Virus and Canal 3 are the radios of the year
At the eighth Swiss Radio Day, the two radio stations Virus and Canal 3 won the «Radio of the Year» award. Virus is the station that saw the largest percentage increase in its German-speaking audience, while Canal 3 saw the largest percentage increase in its Latin-speaking audience. According to the organizers, the event was a success.
On the eighth Swiss Radio Day, the two radio stations Virus and Canal 3 won the "Radio of the Year" award. Virus is the station with the highest percentage increase in listenership in German and Canal 3 in Latin. Espace Media, the owner of Canal 3, is delighted with the success in a press release. At the same time, Marc Friedli, Head of Electronic Media at the publishing house, regrets that the station has to be sold: "However, the current law does not allow for anything else," says Friedli. Following the merger between the Bern-based Espace Media Groupe and Zurich-based Tamedia, Canal 3 will have to find a new main shareholder in the near future.
According to the organizers, Radioday was a success: over 400 participants from Switzerland and abroad attended the event at the World Trade Center in Zurich. In addition to the presentation of the "Radio of the Year" award, the announcement by Bakom Deputy Director Matthias Ramsauer of the fee shares for private radio and TV regions in accordance with the new RTVA was a highlight (
). The organizers of this year's RadioDay clearly focused on the topics of the reorganization of radio research and the "renaissance of the word". The lunchtime talk was dedicated to the latter. The workshops dealt with current topics from the radio scene, such as digital radio, Euro 2008, "Why radio is irreplaceable" or advertising bans on the radio. As a surprise, Bruno Oetterli, a long-time campaigner in the radio scene, was honored by the associations present for his great commitment.
According to the organizers, Radioday was a success: over 400 participants from Switzerland and abroad attended the event at the World Trade Center in Zurich. In addition to the presentation of the "Radio of the Year" award, the announcement by Bakom Deputy Director Matthias Ramsauer of the fee shares for private radio and TV regions in accordance with the new RTVA was a highlight (
). The organizers of this year's RadioDay clearly focused on the topics of the reorganization of radio research and the "renaissance of the word". The lunchtime talk was dedicated to the latter. The workshops dealt with current topics from the radio scene, such as digital radio, Euro 2008, "Why radio is irreplaceable" or advertising bans on the radio. As a surprise, Bruno Oetterli, a long-time campaigner in the radio scene, was honored by the associations present for his great commitment.
