Radio Basel with new co-editorial management

The new co-management will be introduced around two and a half months after the start of broadcasting, as Radio Basel announced on Tuesday. In the meantime, ex-DRS3 woman Schiess will remain the owner of the company Kommunikationsart, which offers coaching and management consultancy. At Radio Basel, Schiess will be responsible for moderation and coaching, Erni for the daily news. Both will represent each other.

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The Board of Directors will also be expanded by four seats: Ulrike Altig-Wilkesmann, Annette Kespohl, Martin Radtke and Peter Schmid will join the current members Hansjürg Deutsch, Christian Heeb, Karlheinz Kögel, Matthias Lüdin and Franz C. Widmer; Sven Hoffmann remains Chairman of the Board of Directors. The enlargement of the Board of Directors is justified by a request from the Federal Office of Communications to reflect the ownership structure. Radio Basel owner MFE/MCC AG is owned 50 percent each by Heeb and Kögel. Initial listener figures are expected at the end of January.
Radio Basel was launched on the airwaves last October 24 with a 22-strong editorial team and a 5 million euro budget. After being turned down for a license, former Basilisk co-founder Heeb bought Radio Basel 1 from the Basler Zeitung, which goes back to the first local radio station in Basel, Raurach.