SRF weather indispensable for audience council
The Audience Council considers SRF's weather programs to be good and indispensable. While members appreciate the entertaining elements on television, they prefer short and concise information on the radio.
The Audience Council monitored the weather broadcasts of Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF. The focus of the monitoring was on the main edition of "Meteo" on television at 7:55 p.m. and the weather reports in the morning from 5:50 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on the radio. The "Meteo" programs on television and the weather reports on the radio met with broad approval from the audience council. According to a majority of the Council, "Meteo" offers the latest weather information in a varied and entertaining way. In addition, the programs are presented in a lively way, close to the audience and with a lot of practical value. The audience council welcomes the information graphics, weather pictures and video clips, which illustrate what is said and make it understandable.
The "Meteo" studio on the roof of the TV building still inspires the audience council years after its introduction. It makes the current weather perceptible and tangible. In contrast, the studio in which the shorter "Meteo" programs take place seems to the Council to be too sober and not very exciting.
The audience council is pleased with the performance of the "Meteo" presenters. They are competent and appear likeable and professional. They also showed that they enjoyed their work. The diversity of dialects is well received by the council members, but some of them wonder why "Meteo", as an information program, is not presented in standard language.
Compact weather information on the radio
The audience council attests a good performance to those responsible for the weather on the radio. The scope and detail of the reports are judged to be appropriate. An expansion is not desired. In the view of the audience council, the morning weather reports on the radio have become more compact. A majority appreciates the short and concise, but informative reports. Too much dialog makes it difficult for listeners to pick out the substance. Others in the council, however, miss the earlier extended dialogues in the morning. They found them original and entertaining.
Unlike the television "Meteo" programs, the use of dialect on the radio does not give rise to discussions in the council. The diverse dialects and voice tones are perceived as enrichment by the audience council. They made it easier to identify the people speaking on the radio.
The weather webpages ("Meteo") are frequently used by the council members and appreciated in terms of content. Particularly well received is the content that has no place in the normal broadcasting channels, such as local forecasts, webcams, weather alerts or European forecasts.
