Petition launched on folk music on the radio

 The issue of "folk music on the radio" has not yet been resolved: the Swiss Folk Music Association has launched a petition to ensure that folk music continues to be broadcast by Radio DRS on FM. The petition demands that Parliament, the Federal Council, the SRG and Radio DRS take all necessary precautions "to ensure that a wide range of folk music continues to be broadcast on an FM frequency in the future". Otherwise, folk music fans would be forced to switch to DAB before nationwide coverage is guaranteed.
The petition is supported by broad sections of the folk music community, as the association announced on Thursday. For example, Ruedi Rymann, Peter Zinsli and Kurt Felix have backed the petition. The petition has received political support from SVP President Ueli Maurer and St. Gallen SVP National Councillor Toni Brunner.