in reporting.
