Folk music to continue to resound on FM

 The dispute over folk music on the radio that broke out in the summer has now also had an impact on the awarding of the new SRG license. The Federal Council is showing an open ear for fans of these sounds. With the new license, it is responding to public criticism and obliging the SRG to broadcast folk music on the FM radio network. According to Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger, the SRG must also provide the essential parts of the program on FM. "This includes folk music," the Media Minister told the media in Bern on Wednesday. It is unacceptable for the SRG to outsource an important part of culture to digital radio. This technology is still not very widespread, Leuenberger explained.
Last August, Swiss Radio DRS announced that folk music would only be broadcast on DRS Musikwelle from February 2008, which sparked fierce criticism. DRS then decided to postpone the shift.